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What happens in Macau...stays in Macau
Jun 25, 2007
(17 photos)
"Welcome to Vegas-lite. Macau is, I think, a bit of an anomaly within China. Due to the Portuguese influence of the city, it has a very Mediterranean feel. Some ar ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jay29
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Look out Vegas!
Apr 27, 2007
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"He Said: When we made our original itinerary we didn't include Macau. As we reworked our route a few months ago we found a ridiculously low fare from here of $60 USD for the ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
globedecker
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Four countries in a day!!!
Apr 22, 2007
"A quick entry...today I did four countries.....bit of an achievement!!! I left Asia in style, a motor bike ride to the airport on the back of a 15 year old bike!!!! So I left Cambo ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
hodge
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HK - Macau
Dec 11, 2005
(27 photos)
"Day 1 Once again we utilised the hotel cake shop for a hearty breakfast of pastries and cakes before checking out and heading for the ferry over to Macau. This was the first time w ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
gonetilwhenever
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Ferry to Macau
Dec 27, 2005
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"We got up early today to upload some photos on the blog while we still had a wireless Internet connection and then got on the Hong Kong to Macau ferry for the 75 minute trip. At th ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
eatdessertfirst
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Day Trip To Macau
Sep 20, 2005
(21 photos)
"Had a very long day ahead of us today but that wasn't going to stop us making the most of our time here. We had a flight to catch at midnight but we were still packed and ready to ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
rbisset
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Macau
Dec 20, 2005
(8 photos)
"The man strode purposefully into the park with a tiny round bird cage tucked under his arm. Where was he off to we thought? After a few moments we decided to follow him and spotted ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
heatheravan
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Going colonial in Macau.
Sep 18, 2004
"... in which the blond bloke traips across the old Portuguese peninsula and drinks lots of milk... SHENZHEN To make things difficult, I decided to get myself to Hong Kong in a roun ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jeroen
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Working as a movie extra in Hong Kong
Aug 10, 2006
(51 photos)
"I am on my way to NZ and decided to spend a little bit more time in Hong Kong to visit Macau and Lantau Island. I stayed again at the Traveller's hostel where Calvin took care of e ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
grizzly
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A little taste of Portugal
Aug 1, 2003
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"Dave took me on the ferry to Macau today. We started off with lunch in a lovely little restaurant called Fernandos on Coloane Island. After a few bottles of vino verde and some lov ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
hils
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Macau
May 22, 2006
(5 photos)
"We spent an afternoon in Central Hong Kong, before catching the ferry to The Historic City of Macau. After a month in China, Hong Kong suddenly felt like an incredibly modern, fun, ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
gojoadventures
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Macau
Dec 10, 2006
(9 photos)
"We day-tripped to Macau, partly to pack in as much to see in the time we had available, and partly to bag an extra country as we're competing with Stewart! We visited the ruins of ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
grom
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Monsoon Season Has Officially Arrived
May 10, 2005
(1 photo)
"Howdy! Well, rainy season has officially arrived here in Hong Kong. Actually, I'm in Macau at the moment, but the same thing still stands. I'm stuck inside until the rain lets up a ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
houseofwanush
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Macau (a one-day walk-around)
Dec 12, 2006
(2 photos)
"Poor Macau never gets much attention, as it stands so useless next to Hong Kong. 'Don't bother going to Macau unless you are going to gamble' ------ Bullshit! Macau ha ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
kel00
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Visa expiring
Oct 30, 2005
(4 photos)
"Mike's leg was recovering and his visa was expiring so we did a short trip to Macau and Hong Kong. Mike's big member! And his hot date! ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
gypsymichelle
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A little taste of Europe in Asia
Jan 2, 2007
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"Day trip to Macau Macau was the next stop, again I went with Nefeli, I wanted to take the helicopter to the Island, but wasn't sure how I would explain that one to Matt on the cre ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
mattandnicole
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Smullen in Macau
Sep 12, 2006
(18 photos)
"Van Hong Kong naar het naburige schiereiland Macau is een klein uurtje met de ferry. Macau is een voormalig Portugese kolonie en is veel kleiner dan Hong Kong. Het Las Vegas van de ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
wijleweg
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Las Vegas of the East
Dec 4, 2006
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"So, following a few days in Hong Kong, I thought I'd take a quick day-trip over the Pearl River Delta and see what Macau's all about. For year's it was the equivalent of Hong Kong' ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
robfrumkin
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worst airport experience ever
Aug 1, 2006
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"I was to leave Beijing at 4pm on July 31st and arrive in Taipei that night. Didn't work out very well as you might imagine. Why? The engineers in Beijing can't design a decent road ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
whereisbrian
