I was more amused at the irony of someone called "Vegas Seagull" stating you only had to fly for a couple of hours for an outstanding holiday. I can see the attractions of Vegas for some but I'm fairly confident I could play poker, lose money in rigged slot machines, buy some pussy and eat...
What about flying 10 hours or more to the middle of the desert just to stick coins in slots, play cards and pay over the top to watch fat ugly people enjoying second rate pastiches of the rest of the world?
Worked in Chennai for three months in 2001 and loved it. Would go back tomorrow if asked. However, when we first flew in our very first experience of the country was having someone lift our luggage off the belt for us (unasked) before holding their hand out and then us and our drivers being...