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History Of The Old Mormon Fort and the birthplace of Las Vegas

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Over 40 million people a year visit the shining star of the desert, Las Vegas, all in hopes of winning big. A never-ending flow of alcohol and entertainment have pushed Las Vegas into an almost mythical stratosphere of destinations that most folks feel the need to visit before they die. But it hasn’t always been … Read more

Interview: ‘Marketing is art meets math meets psychology’ interview with James Kaatz of Illumination Marketing

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James Kaatz, the co-founder and CEO of Illumination Marketing in Houston, Texas, gives incredible insight into marketing and advertising for other business owners.

Kaatz talks about his beginnings in professional wrestling and how those early years helped to mold his approach to marketing. He also speaks about the dynamics of working with his wife and company co-founder Angela Kaatz and the practical steps they use to keep the peace in their personal lives and business. Finally, Mr. Kaatz lays out some effective ways businesses can market themselves in today’s landscape.

Guest Bio

All throughout the last several years, James Kaatz has met a tremendous amount of small-business owners and entrepreneurs, some of them incredibly bright and talented. In talking with these inspirational people, he noticed that several of them had a common problem: they couldn’t figure out how to get a sustainable amount of new customers to really grow their businesses to the next level. This is where his passion met need.

Along with his wife, Angela, they decided to get into the business of helping people! We took the dive, and became the very proud co-founders of Illumination Marketing! Pulling between their experience, they’ve been helping people with businesses of all kinds. They use the principals of marketing to enhance customer acquisition/retention for restaurants, bars, dentist offices, primary care doctors, automotive dealerships, real estate agents, and personal branding clients.

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“Most Of Us Play Too Small” – Unscaled Interview with Kylie Menz “The Cashflow Queen”

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Tragedy can touch our lives in the blink of an eye and change us forever. However, it’s often up to us whether that change is for the positive or not.

After a series of heartbreaks and early life setbacks, Kylie Menz decided to step out of her comfort zone in Australia and begin a new life for herself thousands of miles away. Along the way, as she traveled the world and tried her hand in the corporate world and then in entrepreneurship, she discovered her “why” and a new found commitment to helping others.

This is an incredibly powerful discussion about loss, positive outlooks, and finding your own reasons for the choices you make.

GUEST BIO

Kylie Menz, a speaker and online business growth strategist, is known as “The Cashflow Queen”.

With over 10+ years Sales & Marketing Business Experience she empowers experts to create a bigger impact through building their online income streams.

Kylie is passionate about working less and earning more through developing marketing systems, online signature programs and strategies to create cashflow in your business.

She works with service based professionals and entrepreneurs who want to grow their existing business, as well as millionaires who want to launch new income streams online, with the ability to create successful £10k, £35k and even £67k launches getting their ROI fast.

She is a passionate, straight talking “no-fluff” type of coach, that prides herself on being all about creating the strategy first but then IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENT!

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Review: Saal Digital Photobook a high-end Treat

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Heads up, this is a Saal Digital review of their line of photobooks. If you’re like millions of people around the globe, you’ve probably got hundreds, if not thousands, of memories stored on your phone in the form of images you’ve snapped from months (or years) ago. You’ve shared them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, … Read more

Hoover Dam

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Thirty miles southeast of Las Vegas stands one of America’s most recognizable modern engineering marvels. Hosting over a million visitors each year, this breathtaking monolithic structure has remained one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States since its completion over 80 years ago. For nearly three decades engineers researched the Boulder Canyon … Read more

Relaxing at Lake Tahoe

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I booked our Airbnb in December for a vacation in July. I have to tell you that was a long time to anxiously wait for what I hoped would be an incredible family vacation. In fact, this was my first booking with Airbnb and I was pleasantly surprised about how easy it was to book … Read more

Gallery: Nelson, NV Ghost Town

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Just a few miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada is the pseudo-ghost town of Nelson, Nevada. I label it a “pseudo” ghost town because unlike most ghost towns, Nelson actually has a few hundred residents. Most of the imagery from your visit there will be from the El Dorado Canyon Mine Tours operation just two … Read more

Seven Magic Mountains (Las Vegas, NV)

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Check out a picture gallery of Seven Magic Mountains on the Full Metal Traveler website and subscribe to the FMT podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Ten miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada, seven towers cut through the desert sky.  They stand taller than one might think if you’re simply driving by on Interstate 15, … Read more

Seven Magic Mountains (Las Vegas, NV): A Gallery

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Internationally renowned Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s Seven Magic Mountains is a large-scale site-specific public art installation located near Jean Dry Lake and Interstate 15, approximately ten miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada. Comprised of seven towers of colorful, stacked boulders standing more than thirty feet high, Seven Magic Mountains is situated within the Ivanpah Valley adjacent to Sheep Mountain and the McCullough, Bird Spring, and Goodsprings ranges of mountains. A creative expression of human presence in the desert, the art punctuates the Mojave with a poetic burst of form and color.

