re: Cities / Places that you've been and enjoyed, but no desire/need to go back

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i majored in math at LSU (no lie) and gambling has *ZERO* appeal to me.

i actually tried once to do the 'all on red or black' at roulette in the mirage where i was staying and i was told by the dealer that i could not do that; i had to spread my bet around.

that ended my very short gambling career. i finally break down and try something with the best odds and Vegas decided they didn't want to give me a one time bet with 49% odds. i was pissed.

walked back to teller, cashed my chips and went for a walk in the mall at ceasers palace instead and looked at watches i couldn't afford.

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I'm a CPA. I completely understand the odds. I like craps and blackjack, but I only make the better bets and prefer a table with better rules. If I lose, it's not usually a ton, but I quit while I'm ahead. If you keep on, you always lose! It's entertainment.

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Go back, go to Red Rock, Valley of Fire, Mt Charleston, Lake Mead, Summerlin

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And none of these is LV.

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And none of these is LV.

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Wtf? Valley of Fire is the furthest and it is one hour from airport. Red Rock and Lake Mead are 30 mins, Mt Charleston 45 to 50 mins. Are you not capable of getting outside and enjoying nature within an hour from a city?

People dont actually explore all Vegas has to offer bc they get drunk on the strip and never walk outside and then they knock it.

Who cares what the "address" is, it's all in LV area and easily accessible.

Cairo and Luxor. Been there, done that , got the T shirt. Appreciate what I saw. Zero desire to ever return.

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This is laughable

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Outside of being a political capital, name one thing in London that does not have its comparison in NYC.

The both have:

Large parks
Subway
Museums of all sorts
A large tennis tournament grounds
Major sports venues
Shopping
Major theater district
Really cool architecture
Architecturallly relevant bridges
Large department store
All the same damned stores everywhere else has now

I really enjoyed the time I spent in Oxford and Windsor better. There, I felt like I was in a different country, not some large international city that feels like every other large city these days.

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Where do you live that there is no better place within 9hours?

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I'm in Dallas and it is much cooler up there. And we have friends in Santa Fe and Taos.

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Key West (other parts of Keys I’d love to go back to)

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What is enough of a draw in other areas of the keys to come back that Key West doesn’t have?

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Paris
It was great to see some of the landmarks, but overall, the people are rude and the city is dirty.

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Oh geez.

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Chicago
Did a lot of the touristy stuff, and I did not feel "unsafe" but there is not too much exciting going on.

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By all means, please explain how my personal opinion on Chicago and Paris are wrong.

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You self-admitted to doing the "touristy stuff," which is all downtown. Chicago is a neighborhood-centric city - no one stays in The Loop past their 9-5. Go into the neighborhoods and you'll get a real dose of how Chicagoans live, eat and drink. Summertime in Chicago is incredible, especially with street fests every weekend (i.e. Wicker Park Fest, Andersonville Midsommarfest, Pilsen Fest), rooftop parties, outdoor concerts and music fests (i.e. Northerly Island shows, Windy City Smokeout, Lolla, Riot Fest), boating on Lake Michigan (i.e. Playpen), etc.

Not that I expect everyone to love Chicago, but it just doesn't sound like you know where to go outside downtown. Little more difficult to find that information as a weekend visitor.