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I left for Macau on January 3rd, 2008 early in the morning to make for a good day of touring.  We all headed onto a shuttle bus, from Guangzhou, China, that brought us through highway tolls etc. finally reaching the Macau border.  We all got off excitedly, especially me, since I had never been there before; I filled out the required papers as to where we had come from and put it with my passport/visa walking with awe to the appropriate line-up for ...

Sleeping up till 10 am was really part of the plan. I was to spend the rest of the day seeing the rest of Macau as I am bound to end my journey tonight when i take the 10:30 flight back to Manila. I left my all ready backpack at the hostel and started strolling onto the streets to catch sight of the other landmarks of the city central highlighted on the map. Although the flashy casino scrapers showcased modern Macau, i preferred to explore the rich cultural side of the city, wandering onto ...

There are two things I already know about Macau.  The first is that it was a Portugese colony with an interesting European influenced culture, and the 2nd is that it is known as the Las Vegas of the East.  However, our main reason for visiting Macau is that it is a good place to pick up a cheap Air Asia flight to Kotu Kinabalu.  Macau is only an hour by boat from Hong Kong so arrive without much hassle, though like Hong Kong we need to go through immigatio...

"Macau, China Trip" It was the graduation reward for myself..^^

I started the year by going to Macau, with a side-trip to Hongkong. Macau is much more beautiful and impressive up close than what the glossy brochures will show you. Plan a trip soon!

Macau is such a small place but strategic enough to get you an exciting access to Hong Kong and China. You can explore Macau in 2-3 days max. Some places to visit are: Senado Square / St. Paul's Ruins- a mixture of shopping areas, souvenier shops, restaurants and cafes.  This is the place to meet people, socialize a bit and do some people-watching too.  Afterall, this is a piazza, just right in front of Leal Senado. The same area of narrow streets&nb...