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Asia » Macau » Macau September 1st 2010

We picked a slow ship to Macau from Hongkong unknowingly. It took an hour and a half instead of just 45 minutes. I got dizzy. Make sure not to make the same mistake. Saw the coastline of China. Not much beach there, and the water looks cold. The line at the immigration was looooong. When we finally got out two Filipina girls approached us and offered to be our guides. We only had to pay 50 HKD each! Thats a steal! Macau tours cost 80USD per day. Theyre cleaning ladies in Macau and work as tour guides on their free time. The only catch is that we had to register at two casinos that gave free game credits and we had to give them the cards that had free credits. We didnt mind at all. It ... read more

Macau, The Vegas of the East

Asia » Macau » Macau August 14th 2010

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Johnny speaks

Wow Macau has a lot more things to do than I thought (gambling). We saw a ton and I feel exhausted. We took a ferry which I thought was going to be a really quick trip. But I actually had to go through immigration and customs, getting more stamps on my passport :) The ferry ride was an hour long and it was really comfortable. There were about 6 or 7 columns of seats, with 2 in each column. And the seats were really comfortable. I thought you would be able to walk around on the deck, but no :( you couldn't. The ferry station was kind of similar to an airport. But it was also a mall. (there are sooo many more malls in Hong Kong and Macau then I had thought originally, they are ... read more

lundi

Asia » Macau » Macau August 4th 2010

Turbo Jet

elianflo

Journee a Macau...... read more

Macau Trip

Asia » Macau » Macau August 4th 2010

about to get on the ferry

AmberPlacke

This last weekend I FINALLY got a chance to go to Macau. Macau is the 2nd special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. It was once a Portuguese colony and is now a 3 island territory connected by long stretches of bridges. It is located about 37 miles SW of Hong Kong and takes about an hour to get to by turbojet. The gambling and casino life in Macau is said to be much greater than Las Vegas. We left Saturday morning and arrived at the Ferry station around 10:30am. We left earlier than the group because we wanted to get as much time to explore as possible. After much confusion as to where to go and how to get tickets, we eventually got on the 12 o'clock ferry. ... read more

Cool and Relax

Asia » Macau » Macau July 16th 2010

johnyboymalaysia

Simply cool and relaxed.I was there onthe 15th of Apri 2010. It is a ideal place for a vacation... read more

BRIEF STOP IN MACAU

Asia » Macau » Macau June 11th 2010

Macau

Viajerong Pinoy

Off to Macau today, Adam tagged along and we took the bus to the Macau ferry terminal on a rainy day, it was the last stop and since i had my big pack with me on my shoulder the whole bus trip i felt like my shoulder's about to fall off! Finally we arrived at the ferry port, we sorted out tickets, we bought the 11aqm ferry ticket as it was cheaper, had breakfast at LMX and went to the MTR to surrender my octopus card to get money back. We got back to the ferry terminal and one dude ushered us in and changed our ticket to 10:45am so off we go, the ferry is Turbojet and is fast and efficient, we both fell asleep on our 1 hour journey, raining hard too. I was ... read more

Macau concert night out

Asia » Macau » Macau May 5th 2010

Senado Square

CATE AND BENN

We visited Macau a few times now, every time accompanied by different people. Sometimes we visit this place to get away from the bustling life of Hong Kong, watch the Grand prix, Cirque de Soleil, live bands and or simple chill and try our luck in the roulette. Here's a wee bit description about this place: - Macau is located in the Guangdong province, which is on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta. -The first settlers in this place are the Guangdong and Fujian fishermen. This place in short was a trading gate and mainly the trade are for silk. - This city was first known as Ou Mun, now called Macau after the Portuguese. Macau is now a trade hub between China, Japan, India and Europe - To get to Macau from Hong ... read more

Macauvegas

Asia » Macau » Macau April 27th 2010

St. Paul's Church

AlexBK

Like Malacca that we visited in Malaysia, Macau is known for its Portuguese history. It was run as a semi-autonomous Portuguese colony for more than four hundred years until it was handed over to China at the same time as Hong Kong ten years ago. These days its better known for its imitation of Las Vegas as a glitzy casino heaven. We were interested mostly in the former but also curious about the latter so took the ferry from Hong Kong over to explore for a couple of days. Our first impressions when arriving on a dreary & drizzly afternoon was that Macau wasn't all it was cracked up to be. We didn't do much that afternoon and evening (apart from Phoebe wolfing down the biggest pasta bake you've ever seen) and left our exploring for ... read more

Day 144: Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Macau, Macau.

Asia » Macau » Macau April 20th 2010

Moi and St. Pauls.

AmandaL

Day 144: Tuesday, April 20th, 2010. Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Macau, Macau. Per Intrepid notes, "In the morning after breakfast on day 2 we take taxis to the ferry terminal where we board our ferry to Macau (approx. 75 mins). After arriving in Macau we take taxis to our accommodation.  Sometimes referred to as the Las Vegas of the East due to the recent proliferation of casinos and nightlife hot spots, Macau nonetheless has some fascinating history to discover. As a former Portuguese colony only handed back to the Chinese Mainland in 1999 there is a unique fusion of Mediterranean and Asian influences in the architecture, culture and food.  We take a walking tour through the tiny charming streets of Macau to see the colonial architecture up close as well as sample some of the local snack ... read more

Macau

Asia » Macau » Macau April 16th 2010

HK4

Hakkie

Begint nu wel spannend te worden of ik zondag terug kan vliegen naar Amsterdam. Nou ja, we zien wel... Eerst naar HK museum of art. Erg interessant. Wordt alleen 5x aangesproken door scholieren die hun engels willen oefenen en op de foto willen.. :) Daarna de ferry naar Macau genomen. Een oude portugese kolonie, qua status, vergelijkbaar met HK. Macau is het Las Vegas van Azie. Bij aankomst genoeg aanbod voor een tour. Ga op weg met Sem. Noem 'em Darth Vader, door z'n keel geluiden. Van het oude is weinig overgebleven. Alleen maar hotels, casino's en bouwputten. Wordt er niet echt heel blij van...wel imposant, maar als je 1 casino hebt gezien.... Na een paar uur rondrijden is het tijd om afscheid te nemen. Voordat ik terugga toch nog even 'n geluk beproeven in MGM ... read more

Brief history of Macau

Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 2...more history

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