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- Macao
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- Pataca (MOP)
- Currency
- 453,733
- Population
- MO
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Macau
Travel Blogs from Macau
Move Over, Vegas
... ; life back in America! However, Christmas looms in the horizon and we felt the need to curb the indulgence of travel, so Macau provides a perfect 2 day escape that won’t break the bank or consume more precious vacation days. We stayed at the Hyatt ...
Macau
... we could get a new passport stamp and add to the list of quasi-countries that we've visited. We don't understand if Macau is a sovereign nation or administrative unit of the People's Republic of China, but we got away with another passport stamp which ...
Highrolling at Asia's Las Vegas
... the street names are still in Portugues and there are some fine Portuguese restaurants selling great food. But the casinos dominate Macau, the territory is constantly flooded by Chinese and Hong Kongers who come to try their luck on the roulette, ...
Macau
... sauces. There are many residents of Portuguese heritage and a very friendly relationship continues to exists between the two. Macau hosts a 3 day motor race meeting each November featuring Formula 3000, Superbikes and touring cars. The race track ...
Macau
... Em 20 de dezembro de 1999, 2 anos após a entrega de Hong Kong aos chineses pelos britânicos, Macau voltou a pertencer à China, dando fim a 442 anos de domínio português. Em 28 de fevereiro de 2010, ...
A Day in Macau
... . Macau is home to the largest casino in the world, and not having experienced Las Vegas, I thought I'd get a similar taste in Macau. I wasn't disappointed. Firstly, I walked around the central lake to have a look along the lakefront where most of the big ...
Another country for a day!
... a bus was a bit of a challenge - we weren't quite sure where we were heading and the signs were all in portugese because Macau is a Portugese colony. We eventually got to the centre and went in the nearest cafe for food. Had some weird veg soup and ...
Senado Square
There is Senado Spuare, is the landmark of Macau, so there are many visitors, we found a good place to take a photo. The middle is a fountain, sometime activities are held here, at night under the lights s ne more beautiful... ...
Gone to the dogs
... was pretty central despite being by far the cheapest place in town (admittedly the walls don't reach the ceilings but heh its cheap). Macau is a bizarre combination of styles - a mix of China, Hong Kong, Portugal and Vegas. After arriving we walked ...
Vegas of the East
Wednesday 23rd September - Macau Today was hot and sunny so we decided to take a day trip over to Macau. This island originally governed by the Portuguese was only a couple of hours away on the fast ferry. The day started badly as I forgot the passports ...
Macau
... mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Several US casinos have built there, including Venetian, MGM Grand and Wynn. I expected more from Macau. Frankly, the areas where the locals live, away from the casinos, are quite rundown and dirty. There is a nice ...
All change
... a bit. Macau is famous for having loads of Casinos, we are poor so Casinos are bad places for us. An little fact about Macau (a fact that is more interesting than the place itself) more money is gambled in Macau than in all of Las Vagas. Because we had ...
Gorgeous Macau.
... at 20 yuan, but I would have paid 100 just to get us to the hotel safely. Anyway, as Sam said, lessons learnt. Macau was absolutely gorgeous, hot weather for a change, proper shorts+flip flops weather the whole time - it's not going to be cold ...
Updated travel informatiuon
So we will be meeting up in Zhuhai for our bus from Zhuhai to the airport. This will be the good old standby of the 8am meeting. I hope you are all morning people like I am. Remember to pack warm clothes, a flashlight, a space heater, 4 ...
Chinese new year in Macau
... in the huge shopping mall and all the famous Venetian landmarks like St Marks square where opera singers sang out the windows! As Macau is a former portuguese colony it also has alot of history, and we were able to get a visit to the fortress and ...
The Macau Grand Prix and The City of Dreams
... racing buff, but these races were much more exciting than a NASCAR race hands down. Skill and stamina. The F3's at the Macau Grand Prix! After the race, we wandered around Macau and went to the Wyn casino to watch the gambling take place. ...
Macau
... . On peut manger à même le sol sans soucis ! J'ai embarqué sur le ferry à 7H45 pour 1H15 de navigation vers Macau mais malheureusement le temps était très brumeux (encore). Les toilettes du bateau m'on eux aussi parut très futuristes ! Une fois ...
A Former Portuguese colony.
... a brand new Las Vegas Strip here in Macau. Exactly two weeks ago they opened the largest casino on Earth, the Venetian - Macau who's is a replica of the one in Las Vegas, NV. I paid a visit, and kindly made a monthly ...
Oct 10 - 11
... 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 ferry from Hong Kong to Macau which took about an hour. Its full of huge casinos, but really, really quiet. It ...
Chinese Las Vegas
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, and though they supposedly aren't quite as elaborate as in Vegas, they were ...
Macau
... . After a short wait, we caught bus #2 for 2.50 RMB each and rode the bus for about 40 minutes before seeing the Macau (Gongbei) port entry point. With this being a vacation period in China, the line-ups to clear Chinese customs were substantial ...
Border Gate
... ; Dinner 06:00pm Return home First, we arrive in Macau Border Gate at 8:00a.m, then we take the bus on the number of 19 to the first view point. ...
Macau - Sin City East
... and hopped a ferry at the China Ferry Terminal. As I recall, it was about 150-175 HKD for the ferry. Arriving in Macau and clearing customs, we excitedly adventured from the terminal to strip. Macau is home to some of the most unique architecture I have ...
Mysterious Macau
... city and harbor. From here we can see that there is another part of Macau; the new Macau of mega Los Vegas style casinos. Macau is famous for its casinos and they are building some huge ones. Gambling is legal here but not in the rest of China. Arvid ...
Macau
... so many casinos, of course I tried my luck. Sometimes I won, sometimes I lost against the "hungry tigers." I just played with 10 Euro alltogether, but that was enough for 1,5 hours. A really nice day in Macau and again some new banknotes for my ...
Casino Time
... more like 3 quarters, is the gambling capital of the East. Some have said it actually turns over more than Vegas...? Went up the Macau tower, 380m odd tall with glass flooring areas at the top, so strange to stand on! There´s also the highest bungee jump ...
Macau
... some of my winnings to celebrate. Popped into a karaoke bar, said not for me thank you, then headed back to Hong Kong Macau (Vegas little brother) Conclusion - Not there long enough but 4/10 Highlight- If you like to gamble - you will enjoy- Getting ...
The Asian Las Vegas
... Die Faehre benoetigt ungefaehr eine Stunde und man wuss wieder das ganze Ein- und Auswanderungsprozedere ueber sich ergehen lassen. Macau wird auch das Las Vegas Chinas genannt, da es sich durch erlaubte Gluecksspiele auszeichnet. An der Waterfront ...
Don't press that button - $5,000 fine
... up that they had to stop and take photos of the ship and each other - so out of character for little-old-asian-ladies. Macau - Opening Soon Veronica and I have been "down with colds" for the last few days. But we dragged outselves to the ferry and ...
China here i come
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 first things that hits you when you walk around Macua is that you could ...