Anything goes in Vegas from the most casual shorts or ripped jeans to the most outrageous glittery creations or just plain classy dress up clothes.
Well, almost anything anyway:
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Winter evenings will be cool enough for a light jacket. I like to have a scarf. I suppose for a woman (or a couple) a purse covers this, but I often travel alone and often on the bus from place to place for many hours. In Shakespeare's time men carried "purses," but if you have seen the Seinfeld episode, it is hard even in this increasingly androgynous society, for men to carry anything like that. Pockets in clothing are very useful, but I now take a comfortable bag to carry things I buy, free gifts, coupons, coupon magazines, strategy sheets, medicine, tums for after a rich buffet, camera, phone, journal. I don't like even small backpacks. I have a long strapped bag with a zipper so it ifts under my poker chair when I gamble without things falling out.
Pack a small roll of duct tape. It is great to repair things and can be used as emergency shoe liner if the blisters occur. I always laugh at myself when I pack one and then feel so Boy Scout prepared when I need it. I also pack a couple small dollar store clips so I can clip the curtains completely shut if I want to nap in daylight hours.
From the Vegas trivia calendar:
"Be sure to include body lotion, moisturizer, lip balm, eyedrops, and a good hair conditioner. The desert winds dry out your skin, eyes, and hair in a hurry, even in winter."
My advice is to bring an underpacked suitcase so you have room to take the things you buy home with you. I actually pack a large suitcase inside of a very large suitcase so I have just one to check on the way there but can use two on the way home. You have to be careful not to exceed the weight limits, usually 50 pounds per piece of luggage.
Planning for feet is essential. Vegas means walking, and walking in dry air. I bring a tube of creamy vaseline and grease my feet each morning after my shower.
Bring comfortable walking shoes or sneakers and as many extra socks as will fit in the corners of the suitcases. If you buy new walking shoes or sneakers for the trip, break them in before you go.
Bring those little round blister protectors and some tape. They work wonders to keep you going when the blisters come.
Pack a small roll of duct tape. It is great to repair all sorts of things and can be used as emergency shoe liner if the blisters occur. Needle and thread and a few buttons and pins.
Here are the things I have found useful in the past:
printed strategy for video poker
Black jack strategy cards
small journal to keep notes for trip reports
fun books and coupons from the last trip
cell phone and charger
phone numbers printed separate from the cell phone
post card addresses
coupons and offer letters for the hotel deals
printed confirmation of flight and hotel and show and car bookings
( I saved 10$ last trip by having my printout for Dollar)
small binoculars for seeing close up at the shows
a few loose dollars for tips before you get to the casino
Traveler's check numbers packed separately in suitcases and one list left at home on the dresser or with your emergency friend. Also bring and pack separately the phone numbers for the credit cards that go on the trip.
(By the way, a call to your credit card company telling them the dates you will be charging in Vegas might preclude them canceling your card due to "unusual activity" I had one canceled after I tried to use it in a buffet in Atlantic City. I call them the same day I make that final hotel room confirmation by phone to be sure hotels have my hotel room at the right price. Twice I found they had booked me at a higher price. Once they did not have me at all))
A backup for identification: passport or driver's license xeroxed and stored in a separate location, or an old driver's license, or a duplicate.
Tiny bottle bottle of Frank's hot sauce. A few bags of good tea.
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