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The Hotel Club Travel Blog has the details on the new Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital Airport, which was just finished right in time to welcome the hordes of visitors arriving for the upcoming Beijing Olympics 2008. If the photos over there aren’t impressive enough, take a look at how the airport glows in […]
Jackie Chan’s commercials for Visa and the Beijing Olympics never failed to elicit chuckles from me every time I chance upon them on the tv. I’m not sure if this one is the latest of the series of commercials, but it’s definitely one of my favorites:
Man, how old is the guy?!?
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You call yourself a true-blue rugby fanatic? Well, you aren’t if you’re not gonna be there to join the rest of the crowd at the Hong Kong Sevens 2008. Being there, screaming and cheering for your team, right in the midst of all the maddening excitement, just won’t compare to watching the games unfold in […]
You’ve got to see this collection of images from this year’s Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, a breathtaking exhibition of snow and ice sculptures in Harbin, China.
Absolutely breathtaking works of art!
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There is a sombre mood in Bangkok as the nation mourn after passing of Princess Galyani Vadhana passed away last Jan 3. She is the elder sister of two kings of the Chakri Dynasty, King Rama Ananda and the present King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Most major hotels have cancelled bookings for parties, events and other festivities.
Here’s […]
2008 is the Year of the Rat. In Disneyland, they call it Year of the Mouse. Cute, eh?
Mickey is the star in this year’s Chinese New Year celebratios at Disneyland Hong Kong which will run from Jan 22 to Feb 24, 2008. Get to see Mickey and friends dressed up in CNY outfits and do […]
As I’ve said in my previous post, the next big even here in Asia is the Chinese New Year, which will fall on February 07-08, 2008. I hate to say it, but if you haven’t booked your flights and accommodations yet, it might already be a bit too late for the best deals. Expect hotel […]
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone started off real great into 2008 and had a blast (figuratively speaking, of course) wherever in the world you spent New Year’s Eve.
Over here in my part of the sky, there wasn’t much hoopla, although we did witness some awesome fireworks organized by the city.Of course, for […]
If you can’t travel all the way to Europe, you can get experience a German-style Christmas market at Roppongi Hills.
From traditional German Christmas pyramids, to Käthe Wohlfahrt gifts and trinkets, to Christmas fare such as stollen, gluehwein (mulled wine) and bratwurst — German tradition, right in the heart of Tokyo.
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Catch the Police live in concert at the Venetian Macau!
When: Thursday, 7th February 2008
Where: Venetian Arena
Ticket Prices: MOP$1200, MOP$800, MOP$600
You can book your tickets online.
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