Trip for older parents ?
Sep 8th, 2006, 08:15 PM
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Trip for older parents ?
I have a dilemma and I need help!
My brothers and I want to get a vacation for my mother and father because they are just great people
Anyway, my mother has a heart condition so she can't take higher altitudes (Grand Canyon is hard on her) or smoking. Because of her heart condition she can't walk very far.
My father on the other hand loves to gamble.
I would like to find a place where my mother and father could relax and just enjoy the quiet and/or scenery, but where my father could go gamble if he felt like it and my mother would still have things she could do.
Any suggestions?
My brothers and I want to get a vacation for my mother and father because they are just great people
Anyway, my mother has a heart condition so she can't take higher altitudes (Grand Canyon is hard on her) or smoking. Because of her heart condition she can't walk very far.My father on the other hand loves to gamble.
I would like to find a place where my mother and father could relax and just enjoy the quiet and/or scenery, but where my father could go gamble if he felt like it and my mother would still have things she could do.
Any suggestions?
Sep 8th, 2006, 08:50 PM
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Wow - responses already!
Actually they go to Laughlin a lot so I would like to explore other options. They live in Phoenix. My mother can fly with no problem though. My brothers suggested maybe a cruise but when I looked on this forum people talked about how smokey cruise ships were. But if my mother could avoid smoke and my father could gamble it could be a possibility.
Actually they go to Laughlin a lot so I would like to explore other options. They live in Phoenix. My mother can fly with no problem though. My brothers suggested maybe a cruise but when I looked on this forum people talked about how smokey cruise ships were. But if my mother could avoid smoke and my father could gamble it could be a possibility.
Sep 8th, 2006, 09:07 PM
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Do you want to take them somewhere they haven't been? Or someplace to relive a happy memory?
I would think it will be a challenge to find a non-smoking casino.
Even here in California, where we don't tolerate a lot of public smoking, even out of doors now, people probably can still smoke in casinos.
There must be non-smoking cruises.
I would think it will be a challenge to find a non-smoking casino.
Even here in California, where we don't tolerate a lot of public smoking, even out of doors now, people probably can still smoke in casinos.
There must be non-smoking cruises.
Sep 9th, 2006, 09:06 AM
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There's a casino about 2 miles from Solvang...the "danish village" north of Santa Barbara. They'd have to fly into SB and then drive 40 min to Solvang. There are nice scenic drives nearby, winery tours and shops. They could even fly into SB and stay in Santa Barbara, with your father just hopping one of the frequent coach bus trips up to the nearby casino while your mom shops, sees a movie or a stage show in SB, or maybe there's a winery-tour bus from SB.
Sep 9th, 2006, 09:28 AM
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There are a lot of Indian casinos near San Diego. All of them allow smoking because they do not have to comply with California laws. It's ususally not too hot here, there are plenty of places where you can just sit and enjoy the scenery, although many of them are difficult to get to without a car
Sep 9th, 2006, 09:52 AM
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Theres a non-smoking Casino in Niagara Falls Ontario called the Fallsview Casino and Resort... It is very much like a Vegas property with views of the Falls... along with a Grayline Tour of the Falls area and a Wine region, there is a lot to see, plenty of gambling, and food and fun nearby.... good luck
Sep 9th, 2006, 04:15 PM
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Palm Springs has a casino in downtown, the casino hotel has a spa, or you can choose any place around. I stayed at Chase, quiet small place for older generation, great location. Food, shopping, activities. There is a big Date Festival (the edible dates ) in February.
) in February.
