Food and everything else is free in Las Vegas and most other casino resorts around the world.  Of course, add the if .... and that is a huge if. First, if you gamble enough money in a hotel casino, management will offer you free drinks, free suites, free entertainment and, of course, free meals during your stay.

Casino bosses don’t do this out of the kindness of the heart, but only when you’re observed gambling for several hours. At the top of the freebee list, they offer deals to the so-called whales, people who plop down ten thousand dollars on a hand of blackjack or the turn of the roulette wheel.

Some passengers find huge Charles de Gaulle Airport confusing. However, what could be so bad when it’s only 15 minutes away from the Eiffel Tower in downtown Paris in one direction, and 20 minutes from a big Disneyland in the other?

Charles de Gaulle Airport, named after the famed World War II French general and later Premier of France, is one of the largest in the world. There are three main terminals, and they include stylish Parisian shops, duty free stores, typical French restaurants and kids’ interactive games centers.

Airline tickets aren’t getting any cheaper, and you can expect ever-increasing charges for checked luggage. Additionally, because of inevitable delays, retrieving bags after flights is always a time-consuming hassle. Consider an economic and less-troubled choice to fly. Take everything in carry-on bags, knapsacks and tucked in a many-pocket jacket.

Carry-ons require taking less. So, how can you go on that two-week luxury cruise without all the fashionable clothing for dress-up dinners and dances? Also, if booked for that trek up to the top of the Canadian Rockies, you’ll need all kinds of outdoor gear that couldn’t possibly fit into a single carry-on bag.

Alcatraz is a forbidding-looking rocky island that squats in San Francisco Bay, just a 20-minute ferry ride from Fisherman’s Wharf. It was the prison where the toughest gangsters and killers, including Al Capone and other infamous criminals served their hard time sentences.

Scarface Al and the other guys called it The Rock. Some of the more interesting historical facts about the prison island are well worth learning.