Blogs from Macau, Macau, Asia - page 3

Danes seveda nisem imela te srece in je Nemec nad mano posteno smrcal. Nic hudega, sem se zato vsaj zbudila ob primerni uri, da sem spet lahko odskakljala na bliznji market in pograbila pekovsko pecivo z nadevom iz rdecega fizola, sojino mleko in nudlne s sojino omako. Odkrila sem se sosednji market na Marble road in bila vsa srecna. Razpolozenje mi je malce skazil nakup buddha fruita, ki je bil posteno drag in povsem zanic (jebiga, neizkusenost pac), zato sem morala nujno kupiti tri zrele mange za $15 (1,5 evra), da sem se primerno potolazila. Glede teh pekarnic: ti so tu velika rec in jih je precej vec kot pa v JV Aziji. Vsi ti maslenasti kruhki (polnozrnati in podobne zadeve so redkost, na Tajvanu so bolj pogosti) so loterija, saj nikdar ne ves, kaj bo ... read more

Hello everyone, in today’s blog, I visit Macau, hence the painfully corny title (no, I seriously winced when I typed that, my hand tried to cramp up in an attempt to stop me – obviously it failed). So last time I outsmarted the Taiwan Visa requirements, I actually got my Taiwan Visa, and realized that Hong Kong isn’t my jam. Thus I decided that maybe a side trip to Macau would be the boost I needed. Let’s continue on this magical journey of magic and adventure, shall we? Sept 1st: Rising and shining around 7:15, I packed up my backpack with my guidebook (which doubled as a map), some water, and a sense of adventure (each sold separately), and got on the 7:45 shuttle into town. Got off, ran into 7-11 to grab a quick (and ... read more

I stayed up late last night watching a movie so today I slept in really late. I did most of the sight-seeing I care to see, so a new plan was needed for the day. I went to Margaret's for brunch but was disappointed to see that they don't have an actual breakfast menu. So I ended up with a delicious (but too large) sandwich and egg tarts. But I think we all know the egg tarts are the main reason to come! I took a bus south and across the bridge to Taipa, another part of Macau. I planned to spend the day there and then return after dinner. I wandered, I looked, I got lost. Just when I wasn't sure what to do next, I stopped on some stairs and pulled out my map. ... read more

Macau! Endelig kom dagen. Dagen DH har ventet på siden februar iår på å få oppleve. Dagen han tok sats og hoppet utfor verdens høyeste bungy-jump, 233 meter! Vanskelig å rettferdiggjøre høyden på bildene som er tatt. Spesielt når fotografen (Seb) har en høydeskrekk på alt over 2 meter. Så anbefaler linken til videoen som nå ligger ute på youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QochivDtpJg Bortsett fra bungy-jump (!), så har vi idag forflyttet oss fra Hong-Kong til Macau med ferje. Seb slapp inn i landet uten å bli sjekket av lege denne gangen. YEY! (Selv om forkjølelsen er verre). Vi ble imponert av hotellet ved adkomst, og ikke uten grunn. Men idet vi var ferdige med å sjekke inn at vi virkelig fikk sett hva The Venetian egentlig er, 51 tusen kvadratmeter med casino! Resten av hotellet er 100 ... read more

I left home at 830 am, made my way into downtown Guangzhou, bought a bus ticket to Zhuhai, and made it to Macau customs by 130pm. It's amazing how something so close can still be so far away. I took a taxi to my hotel. It's a former brothel in the former red light district. When they said that the rooms had character, they weren't kidding! My walls reach 80% of the way to the ceiling and if you bump them too hard, they move a bit. It's evident that they used to go only 50% of the way up, so I guess this is an improvement. But I do have my own sink and the room is pretty clean. I'm not quite sure how they think two people fit into the bed, since it fits ... read more