Best Western Hotel Taipa

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We were exhausted after the trip ...

... life in mainland China is the price of everything, and as a result I have ended up staying in what has to rank as one of the worst places I have ever stayed. It was a small guesthouse recommended by the Lonely Planet purely as it was the cheapest option in town, and it still ended up costing well over double what you would pay for the nicest hostels in China. I did have my own room, but said "room"is not really entirely deserving of the name as it was in ...

... In order to get to the shops, you walk through the huge gambling area. It is absolutely ridiculous, more on that later. We meander around the shops, see the gondolas, and take some pictures. To my surprise, there is a Fatburger! After working up our appetite we go to lunch at Madeira where we feast on crab, duck, and a bunch of other stuff. Tasty.

After lunch, Irene, her mom, and myself have ...

... architecture with all the Chinese food and language. Shop shop shop for the girls. The walkway leads to the Ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral. All but the façade was destroyed. Truly east meets west. We next go to the Mount Fortress. This has great views of the historical center of Macau. Then we take the scenic route Macau Tower. They offer a skywalk near the top 1000 feet off the ground. For some reason none of us are ...

... i ain't postin' grandma talked about having sex with my grandpa at 70 and i found out a lot of other stuff i didn' twant to know. actually quite relieved to go back home. ps. i bought some hair products that were made for asian hair called "asience" hahahahha oh loves it. see ya'll back home.

... and challenging, but at the end I will know what I'm capable of doing. From what I understood on the first day I will have to introduce myself and tell what I'm doing there... I'm practicing my speech... not sure if I have the reason... but I know one of the things I want is to be alone and away from my world, for at least 3 weeks...

... girls aren't some DTES crack-ho's... they are the hottest, most well made-up, best put together girls you've... anyone's... ever seen. Frank and I looked at each other... and long story short, got the f*** outta there. While the whole experience was pretty unsettling... we did keep talking about the hot-ness the entire day... heheh. So, I guess it wasn't THAT unsettling... After that, the 4 of us went around to a few other casinos, saw a crazy ...

... poor bartering skills, though with some handy hints from my German dorm mates I fared slightly better - knocking 20 dollars off the price of the chops and 70 off the pashminas. I may have still paid a little over the odds, but it was not really a rip off. I'm not goint to tell the prices as they are presents and I don't want people to think I'm being cheap, even if that is slightly the case. (Hey I'm on a budget and people ...

... train this time, with 3-bunk beds, 50 people in a carriage. I had the top bunk, but as I am small I could still kind of sit up to read a book and eat my noodles, also in China train food nr.1! My next stop: Guangzhou, south east of China, near Hong Kong. After a very relaxed 14-hour train journey (luckily someone knew how to switch of the VERY LOUD Chinese music!) and despite my snoring neighbour, I arrived kind of fresh ...