Hear more about the art installation on the Full Metal Traveler podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

The History of Pebble Beach Golf Links

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February 22, 1919. Pebble Beach Golf Links officially opens.  For the last 100 years it has been widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world, becoming the first public golf course to be selected as the number-1 golf course in America by Golf Digest in 2001. But when it first opened, … Read more

The history and ingredients of the El Presidente cocktail

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The El Presidente is a decidedly Cuban cocktail, perfect on cool days in the Spring or Fall… or hell, whenever.

Like the telephone, Model T, or cassette tapes, it’s a cocktail whose best days have passed. There are very, very few bartenders who can make it anymore. Most wouldn’t even try, instead meeting you with a blank stare and a beer menu.

A moment of truth: I’ve had variations of this drink, but who can know what the authentic taste is unless you find yourself in an old throwback bar in Havana? For that reason alone, Cuba just moved up my travel list.

It became the preferred drink of the Cuban upper class and those Americans who could afford to skirt the laws of Prohibition (1920-1933) by visiting the Las Vegas of the Caribbean: Havana, Cuba.

Author Wayne Curtis, who wrote an excellent article on the disappearing act of correctly mixed cocktails, called Prohibition the dark ages for drinks in America where “Americans not only lost the knowledge of making sophisticated drinks, but they forgot what a good cocktail tasted like.”

“Americans not only lost the knowledge of making sophisticated drinks, but they forgot what a good cocktail tasted like.”

Wayne Curtis, “El Presidente” for LostMag.com

Most attribute Eddie Woelke with the creation of the drink, but like all good legends, no one is completely sure. Woelke supposedly named the drink for Cuban President Gerardo Machado, who reigned during most of the Prohibition years.

It made its way stateside and had a fun run where, I’m positive, most serious bartenders would have known this drink like he back of their hands. At least they would have known it as well as an Old Fashioned or Manhattan.

As noted, like any well traveled legendary drink, there are many variations depending on taste.

Some garnish with a twist of orange peel or a cherry or both. Some call strictly for Curacao. Others say Grand Marnier.

Cuba 2019. Photo credit: ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
Cuban President Gerardo Machado
El Presidente
Full Metal Traveler Recipe

All I know is if you get the basics right, you’ll have one hell of a good cocktail, a story you can share at a party, and a call back to all lost and forgotten things.

The History of Los Cabos, Mexico

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Los Cabos is the area located on the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula and is made up of two towns: Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo.  Today it is home to sprawling all-inclusive resorts, world-class restaurants, and private VIP getaways. It’s come a long way from its humble and often violent … Read more

Sit Ligula Metus Sem. Eget Elementum Amet Tellus

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The History of Rhyolite, Nevada

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Nevada. The Battle Born State. August 9, 1904. 

One hundred and twenty miles northwest of present day Las Vegas.

Euphoric cries of joy spring from legendary old time prospector Frank “Shorty” Harris’ lips! 

“Ed, we’ve got the world by the tail, or else we’re coppered!” he hollers at his befuddled partner Ed Cross.

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Whoa Nellies!

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I like to travel to places I find interesting, fully believing that not every trip needs to be an Instagrammable mountain pose followed by copy-and-pasted inspirational quote. I like to travel to places I find interesting, fully believing that not every trip needs to be an Instagrammable mountain pose followed by copy-and-pasted inspirational quote. When … Read more

First Time’s a Charm

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I like to travel to places I find interesting, fully believing that not every trip needs to be an Instagrammable mountain pose followed by copy-and-pasted inspirational quote. I like to travel to places I find interesting, fully believing that not every trip needs to be an Instagrammable mountain pose followed by copy-and-pasted inspirational quote. When … Read more

Travel Quotes: 20 Quotes that will INSPIRE you to get GOING!

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It’s said that inspiration is a temporary thing. We’re incapable of being or feeling “inspired” every hour of every single day. Daily life fills up with appointments, obligations, family time, work time, dog walking, cable company phone calls, internet surfing, social media posting. Before we know it a day has become a week, a week … Read more

Top Extreme Attractions and Thrill Rides in Las Vegas 2023

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This list was last updated on Nov. 27, 2023.

Las Vegas was built on extremes.

All day, and each and every night, you can get your fix of gambling, booze, and just about anything else.

Beyond the gilded golden towers, mobs of tourists, and 99-cent margaritas, there are attractions waiting for those who live life with their adrenaline pedal pressed firmly down on the floor.

The list seems to be growing with each passing year, so this list will no doubt expand along with it, but for now, here are our votes for the top extreme attractions in Las Vegas in no particular order.

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Video: LOS CABOS for FIRST TIME visitors

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Mexico’s growing tourist destination offers plenty of natural beauty, history and… sales opportunities? What’s the best way to get around? How does the money conversion work? Is it safe? Questions answered.

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Culture & Cuisine

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I like to travel to places I find interesting, fully believing that not every trip needs to be an Instagrammable mountain pose followed by copy-and-pasted inspirational quote. When I get to these places, I like to kick back and enjoy a good cocktail. But not just any cocktail. An Old Fashioned. In fact, fair or … Read more

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