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Maaaaaacao
Sep 30, 2007
(6 photos)
"Bref passage par Macao, le pays-ville où cultures portugaises, anglaises et chinoises tentent de se comprendre à travers le jeu. Amateurs de poker et autres roulettes, les casinos ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
pvdyck
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The Macau Grand Prix and The City of Dreams
Nov 18, 2006
(21 photos)
"Sunday adventures began early in the morning as we hopped on the Turbo Jet Express ferry from Hong Kong to Macau. During peak travel times the ferry leaves every 15 minutes to the ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
gildo
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Formerly Portuguese outpost
Mar 29, 1981
"Over and back visit to island of Macau by jet ski boat. Very crowded Many go to gamble in the many casinos. Old cathedral. Wandered around. ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
radsolv
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Don't press that button - $5,000 fine
Apr 8, 2006
"All all; Don't press that button Have you ever had the urge to press the button on an escallator that says "EMERGENCY STOP - $5,000 fine for improper use". Well I tell you I've wan ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
davidsmi
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MACAO
Mar 19, 2007
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"After another bumpy ride at the back of a sleeper bus we got dropped off at Zhuhai, border town of China and Macau. Zuhai was very clean. We hired a cab to get to the bor ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
vachon_88
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Macau
Oct 3, 2006
(12 photos)
"Before our visit, we knew very little about Macau and pleased to find there is a lot crammed into this small Chinese province; a long history as a fishing and trading port between ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
binghams
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China here i come
Jan 14, 2007
"Didn't really spend much time in Macau but as soon as you land you can tell your in a different world compared to where I'd just been the last two months. One of the firs ..."
A travel blog entry from Taipa island by
the-new-me
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Macau
May 3, 2005
(21 photos)
"On The Way I took the ferry to Macau via New World First Ferry for HK$140 (approximately $18 u.s. dollar). The ride took only one hour. It was a nice smooth ride. The seats were le ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
gogotrek
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portugal meets china
Feb 22, 2000
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"Nancy and I caught the TurboJet over from Hong Kong to Macau for a daytrip. The weather was kind of cloudy and drizzly while we were there. We went to Guia Lighthouse, Flora Garden ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
twittg
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Not Hainan, Macau
Oct 28, 2005
"An unintended port of call due to a sailing incident described in previous entry. Macau is really tiny. Can walk from one side to another in no time at all. Had some great meals he ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jc
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More flashing lights than I can handle
Jul 12, 2007
"Yes people, I am in flashing pretty light heaven. Walking around Macau checking out the casinos, but no gambling this time round. I think Las Vegas would just be too much for me, I ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
beckandbill
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Oct 10 - 11
Oct 10, 2006
(5 photos)
" As anyone who has ventured inside an Irish bookies in the last few years the Chinese love their gambling, and the place they go to do most of their gambling is Macau. I got a ferr ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jimibaker
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East meets west in Macau
Nov 18, 2006
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"Rosie says....Macau is a tiny country, consisting of a peninsular connected to the Chinese mainland and two islands (Taipa and Coloane). The Portuguese arrived here in the mid 1500 ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
leon1974
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Day trip to Macau
Nov 15, 2005
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"I took an early ferry from Kowloon to Macau, which took about an hour. After a quick meal, I headed to Casino Lisboa to try my hand at some blackjack. I only played for an hour and ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
sfirestone
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Macau
Sep 13, 2005
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"The Lonely Planet commands, and so we did. Setting our sights on the previously Portuguese colony of Macau we got up early and sped from the HongKong harbour on a huge motorized ca ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
reinier
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Macau
Jan 3, 2008
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"I thought when i was so close to Macau it would be a shame not to have a small visit- So off i went - caught the ferri over ,didn't arrive till around 23:00 stayed for around 3hour ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
bugs1983
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Happy Christmas
Dec 25, 2006
(25 photos)
"Christmas is a time of year for icons. I was at my most and least iconoclastic this year, managing to be in a casino and a cathedral on christmas day. Oh and then there ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
robjstaples
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A day-trip to Macau
Dec 12, 2005
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"in a nutshell: we went to Macau for the day. ------------------ Continuing our tour of the Portugese colonies as well as the British ones, we took the ferry across to the Special A ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
anneowens
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Jetfoil to Macau
Aug 8, 2006
(14 photos)
"Y finalmente, recorri a bordo de un Jetfoil el mar hacia Macau!!! Lying just 65km west of Hong Kong but predating that territory's colonisation by almost 300 years, Macau was the f ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
erich.noriega
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A Former Portuguese colony.
