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At the height of Empire, the Shanghai Club took pride of place along the Bund, not far from the old headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the most imposing stone edifice along the prestigious waterfront strip. Constructed by the British, it was an "old boys' club" (as the British would say), and the most …
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Located near Petchburi Road, Amari Residences Bangkok is convenient to both the MRT and the newly launched Airport Link, putting Bangkok's impossible to pronounce Suvarnabhumi International Airport within easy reach. Sixty per cent of guests are long term, staying an average of 9.5 nights. One of several Amari properties in the Thai capital, Amari Residences …
Suellen Zima travels from her beloved abode in Laguna Woods, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she spends the holidays with her adopted Chinese family. Suellen marvels at the man made wonders of Sin City. She experiences the mundane lives of the families that reside there. And she realizes that while Macau, the tiny Portuguese …
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Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the city's legendary Bund opens on 18 December 2010. It is the tower annex of the hotel, which was launched in a heritage building in September. The two wings of the hotel are connected by a courtyard. The Waldorf Astoria Club has 20 suites in a heritage building on the waterfront. …
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When Richard Nixon visited the Great Wall during his historic visit to China in 1972, he famously commented, “This is a great wall!” You cannot help but wonder what he would have said if he been shown the Long Bar in the Shanghai Club on the Bund in Shanghai. I'm not sure what exactly became …
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