Las Vegas, as I'm sure you know is a fast paced city and with people coming and going for both pleasure and business reasons 24/7 picking up someone at a busy Strip property is an art that must be learned.

Strip properties have very limited access and you cannot linger for very long in a vehicle without being told to "move along," by someone with traffic and parking ticket issuing authority.

All it takes for an easy and trouble free pick up is simple planning. Be sure the people you are going to pick up know exactly where to be and that they are there on time. Do not have them wait right in front of the main entrance; that area is too busy with cabs, limos and valet parking activity. Have them wait at a place just before the entrance so you'll have an opening to stop for a brief time.

Believe me, if they aren't there, and you have to drive out and come back, you'll be crying the blues. The only way out will be to The Strip and then you have to drive quite a ways, and make a U turn and fight through traffic again to get back. Do it right the first time.

Here's the Harrah's Las Vegas Website, our friends Lenny and Bebe's favorite place.