Sep 10, 2007
(26 photos)
"Walking the streets of Macau is like wandering in some Portuguese town. The buildings are painted with beautiful pastel colors. There are many churches left from the time ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
andremaheux
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Where have I heard this before?
Oct 18, 2005
"Macau is a tiny island city west of Hong Kong that was the first Portuguese trading center in Asia. In 1999 it reverted to Chinese control, but much of the city still has a Europea ..."
A travel blog entry from Macao by
cmj
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Chinese Las Vegas
Mar 20, 2007
"From Hong Kong, it was only an hour ferry ride to Macau, an island that is making a name for itself as China's Las Vegas. Casinos from Vegas have even opened branches there, ..."
A travel blog entry from Macao by
jlynn2395
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the excavator
Apr 12, 2006
"as i said before, i only stayed briefly in datong before catching yet another long train ride to the town of ping yao. ok to be honest this town isnt exactly a hub of activity or i ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
nealinthailand
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macau
Mar 17, 2007
"came here for a day trip from HK, cool larl place. gonna be asia las vegas in a few years. same crack as hong kong now, not int mood to be typin shite!. ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jordanblair100
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Portuginese!
Aug 1, 2007
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"Macau was something of a surprise. After three months in China at the beginning of the year, I had a fairly good idea of what to expect from a Chinese city. Macau was nothing like ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
mrconfused
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Another country for a day!
Jan 13, 2005
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"Another jam packed day. Caught the ferry to Macau this morning. It is a different country to Hong Kong and about 65km away. Unsure quite what we were going to see we headed off any ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jonandjen
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Macau
Jun 22, 2007
(7 photos)
"Macau (bis 1999 portugiesische Kolonie) ist eine weitere Sonderverwaltungszone von China und man kann ohne Visa einreisen. Nach einer stuendigen Fahrt mit einem Tragflaechenboot, w ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
maas
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A Portuguese Flavor
Sep 13, 2005
(8 photos)
"I really don't know what's up with this room, but it's starting to get on my nerves! Yet another restless night! You go to bed tired and then wake up at 2.00 every morning, unable ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
hamster
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Macau
Nov 27, 2006
(11 photos)
"Macau 27/11/2006 - 29/11/2006 To be honest, we weren't expecting much from Macau. We could only find two hostel places to crash and ended up choosing Augusters Lodge because it was ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
richandhel
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Happy Days Again
May 11, 2007
"I know I am way way behind. I will be catching up over the next months, as ever. I am always fighting the eternal passage of time... This morning, in medias res. The staff at the L ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
fatduck
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Portuenese!
Oct 23, 2005
(17 photos)
"Back into the madness of China, but Macau (a Special Autonomous Zone similar to Hong Kong) is quite a unique blend of hassle-free, clean, tacky (& snazzy) casinos, Portuguese archi ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jtrail
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Colonies and Casinos
Dec 22, 2007
"Stopped here for a couple of nights on my way to Bangkok. Saw a load of colonial buildings and big Vegas style casinos. Had to sleep in the airport cos no cheap hostels about. ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
finn_steve
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From port to Portugal...
