Hong Kong

Macau and Hong Kong

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December 6th 2007
Arrived in Macau on Thursday evening (6th) and set about trying to find some accomodation. The first problem we came across was that no taxi drivers speak or read a word of English, nor, apparently can they understand maps, so they still didn't know where to take us. After a while we managed to communicate the general direction we wanted to be taken, where we came across our second problem. We arr ... read more

Asia » Macau

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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 2... ... read more