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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 20 December 1999. China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.To be updated

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By LiuMing
August 6th 2009

Taipa Asia » Macau » Taipa Island

TAIPA ISLAND (Macao) (15)

Taipa es la más pequeña de las islas pertenecientes a la región administrativa especial de Macao. En Taipa contrastan las construcciones que aún permanecen de estilo colonial portugués y algunos templos tradicionales chinos, con otras nuevas construcciones, así como los nuevos complejos hoteleros y casinos, ya en Cotai, el itsmo que conecta Taipa con Coloane. La comida riquísima. [View Full Entry]

By Glitter G
July 31st 2009

Singapore, Hong Kong & Macau Asia » Macau » Macau

Singapore Eye in the Sky

In October of 2008, Jeanine & I went to Singapore to visit Jeanine's former colleague, Jazz while she was on an expat assignment. After we toured singapore for several days, we all went to Hong Kong together. From Hong Kong, we took a ferry to Macau. It was a lovely trip with some notable hiccups. For example, We had to fly in a day late and we spent the first night in Japan due to a typhoon in Hong Kong, where we were to have a layover. I frantically called American Express to see if there were any other flights to [View Full Entry]

By Cessna152
July 31st 2009

Macau - Warning: Do not read if easily offended! Asia » Macau » Macau

Panorama of the skyline

Only forty kilometres from Hong Kong, Angela and I decided a day trip to Macau would be an interesting diversion, and so we made our way to the dock to catch a high speed ferry. First established as a trading post in the sixteenth century, Macau, or Ultra Marino as it was then called, became a colony of Portugal in 1887, remaining so until 1999 when it was finally handed back to China. Our journey there took one hour and as we sped along, I began to watch the in-sail-entertainment. It was a Japanese television program which pitted man against bear. [View Full Entry]

Angela poses on ruins of Saint Paul's Cathedral

By ASH Travel
July 29th 2009

Macau - Glitz and Glamour??? Asia » Macau » Macau

Tom Goes to Macau

The Kitschiest Place on Earth If Walt Disney is the happiest place on earth, then Macau is the kitschiest place on earth. We took the one hour Turbo Jet ferry to Macau, the east’s version of Las Vegas. It was a Portuguese settlement, and it apparently is a unique intersection of European and Chinese culture - hopefully more so that Malaca in Malaysia. I heard we could get Sangria, so that was enough for me. When we arrived at the ferry terminal, many of the casinos offered a free shuttle directly to their door, so we picked one on the [View Full Entry]

By Ben and Robson
July 1st 2009

Macau 1 July Day 68 Asia » Macau » Macau

Largo Senado

There are many more things we could have done in Hong Kong, but we couldn't resist to the temptation to go and visit Macau. Macau is mainly known for its casinos. When you arrive in Macau, free shuttle buses are waiting for you to bring you straight away to a casino. Instead we consulted our little pocket guide and paid a few pennies to take bus 10A that brought us to the centre. We discovered the very nice 'largo Senado' a beautiful square where the Portuguese influence is very present. Portuguese is still the official language together with Chinese (cantonese?) in [View Full Entry]

By carey
June 23rd 2009

A regular Indiana Jones in Macau Asia » Macau » Macau

Rue da Felicidade

My stay in Macau was quite pleasant. I wandered the streets for a few hours during the day—wandered till I was properly drenched in sweat and would then return to the homestead and watch dvds till I couldn’t see straight. I managed to get through seasons 1-4 of Entourage and got to see a little of season 4 of Prison Break before I departed. Macau has a lot of Portuguese influence, which was a beautiful sight for me. I have gotten rather bored with refurbished Chinese architecture. The city was easy to maneuver, once I embrace the alleyways I could get [View Full Entry]

By carey
June 19th 2009

Travel days... Asia » Macau » Macau

The pack

Travel days for me are never dull. I don’t know if it is because I’m blessed with “good luck” or if it is because I’m my father’s daughter and particular people and situations gravitate to me like flies to shit. Maybe it’s my uncontrollable urge to smile and laugh when I have no other response or my awkward way of not quite saying no, more or less a “we’ll see, maybe, perhaps” stumbles out of my mouth… I finished my packing this morning, horrified at the monster my backpack became. I swung it onto my back, d [View Full Entry]

By carey
June 19th 2009

Macau Asia » Macau » Macau

view from apartment

The taxi drops me off on a street corner, I quickly recognize the store names (7-11 and McDonalds) that are marked on my map. I throw my pack on my back and set off to round the corner. I find the lobby with glass doors and waltz in before anyone asks me any questions. I find the apartment number (20th floor) and ring the bell, anxiously awaiting what I will find. Suraj opens the door with a big smile and before I can even say my name he ushers me inside and takes my bag. And then announces he’s going to [View Full Entry]

By drofykceb
June 16th 2009

Macau SAR Asia » Macau » Macau

Church of Sao Paolo

Macau reminded me, for some strange reason, of Andorra. Outwardly, they haven't got much in common: Andorra is a beautiful mountainous land set in the midst of the Pyrenees, and Macau is a hilly, humid, coastal resort. Perhaps it is the fact that neither would exist with any sort of independence or income if they hadn't learned to lure people there and take their money. In Andorra, which is fast becoming the Strip Mall of Europe, sales-tax-free shopping and its status as a tax haven bring in the foreign dollars. In Macau, it's the glittering towers of casino resorts that suck [View Full Entry]

By Fouhy
June 3rd 2009

Day 10 - Day trip to Macau Asia » Macau » Macau

The statue of Guan Yin

Ola readers. Todays adventures took me to the Special Administration Region (SAR) of Macau. It was an early start. The pick up time for this tour was 7:30am. Another day without a sleep-in. Ah well could be worse. I could be getting up early to go to work. I was up around 6:30am to get ready. The bus arrived around 7:40am. We had a few hotels to do pick ups along the way. By the end of the pick-ups we had around 24 on the tour. The mix was American, Australian (the largest representation), Malaysian, Chinese, Portuguese (I think. They could [View Full Entry]

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