Las Vegas, as is true about every gambling place, is all about hype. When you arrive, leave any sense of reality behind. However, you can make your money last longer by taking advantage of coupon offers.

The business, of course, of Sin City is to get you to gamble. All the free and discount coupons are offered to entice you to put money into slot machines or to bet at casino tables.
Chances of winning are slim, and therefore, the gambling bosses consider coupon promotions worth the investment.

Q: We both had long office careers that kept us from getting away from home very much. Now that we’re 65, free and empty-nested, we’re not quite sure how to start traveling. See America first or get right into foreign ventures. What do you suggest? Mr. & Mrs. PBL, New Orleans LA

A: There’s certainly no lack of pro and anti opinions on this, and no right or wrong way to go. However, if pinned down for an answer, we’d advocate Americans should explore their own country before venturing overseas.

Your travel4seniors.com editor met this photogenic member of the monkey colony in the famed ruins of the thousand-year-old Angkor Wat religious site.

LAX officials often boast that their facility is one of the safest in the world. Over 50 million passengers use the airport annually, and negative security incidents are very rare.

Our experiences of going through LAX at least a dozen times a year is that security is functioning well. The only complaints we have is that the screening process can get very slow during busy check-in times. Also, we've found that LAX waiting areas, including bathrooms, often become wall-to-wall, shoulder-to-shoulder mob scenes.