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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 KnotlaReds
April 27th 2008

Macau Asia » Macau » Macau

MGM Grand Casino

Finally got round to another few blogs! After Hong Kong we travelled by ferry to Macau for the night. Not too much here to see but we were only there for about 16 hours. It's asia version of Las Vegas apparently. [View Full Entry]

By Cy7
April 14th 2008

Macau, China Asia » Macau

Ruins of St. Paul's

A quick note from Macau - Macau is only an hour away from megapolis Hong Kong, so Halef and I decided to conduct a day trip to this tiny peninsula that is famous for its gambling and Catolicism. This is the only place in China where gambling is legal, so the city is packed with many Las Vegas-style casinos, notably The Venetian Macao - the biggest casino in the world, which is three times larger than its counterpart in Las Vegas. Apart from the sin city scene, Macau is significant for its early Catholic Portuguese influence - the city is also [View Full Entry]

Overlooking the Grand Lisboa from top of Monte Fort

By halefg
April 14th 2008

A little bit of Communism, Catholicism and Gambling Asia » Macau

Ruins of St. Pauls

Macau - Most Americans would raise their eyebrows upon hearing the name. For us, Macau is almost as exotic as secluded Timbuktu or legendary El Dorado, but in reality, it is more accessible than those two aforementioned places. Unfortunately, Macau is not going to be on traveler’s top list places to visit anytime soon. Its proximate location to mega polis Hong Kong dwarfs the importance of this region - and one can’t help but comparing Macau with Hong Kong. Yet, Macau holds many fascinating gems that are worth checking out - UNESCO just added its thirty historical structur [View Full Entry]

By Olliep
April 8th 2008

High Rollers Indeed!! Asia » Macau » Macau

Casino Lisboa - Macau

Breakfast was not what we had grown accustomed to and the staff in McDonalds are definitely not as friendly as Barnee in the morning! Today was culture day and we went for a nice long walk with Mark as designated tour guide. We saw some of the old portuguese churches and forts and went for a walk around the south of the island. We also stopped at the bus station to grab a ticket into China. After such a long walk we went into the centre for lunch and then wandered around the centre for a bit. Returning to the hotel [View Full Entry]

By Olliep
April 7th 2008

Leaving Hong Kong Asia » Macau » Macau

Leaving Hong Kong

We woke up at the ungodly hour of 9 in the morning and gathered all our belongings, including my sleeping bag cover which had magically been packed into my bag and which i only spent half an hour looking for!! We ate breakfast and then said our goodbyes to Barnee and left colin's house. Catching the Bus to the MTR and then switching once to get onto the next train line to get to the ferry port was a lot of fun wth all our bags, as usual!! Our next destination was Macau, a densely populated paradise which, due to its [View Full Entry]

By Katie May
April 7th 2008

The Start..Macau and Hong Kong Asia » Macau » Taipa Island

Macau 102

So i finally got on the plane and left! 8 hours later i arrived at Hong Kong Airport. Hopped straight onto a train, then onto the ferry over to Macau to meet up with my friend Samo. I spent 4 years at uni with sam, and not seen him for 6 months, so it was great to see him again. Macau is something to be seen, and i think arriving at night i got the best intro. It's a small island just west of Hong Kong, and hour ferry ride, and for many years was owned by the portugese, not the [View Full Entry]

By Kellermann Aasen
April 3rd 2008

Casino mekka for spille gale mennesker ! Asia » Macau » Macau

Macao

Hei ! Hvorfor ikke faa et par stempler til i Passet:-)Det kan vel ikke skade og ha vaart i denne Merkelige tidligere Portugisiske kolonien.Like greit og smi mens jernet er varmt...vi tar baaten.. Bare en times baat tur fra Hong Kong ligger dette mekka for spille gale Kinesere som valfarter dette stedet aaret rundt bare for og faa brukt opp litt av formuen.Eller for og sette seg mer i gjeld.Tipper det siste er mest vanlig.he he Jeg var her for 10 aar siden sammen med en kamerat av meg(Jan Erik ) og da var stedet nesten ikke utbygd i det hele [View Full Entry]

By VirgoGirl98
March 30th 2008

Macau Asia » Macau » Macau

Ruins of St. Paul

This is the second part of our trip., the first part was Hongkong. The best part of our trip to Macau is not just seeing those beautiful casinos and hotels but meeting kind hearted pinoys there. Marilyn offered her place for us to stay eventhough sacrificing her own room so just we could sleep there. She and her husband Rod really made us feel welcome on Macau. Rod offered to lift our bagagges eventhough it was very heavy. Marilyn also cooked our dinner for our first night there. By the way Marilyn has been working at The Venetian as room attendant [View Full Entry]

By travelwithMARIA
March 19th 2008

Macau Asia » Macau » Macau

St.Paul's Cathedral

Macau is a must see destination. Amazing city! The influence of the Europeans can be felt minimally and the chinese life is more vivid. The historical vibe of the city is just a remnants from the past much like the St. Paul's Cathedral ruins. Only the facade remains. Nevertheless, the chinese quality of the city made it more colorful and enjoyable to observe. The very idea of the Portuguese presence in the past and its remaining influences set it apart from Hong Kong. [View Full Entry]

By LukeNUFC
March 14th 2008

Culture and Casinos Asia » Macau

Hong Kong Museum Of Art

On Wednesday's all museums and art galleries in Hong Kong are free so we'd designated it as cultural day and headed for the space museum a few minutes walk away from the hostel. It was alright, nothing special and got swarmed by little tracksuited school kids while we were trying to take it at a leisurely pace! It did make us laugh though as we remembered being that age while they ran around grabbing everything in sight! After a quick lunch we headed next door to the Hong Kong Museum of Art which proved to be much better. We arrived at [View Full Entry]

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