Of Souks and Shopping Malls
September 12th 2010 I admit it: I am a hypocrite.
Often I have told people that I have little interest in visiting Vegas. Often I have explained how much I dislike Florida (sorry, Kyle!). The reasons I usually give for this bit of travel snobbery revolve around how fake everything seems to me. Everything seems like a movie-set facade; look behind that facade and you'll find little of substance.
Yet, oddly -
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