All That Dazzles at the Wynn Macau

The senses are meant to be stimulated in each nook and cranny of the mega-hotel complex

A visit to Macau, the SAR region of China more widely known as the Las Vegas of the East, isn’t complete without having all of the senses overwhelmed at once. And with mega hotel-casino complexes competing with one another to entice new visitors (and card players), these experiences aren’t hard to come by—think the world’s largest rooftop wave pool at the Galaxy Macau or an …

Seven Highlights at World Exposition Milan 2015

From a metal beehive to an entire microclimate, our favorite exhibits at this year's huge event

This year’s theme at World Exposition Milan is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.” Each one of the 140+ participating countries is aiming to show their nation’s present state of agriculture and advances in technology regarding transformation and production of food, as well as the science behind it. The Expo site (which covers approximately one million square meters) is located just outside of the city …

Word of Mouth: Macau’s Small Shops

Where to spend your money besides slots in the former Portuguese colony-turned-Chinese SAR

There’s much more to the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau than high rolling and mega-luxury hotels. The peninsula has a unique story, other than being the only Chinese territory where one can legally gamble in a casino: it was formerly a Portuguese colony for roughly five centuries just until 1999. As you drive away from the glitz of Cotai Strip, Macau’s history lives on …