So my last post was about what I’d like to do in 2008. This is where I’d like to go. Usually people follow up their year with a recap of cities they’ve visited, so this time I’d like to preface it with my list of places I’d like to visit this year. Places with a * are places I’ve never been before.

• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Montevideo, Uruguay *
• Sao Paolo, Brazil *
• Tokyo, Japan
• New York, NY
• Santiago, Chile *
• Sydney, Australia *
• London, UK
• Seattle, WA *
• Vancouver, BC *
• Washington, DC
• Austin, TX (SXSW)
• Dublin, IE
• Prague, CZ

Thats alot of cities, if you can think of any I should check out this year, and have some interesting tips for visiting that city, comment away!

So after coming back from a whirlwind trip to Vegas and San Fran this past weekend I decided I would give you my faithful readers some tips and tricks for living it up in Vegas. I am by no means an expert on the city, having only been there a few times, but I think there are a lot of things I’ve learned while there.

So first off: disavow all assumptions that Vegas is cheap. It was cheap back in the day, but now its more like Disney for adults. If you want to have a decent time, expect to fork out cash.

If you are going to sit at a casino bar and order drinks, sit at a video poker seat, and put a buck in. Why? You just made your drinks free. yeah, thats right, free. So order up folks. Just make sure to tip the bartender.

Next up, eating. Avoid the buffets. The food is really not worth the money you are paying, go enjoy a real restaurant, its vegas, its worth it. Emeril, Flay, everyone has a fancy restaurant there, splurge! PLEASE don’t go to chains (unless its in-n-out burger), you can eat factory food at home.

Gambling: When playing poker, and there are a short number of players at the table, make sure to ask the dealer for a reduced rake (they will oblige, and save you a few bucks an hour). Also make sure you sign up for the player rewards cards, they will potentially earn you a free night or dinner. My favorite poker rooms: Caesar’s (although they no longer have my fave 1/2 NL holdem), Planet Hollywood (brand new, easy tables), MGM (lots of tourneys n the sub-$100 range), and Harrah’s (old and musty, but I have won a lot there).

So in a future post, I’ll tell you more about where to stay and how to get there. For now, viva las vegas.

So I’m heading off to Austin, Texas next week. For those you not in the know, next week is the start of SXSW (south by southwest) one of the biggest movie, music, and tech conferences not in california. Anyway, if you’re going to be in the area, let me know so I can catch up with you.

So in the spirit of my travel related posts the last few days, I’ve been thinking about how much I’d like to visit India. I’ve been to Asia before, but only China and Japan. Then I see a post about the biggest SEO meetup in India taking place March 31, and I ALMOST thought it would be reason enough to go (I’ll wait till I’ve got a business trip to meet developers or potential business partners (18 hours in a plane is not my idea of fun, even if it had internet or 20+movie channels).

My question to you readers is: have you been to India? Would you go again? What is the best thing to see/visit?