The Sands

Day Ten - Macau or Cash Cow?

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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 Germa ... read more

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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