Jun 15, 2006
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".... Or at least a small part of Portugal in the far east. Went to their version of Hong Kong - It was pretty interesting and far more historic than HK (has 300 years more colaniza ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
mothman
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McDonalds in Macau
Jul 19, 2006
"Highlights: - Portugese architecture. Low lights: - A long horrible bus and taxis journey to Macau's causeway. - Ros feeling very unwell and only wanting McDonalds fries to eat. - ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
rosanddave
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Hong Kong -> Macau -> Canton
May 28, 2007
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"I had a day filled with ups and downs today--luckily mostly ups. First thing I stopped by the Russian consulate where my approved Russian visa awaited me. I felt elated ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jkirby
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The oriental med
Jun 3, 2005
(7 photos)
"While in HK, we also visited the neighbouring peninsular of Macau, which was under Portugeuse rule from the 1500s and retains much of its culture with Meditteranean architecture, f ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
helenluke
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Portugal and Las Vegas rolled into one!!!
Mar 24, 2007
(6 photos)
"Macau is a 50 minute ferry ride from Hong Kong and its where all the rich from Hong Kong go for the weekend, so we thought we would check it out. Macau used to be ruled by Por ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
teamdac
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Casinos and Cultural Heritage
Oct 25, 2005
"Macau. From afar, the name casts images of a slightly seedy place infiltrated by organised crime and dodgy business dealings all behind the front of Casino entertainment. Knowing w ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
robjstaples
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Little Portugal
Aug 24, 2007
(13 photos)
"I woke up inside the 1.65m long bed I slept in, (I'm about 1.78m tall), somewhere between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Guangzhou, historical Canton, has always been a big metropoli ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
gsella
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Our First Stop...
Mar 31, 2006
(6 photos)
"Written By Meg We took off work early on Friday and were so excited to be heading out finally. We needed a vacation, since our last day off was in February. The plane flight was on ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
megandmatt
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Macau
Jan 7, 2007
(10 photos)
"Caught the subway in Guangzhou, have another bag now as I've brought a bit of warm stuff so no longer travelling light. A bit Annoying but its only for a few days. Got to the China ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
benwhit
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Gambling and sightseeing in Macau
Jul 20, 2006
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"A place with big casinos... count me in. It's only an hour on hydrofoil from Hong Kong and the guide book suggested it's much cheaper to stay and eat. With this in mind we decided ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
pjthompson
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Macau
Sep 30, 2007
"Visited the new Venetian, but didn't try on the Gondola, I would like to go to Venice for that. I went up to Macau Tower, watched people doing bungee jump, very nice, but it ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
leen903
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Macau
Jun 12, 2005
"Left in the morning for Macau. Vitaly decided to stay in Guangzhou for an extra day or so due to the doctors he met there. The journey was interesting - I saw a Tai Chi park. At fi ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
suzhu
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Macau!
Jan 7, 2007
(1 photo)
"We decided to take a ferry to Macao Island. Note to everyone, when in Hong Kong, take the hour ferry to Macao. We stopped in some ridiculous shops on our way to the ferry, ridiculo ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jenfifi
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Winna, Winna Pigeon Dinna!!
Jan 18, 2008
(13 photos)
"This is my first ever entry into Lisa's travel blog, but certainly won't be the last. I've been tasked with writing about our trip to Macau yesterday, so here we go. First and fore ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
lisaludwig
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Macau
Jun 24, 2007
(7 photos)
"Day 3 Hong Kong... or should I say, Day 3 Macau. Today, we've made plans to take the ferry to Macau, which is a city located on Mainland China. It used to be a Portugese colony, an ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
jasonlew
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Adventures in Macau
Jan 7, 2007
(10 photos)
"JP: After many evenings of playing poker and watching Casino Royal while here - the boys were itching to hop over to try out the casinos in Macau (Vegas of the East). Given t ..."
A travel blog entry from Macau by
wondura
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