Six Degrees of Vietnam

Julia Ross went to Vietnam seeking relaxation and a place to recover from a breakup. She found a whole lot more.

Another Tet Offensive

At a cafe in Nha Trang, Vietnam, in the midst of Chinese New Year celebrations, Joel Carillet worked up the courage to ask out his waitress

The Perils of Traveling by Private Jet

Smoke-Free Hotels On the Rise

Los Angeles Native Jonny Olsen: Huge in Laos

Saving Chekhov’s Yalta ‘White Dacha’ Home

How Can I Save on Transportation During a Round-the-World Trip?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

13 Great Travel Horror Movies

The Hollywood horror archives are filled with tales of bad trips. To celebrate Halloween, Eva Holland and Eli Ellison sift through the carnage to pick their favorites—and lose a little sleep doing so.

Matt Weiland: Through 50 States With 50 Writers

The coeditor of “State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America” talks to Frank Bures about the book, the WPA and how the United States hasn’t been “bulldozed for speed”

Love Herring in Sweden

From artery-clogging casseroles to a fermented concoction that smells alarmingly like vinegary flatulence, Lola Akinmade digs in to a smörgåsbord of herring and explains how to best appreciate Scandinavia’s favorite fish. 

The Water Is Wide

Bronwen Dickey considers Tim Butcher’s “Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart,” which takes readers deep into the Congo

Vagrant Ruminations of a Compulsive Traveler

Where does the urge to hunt for that “fleeting fix of elsewhere” come from? Peter Wortsman recalls a life of travel inspiration. 

Notes From an Unofficial Tourist Greeter

Summer is over, and so is Julia Ross‘ season as an ambassador to travelers in Washington, D.C.’s Woodley Park neighborhood. She’s happy to be off duty.

Macau vs. Las Vegas: The Battle to be the ‘Capital of Excess’

This makes me sad.  It’s fine for Las Vegas to build up these artificial casinos because it has no cultural value anyway.  Someone who would go to Macao and spend time in that kind of institution would be doing themselves a huge disservice, and frankly doesn’t deserve the right to travel.

As a Macao resident, trust me, there is little culture in Macao that the Chinese day-trippers were interested in anyway (per the first comment). The Venetian has proved in three months to be the biggest draw in town by far, a giant adult Disneyland, where gamblers walk around with their jaws dropping when they’re not hard at work at the gaming tables. But the problem of over-development remains: Macao has no independent water supply. And when all the toilets in those hotel rooms get flushed at the same time,.... just think.

The building has to win some kind of civil engineering award. It is a work of art. I can’t belive how huge it is. Makes you wonder how much money there is in pure brick and mortar at Las Vegas.

I love Vegas way more eventhough i came from HK. In macau, most people are only looking to Gamble but in Vegas, you can do much more. I went to Vegas but I haven’t have time to go Gambling since there are too many things to do.

I agree with Danny, the building is quite the spectacle, unfortunately of course its for gambling.

Lasvegas - its well widely known and much off than Macau.. hmm but in terms of $$ ??