Friday, January 1, 2010

Vegas for New Year's

OK, let's be clear about where you should be on New Year's Eve.

New York City? Cold, possibly snowy. Times Square is like a stockyard before the clock turns midnight.

Los Angeles? If you're not a movie star, a Hollywood player or simply beautiful, forget about getting into any of Tinseltown's hot parties.

Miami? Do they even celebrate New Year's down there?

You want a taste of a real Big Apple on New Year's? The pink and sassy one Adam took a bite out of?

That's right. Book a cheap flight to Las Vegas and prepare yourself for some epic bacchanalia, the sort that only comes around once a year and can only be manufactured in sumptuous Sin City.

In case you've been hiding out in a hermitage with no access to the outside world (that includes lad magazines and E! Entertainment) and need convincing, here are 10 reasons to usher in 2010 in Las Vegas.

1. Nightclubs.

Lavish and palatial, they offer spectacular views, decadent parties, and perhaps, if you're lucky, a quintessential experience a la the city's marketing slogan: "What happens here, stays here."

With that tempting pitch embedded in your mind, think Mix Las Vegas, Alain Ducasse's newest and most impressive venture, sitting 64 stories atop THEhotel at Mandalay Bay.


The Las Vegas Blvd. "strip" is seen reflected in one of the towers of the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

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