Fabulous 40th Birthday Extravaganza
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THE PLAN: Five months ago I began planning a wonderful trip for my 40th birthday – which I called my ‘Birthday Extravaganza’. I wanted to splurge on luxurious accommodations, be near the sun and sea and have my sister join me. After months of research we settled on Cabo San Lucas and the Esperanza Spa and Resort. I booked massages, limo service from the airport, a Wine Journey, a snorkeling excursion and made dinner reservations.
REALITY: Unfortunately, this trip did not come to fruition due to Hurricane John. 48 hours before departure I received a call from Esperanza “don’t come, we are evacuating guests”. That evening our flights to Cabo were cancelled.
What to do? Where to go?
After many frantic hours (there was no way I was going to spend my birthday alone again this year) my sister and I were able to get flights to Las Vegas arriving within 40 minutes of each other, a room at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, dinner reservations at Mix, and tickets to Cirque Du Soleil’s new show - The Beatles Love.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Tracy
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Arriving: Luxury, Liquor and Sex
Friday, September 1
Kim and I meet up at the Las Vegas airport, get our luggage, and get in line for a cab - the first of many lines we will... Continue reading »
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Birth Day
Saturday, September 2 – birthday.
We wake up, have a quick breakfast at THEcafe and attempt to get to the pool early enough to get lounge cha... Continue reading »
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The Strip
Sunday, September 3
On Sunday, we put our walking shoes on and set out to tour the hotels along Continue reading »
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Finally, a chair at the pool
Monday, September 4
On this day, we get to the pool by 8:30am and that is finally early enough to get a lounge chair.
Kim leaves at no... Continue reading »
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12 hours at the airport
Tuesday, September 5
I get to the airport early Tuesday morning because I’m not sure how long it will take me to check my bag and get through... Continue reading »
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