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Macau casino hotels 2: Grand Lisboa versus Wynn
Big casino hotels appear in clusters in Macau. There is a cluster at the Outer harbor (新口岸) anchored by the Grand Lisboa at one end, the Mandarin Oriental at the other, and with the Wynn, MGM Grand, L’Arc, and Star World scattered in the middle. Another cluster of hotels is located at the Cotai strip
Macau casino hotels 1: Mermaid versus Jellyfish
This is the view out of our hotel room window (16th floor) day and night – Hard Rock, Crown and Grand Hyatt – the City of Dreams – all on the Cotai Strip – the reclaimed land located between the islands of Taipa and Coloane. The pool belongs to our neighboring hotel complex – the
Reading Generation X – twenty years later
A colleague of mine and I discovered that we both liked Douglas Coupland’s writings. After my admission that I have not yet read his debut – Generation X, he promptly lent me his copy of it. Thanks, SKA. This book has been printed many times and that is probably the reason behind the different covers.
Shiro @ Pacific Place, Hong Kong
Our second last meal in Hong Kong was eaten at Shiro in Pacific Place. It was raining so we did not want to wander the streets looking for a restaurant. Shiro exudes a modern Japanese ambiance – mirrors with a repeating Japanese-y motif and cured-ribbed walls. Nice bar, too. Must be packed on a weekday lunch
