I’ve been looking forward to this trip for ages, dreams of breaking the bank and coming home with a million dollars. How you do that I don’t know since you’re only allowed to take $10,000 out of the country, but since there were five of us travelling, I guess spreading it around the group would have halped ease some of the customs worries. Still we were on our way to the infamous Las Vegas strip to enjoy a 4 night 5 day stay in one of the city’s biggest and brightest hotels the Venetian. The idea of the place conjours…

Do you know what a six second pour is? If you don’t then perhaps you should go on a cheap Gran Canaria holiday and watch the bar staff. They pour large measures there, but that not the only reason to visit the beautiful islands off the north coast of Africa. There is some quite drastic scenery and the people there welcome you with smiles and laughter when you visit. Gran Canaria weather is hot and dry. It’s guaranteed winter sun for us who live in Northern Europe and it’s only a four hour flight from London.