Vegas, baby. Vegas! They weren’t lying: what happens in Vegas… stays in Vegas!

How many times have you heard those catch phrases? Well, we agree – they are both very overstated. But, they really do sum up your Vegas experience. Bottom line: Las Vegas is about checking your husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, etc. at the door and cutting yourself loose from any morals, worries, conscience. This is the place where everyone seems to think that “anything goes” – and it usually does! People actually do enjoy pretending they are somebody else. Even the most conservative woman in your office will let her hair down and give in to that one night stand — she is in Vegas, after all!

With all those poker faces and bluffs at the casino scene, everyone thinks they are somebody else long after they leave the tables.

Vegas is a place to act like that friend that always tells the best stories. It’s a place to stay up way past your bedtime, gamble away your entire paycheck, act a bit crazy, or do the things you are always too scared to do in the “real world.” It’s a place where you’re supposed to get into trouble and mix things up. It’s a town of bling-bling and dreams – cause you never know when your luck is going to catch fire.

Somehow, despite all this crazy single silliness, Vegas is still a big enough town to offer plenty of options for the alterna-yuppie couples too. They can get all cleaned up and enjoy an exquisite meal or glitzy show. They can run the tables with the best of ‘em and waste the afternoon away at the pool or spa. Things getting boring in the bedroom? Try one-part champagne, one-part swanky hotel room, one-part Vegas, and you’ll be at it like jackrabbits again. Just don’t get too liquored up, cause you might just wake up the next morning and learn you were married by Elvis in that tiny white chapel, complete with plastic flowers. Classy, ey? Bet the parents will love hearing that one!

Yes, Vegas has a lot of adrenaline and you’ll feel the rush in everything you do here. In a town where people have $10,000 riding on one card, even the mundane everyday tasks like eating and drinking take on more excitement. And if eating and drinking is your thing, you’ve come to the right place. Top restaurants and chefs from around the world have dropped into town and opened up for business. Now, you too can enjoy the highest quality of cuisine on The Strip. Here then, are our journeyPod Picks for dining, wining and dancing Las Vegas style:

Bars & Nightlife

If it’s nightlife you’re after, you’ve come to the right place. Vegas provides a party all day and all night. But the town really comes alive when the desert sun sets and everyone’s inner player and alter-ego come out. Every night in Vegas feels like an elaborate Bachelor party. If you’re looking to have some fun, have a girl’s night out or forget your past and meet somebody new, then a night on the town in Vegas is your best medicine.

The nightlife has significantly picked up in recent years, and now provides just as much buzz as the table games inside the casinos. So grab your little black dress and your best pickup lines and get on it! Roll the dice and see what the night has in store for you. Oh, what’s that? You don’t “normally” enjoy the clubs? Well, you don’t normally go home with strangers either. Go out there and enjoy- don’t worry, we won’t tell!

PURE Nightclub (Caesars Palace) – If class, sophistication and style are what you’re all about – this is the place you need to be (definitely the most upscale club in Las Vegas). With 36,000 square feet, PURE is like three clubs in one. The three distinct environments include The Red Room – a VIP haven with cocoon-like private booths and secluded from the main club; the Terrace – a 14,000 square foot enclave with private cabanas and panoramic views of the Strip (pay attention to the glass elevator or the twisting staircase that’ll get you here). If you’re a high-roller, celeb or just have enough cash to drop to feel like one, PURE is the spot to check out!

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