Thursday, January 27, 2005

more tourism

this is my second tourism related post. I am particularly fascinated by unique and different tourist experiences and would like to consider myself a traveler but other things seem to get in the way.
Can a bordello really be sold as a resort destination? Nevada is the only state in the union where brothels are legal, but prostitution is by no means a hallowed trade. Brothels are usually seedy affairs, tucked discreetly away from churches, town halls and the like (or so somebody we met in a bar once told us). But Lance Gilman, who owns both the Wild Horse bordello and the trademark for the Mustang Ranch, is building a sex village complete with museum and souvenir shop.
Vegas is certainly an interesting place, one cannot ignore the fact that once you leave the hotel, it takes you about 30 mins to actually leave the grounds of the hotel, all the while seeing hispanic immigrants shuffling porno ads for service like a deck of cards. They like to decorate the fences with these ads as well. One makes you wonder if they can read or understand what they are distributing, as I've seen women also passing these out too.

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