Blogs from Macau, Asia - page 27

Well can't complain much cos cheap tickets ... but one thing that I would like to point out is the air stewardess was so diligent in cleaning the toilet ... so it was clean n spanking all the time. :) At last, I get to breath fresh air!! I had to practically run as it was so cold - BRRR. Imigration was a breeze... but everything was closed. Cos it's like 0300 :) Anyway, I had to wait till 0730 for the bus to transfer to the jetty for the First Ferry to TST. Met a few guys who is also going to HK. But they decided to take a taxi to the Casino instead of waiting in the airport. Well if they are going to HK Island, they can actually take the TurboJet which operates ... read more

Managed to get 4 passport stamps in total -- exit entry exit entry. Caught the ferry over to mainland China to Macau but this does not mean we went to China, oh no no no. Not entirely sure but think Macau might be like Hong Kong in that it used to be a colony - Portugese to be precise - and is now part of China but still has separate passport/visa controls. Hence arriving in Macau felt like arriving in Europe! To start with they seem to be trying to turn into Monaco and are building a series of casinos - a volcano, a pyramid etc on the beach. Caught a bus over one of the excess number of rollercoaster style bridges (including the famous friendship bridge) to Taipa - a gorgeous little Portugese style village ... read more

Yesterday mom and I did a day trip by boat to Macau. We felt honor-bound to undertake this adventure as my dad grew up there and well, he did pay for this trip. The place now belongs to China but is a special economic zone with relative autonomy over itself other than national security and foreign relation policies. This place is relatively unexciting if you don't feel the need to go to one of the many casinos. I found that the lights were just as glittery in Macau as Las Vegas but not as exciting. Las Vegas casino hotels had certain attractions to captivate the tourists. Here, you just came to gamble... no delicious dinner buffets or circus shows. This place used to be a portuguese colony and had a bunch of churches. The most famous ... read more

An exciting aspect of overseas travel, dear reader, comes from grasping new opportunities that are presented on the road. I was learning to keep an open mind as a traveller and trying to make every post a winner when it comes to new travel adventures. I mean to say, how could I resist a visit to Macau when it is only sixty kilometres south west of Hong Kong, and can be reached in just over an hour on a high speed ferry out of Victoria Harbour? This proved to be an irresistible lure for me, and I climbed aboard the ferry for a weekend trip to Macau full of anticipation. It was exciting to have the chance to visit this unique country in the heart of Asia, which at the same time is a country that ... read more