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I've never been to Las Vegas. I don't like extreme heat. I don't like gambling. I don't like spectacle. I don't like travel for its own sake. I've been on the east coast long enough to realize I belong here.
I did venture down to Atlantic City a couple of times for a technical conference, then again last summer for a weekend with a sweetie who loves the ocean and was looking for a cheap hotel some reasonable intermediate distance from both our homes. I don't expect Atlantic City to predict Las Vegas exactly. I don't know WHAT can predict Las Vegas.
Reasons to go to Las Vegas:
1. There's a really staggeringly impressive trade show there, where I'm likely to learn a bunch of things I can bring back to where I work and amaze my bosses and colleagues.
2. I can get a bunch of frequent flyer miles, which I will accumulate towards more enjoyable travel next year. Surely Delta goes from Boston to somewhere worthwhile? Sometime?
3. I can see my youngest first cousin, and try to interact with him as two adults away from our parents who resent each other.
Reasons not to go to Las Vegas:
1. The trade show is at a casino hotel, and I'm afraid the flashing lights and other aggressive efforts to draw people in will have really appalling effects on my migraines. It's the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Are any of you familiar with it? Or can you point me to someone who's been there?
2. Travel is hard on me in the best of circumstances. A long trip in hostile territory is likely to be quite a bit harder.
3. I'm afraid Nevada at the end of August will be a hostile climate. My mother asked if I had appropriate clothes. *rolls eyes* If one needs different clothes for 120F than 90F, I don't have them. My concern is that the heat will limit my ability to escape bad indoor situations.
Suggestions?
I did venture down to Atlantic City a couple of times for a technical conference, then again last summer for a weekend with a sweetie who loves the ocean and was looking for a cheap hotel some reasonable intermediate distance from both our homes. I don't expect Atlantic City to predict Las Vegas exactly. I don't know WHAT can predict Las Vegas.
Reasons to go to Las Vegas:
2. I can get a bunch of frequent flyer miles, which I will accumulate towards more enjoyable travel next year. Surely Delta goes from Boston to somewhere worthwhile? Sometime?
3. I can see my youngest first cousin, and try to interact with him as two adults away from our parents who resent each other.
Reasons not to go to Las Vegas:
2. Travel is hard on me in the best of circumstances. A long trip in hostile territory is likely to be quite a bit harder.
3. I'm afraid Nevada at the end of August will be a hostile climate. My mother asked if I had appropriate clothes. *rolls eyes* If one needs different clothes for 120F than 90F, I don't have them. My concern is that the heat will limit my ability to escape bad indoor situations.
Suggestions?
