Vacation ideas

It seems that one lesson in life that I keep learning time and time again is that doing things the same way again and again is not always good.  I have never thought of myself as close minded or stuck in a rut, but there are occasions when I have to be told more than once before I actually hear what somebody is telling me. 

That is when I have got a light bulb moment just like in the cartoons.  After several conversations the knowledge of what the person is exclaiming sinks in.  I had one of these light bulb moments when I was chatting to a work mate about my impending trip to Vegas.  She asked me if I had ever used any of the discount car rentals when I was there.  I announced that we didn’t hire a auto but made use of the cabs and the train.  She said that they have found by employing the discount car rentals they tangible save cash and it is a lot easier than using public transport.  While she was talking I was recalling what our travel agent had told us several years back about how troublesome it was to drive on the strip and that parking was very unlikely.  I discussed this to my work mate.  She announced that there are multiple cross streets and parallel roads to take along the strip and that all the major hotels and casinos have valet parking.  They just pull up to the front doors and hand the keys to the valet.  The tips to the valet are the same you would give a cabbie. 

I thought about this and then dismissed the idea in favor of how we have always done things.  When we arrived in Vegas there was a problem with the baggage area so there was a slight delay.  As we were waiting I saw the booth for discount car rentals.  We could have a 2 door compact for the price of one cab trip.  There were no limits on the miles.  We made a decision spur of the moment to hire the cheapest car available.  This way we could see more of the area.  By the time our baggage arrived we had the forms filled out.  The workers at the discount auto rentals were polite and helpful and gave us great directions to the hotel we were staying at.  The traffic on the strip was extremely heavy but there are many traffic lights that control the intersections.  We found that we loved the liberty of having our own transport.  We saw parts of Vegas that we had never been to before.  My work mate was right about the valet parking available in all of the major strip casinos.  We never had to look for a parking place.  I was glad that I let the advice of my co-worker seep thru my mind set of taking taxis and the train.

See the Instant Car Hire web site for car hire in England.