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Asia » Macau » Macau April 16th 2010

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
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Asia » Macau » Coloane Island March 27th 2010

Earlier in the week Elyse and I had switched our classes around so that we had Friday off. I made sure to let all of the teachers know that it was my birthday on the 27th. I figured they might get me some ridiculously large basket of fruit, chicken claws, or something uniquely Chinese. Yeah, but no; nothing at all is what I got. No "have a good birthday" or "have fun." I guess its pretty standard that most of the teachers at our school hardly acknowledge our presence nor even are concerned with us in the least bit. They pretty much suck. On Thursday we headed to Martin and Stay's house since it was closer to the Shekou Ferry Terminal. The only catch was that the woman who owned the villa only accepted cash and ... read more
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Fernando's Great Food
Coloane-Black Sand beach

Asia » Macau » Taipa Island February 3rd 2010

Master Kai’s first international rugby tournament - Hong Kong (Sandy Bay) VS Macau on Sunday 31st, 2010. Excitement abound Master Kai scored the opening try by a strong break down the wing. Fun was had by all and then to the beach. So Daddy could knock back sangria . ... read more
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Asia » Macau » Macau February 2nd 2010

I decide to make the day trip over to Macau via the fast jet and don’t regret it. My assumption of Macau is a gamblers paradise and not much else right? Well like my initial impression of Hong Kong as a shopper’s paradise only was wrong so is that of Macau. Macau until 1999 was occupied by the Portuguese and the influence is evident throughout the city and the historic center. Both Portuguese food and Portuguese architecture has influenced the look and tastes throughout the city. Even though the casinos are a big draw card of Macau, earning more revenue the Las Vegas, it’s possible to explore some nice sights of the city without stepping foot into the casino. I decide to take the free bus available at the jetty to get to a random casino ... read more
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Asia » Macau » Macau December 15th 2009

This is my first time in Macau as a real tourist. When I was little, I came to Macau with my family a few times. However, my father would spend the whole day in the Casino, abandoned my brother and I in those beat up arcades. Sad.... read more

Asia » Macau December 12th 2009

An early morning start in Luang Prabang got us safely aboard a 7am bus to the capital city, stopping on way at Vang Vieng. It was a queasy 6 hours for me thanks to the windy road over the mountains and recovering from the ills of the previous day. The bus dropped us 2km north of the city at the bus station, despite the small town only having one main road. This has become a point of contention with us travelling around. Towns in both Thailand and Laos have built new bus stations over recent years, always placing them in hard to get to locations just outside of town. This puts travellers with heavy backpacks at the mercy of tuk-tuk drivers, adding extra cost and hassle to getting between towns. We try to avoid this ... read more
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Asia » Macau » Macau November 18th 2009

Having felt as though I'd missed out on a lot of the things I wanted to see and do in Macau, I decided to take another trip over the Gambling islands. My intentions were to visit the same attractions that I had planned to the previous week, without rushing or missing any. So, the first step was to get up earlier and leaver earlier then before, last time I was on a ferry at 10:30, this time at 08:30. As is a great custom of mine, I slept on the ferry, an hours trip is perfect for a little recovery nap. With my hood over my face to block light, and iPhone playing the sounds of Arcade Fire into my ears the droning of the Chinese was was drowned out. I woke up shortly before the ... read more
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View from the Fort

Asia » Macau » Macau November 11th 2009

After a day of being lazy again - which followed a day of mountain climbing - I decided I would get up and head to Macau for the day. I left the house around 09:00 and headed to Shueng Wan - not sure if that's the right spelling - but the Macau Ferry port anyway. I arrived a little before 10:00, and purchased my ticket for the 10:30 boat, and then waited for a little while to see if the German guys from the mountain would show up. After about 10 - 15 minutes they hadn't so I went to get breakfast before I got on the boat. $26 got a Sausage McMuffin, Hash Brown and a half decent coffee... $26 is just over 2pounds... very tastee in deed! I munched that, and headed for the ... read more
Old Taipa Town
MGM Grand
The Sands

Asia » Macau » Macau November 4th 2009

After the night train from Xiamen, I took the bus to the coach station in Guangzhou. That went very well and by that way I had a nice tour through the outskirts of Guangzhou. The bus stopped right at a ticket booth for the bus to Zhuhai, the border town to enter Macau. So within no time, I was on the next bus. Then I had to take another bus to the real border. It was a bit of a search, but finally I found it. Having crossed the border, I realized that I didn’t write anything down of the hotel I had booked beforehand, so I tried to find a place where they have internet or wifi, but these two things are very scarce in Macau (strange!). When I finally found a tourist information office, ... read more
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Asia » Macau » Macau October 31st 2009

We had a sleep in and another buffet for breakfast. Our first stop yesterday was the Ruins of St Paul's. This must be the main tourist attraction in Macau as there were people everywhere taking photos. It is weird because the front of the building looks perfect but that is all there is. It only a few metres thick. From here we walked to Mount Fortress and had a look at all the old school cannons. There is a great view of the city from up at Mount Fortress. Our next stop was the Macau Museum. They were scanning for H1N1 at the entrance but we both made it through ok. It was now lunchtime so we stopped to get some food including a couple of famous Portuguese egg tarts. The eggs tarts were so good! ... read more
Ruins Thickness
Macau Tower Floor
Macau Tower




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