Las Vegas

Las Vegas could be my favourite city in the world, I have been to Vegas quite a few times, the weirdest one however, was shortly after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre. I was about 1200 miles into a 4000 mile cycle trip from Vancouver to Panama City down the Pacific coast when I reached Los Angeles. My friend was meeting his girlfriend for a week in LA so I decided to fly to Vegas for a week of relaxation after about 1200 miles on a bicycle.
My return flight from LA to Vegas cost around US$50 as Americans were simply not flying after 9/11. A suite in a strip hotel was around US$40 a night as they simply could not fill the rooms. Unfortunately, unbeknown to me, I had arrived in rodeo week. All the tribute acts had gone home for a weeks holiday and everything country music and rodeo took over.
Not the Vegas I was used to, that said, it was still a pretty good week all around, with amazing food shows and entertainment at a fraction of the price it cost me on previous trips.
My next trip a few years later was for a Lennox Lewis fight and a Days Inn hotel off the strip cost me $100 a night, clearly by this time, Americans had decided to travel again.
What a place, great food great entertainment great golf courses. Vegas has pretty much anything you could desire.