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Curt is an avid traveler who has been sharing his travel stories on the Internet since 1994. Read more about Curt and his travel blog.
Tag Archives: Gambling
My first sports wager
I placed my first-ever sports wager while I was in Las Vegas last Sunday. I was getting ready to watch the AFC Championship Game in a casino bar, conveniently located about a hundred feet from the sports book. It seemed like the thing to do.
Posted in Travel Tagged Casino, Football, Gambling, Las Vegas, Nevada, Orleans, Sports Betting Leave a comment
Things you probably don’t know about me
Here’s a list of things you probably don’t know about me. It’s in no particular order.
Posted in Thoughts Tagged About, Arizona, Beer, Coffee, Croatia, France, French, Gambling, German, Holy Father, Keno, Korean, Massachusetts, Mexico, Montpellier, Phoenix, Russian, Zagreb 2 Comments
Frequently asked questions about our road trip in Europe
We’ve only been home a few days, but Kathryn and I have already heard a lot of questions about our trip. For the benefit of everyone else, I’ve decided to repeat some of them here, along with their answers.
Posted in Travel Tagged Austria, Baden-Baden, Beer, BMW, Eisenstadt, European Delivery, France, Gambling, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Munich, Oktoberfest, Paris, Venice, Wiener Neustadt 1 Comment
Long overdue post
There’s a certain irony to writing a blog. During those times when you have the most to write about, you have the least time to write it. The year 2007 has been, and continues to be, almost unbelievably good to me, and for several months I’ve been maintaining a hand-written list of all the things I want to write about.
Posted in Travel Tagged Beer, BMW, California, Concert, Craps, Ellis Island Casino & Brewery, France, Gambling, Germany, Italy, Las Vegas, Monaco, Munich, Nevada, Oktoberfest, San Diego Leave a comment
Taking the Stena HSS Discovery from Harwich, England, to Hoek von Holland
I’m now aboard the Stena HSS Discovery. This is weird. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting, but it’s like a floating Las Vegas casino. Okay, maybe an off-Strip one, but you get the idea. There are movie theaters showing first-run movies, bars, restaurants, cafes, and casino games.