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Location : Wasted Space Job/hobbies : Cayman Islands Actuary
| Subject: Shameless: the world's greatest guilty pleasures Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:57 am | |
| 1. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA Sin City - the setting for iconic tales of modern excess, from Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to the film The Hangover, Vegas has become synonymous with overindulgence and cutting loose. It boasts more gambling casinos than any other city on the planet, plus the world's largest food buffet and largest strip club, along with 15 of the world's 20 largest hotels. There are no statistics for annual alcohol consumption in Vegas, but presumably it would boggle the mind. In a city that promotes itself with the slogan, 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas', anything can happen - and usually does. Somewhat surprisingly, Las Vegas is also kid-friendly. Check out www.vegaskids.info for G- and PG-rated fun.
2. SMOKE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN, CAIRO, EGYPT There's something alluring about the shisha - the ubiquitous waterpipe smoked by Egyptian men. Maybe it's the bubbling of the water in the glass base, maybe it's the curly hose you draw on, or maybe it's the ornate architecture of the brass stem capped with a clay bowl. Trying one at a coffee shop is an essential way to get a taste of Egyptian culture. Order a hagar (Arabic for 'stone') of sticky tobacco (many tourists like apple flavour, while locals prefer plain), and enjoy with tea, coffee or karkadai (brewed from hibiscus leaves).
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/shameless-the-worlds-greatest-guilty-pleasures-20111130-1o6j5.html#ixzz1fM0xPJvB
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