Looking for Macau travel tips?

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Heading to Macau in a couple of weeks and would like some info about good eateries, places of interest, etc. I would rather see the "real" Macau than the ultra touristy places. So, any hints or tips about where to go for a bit of a cultural shake up would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys

Hi qtg - my fave cyber partner in crime!

Decided to check in to Macau for a few days seeing as we were going to be in HK, I thought it was worth more than the ferry ride.

Am I getting nervous? YES!! If you had asked me a couple of weeks ago I would have laughed, but I was bridesmaid at my friend's wedding on the weekend (the one at Torbanlea) and it sort of hit home!

How's things with you?

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Wow thought you might have dropped off the planet... you going to macua now too....

not to much for me to tell, I have never been sorry.

how are things anyway? getting nervous about the wedding yet?

Answer 2

I'd recommend Coloane, the southernmost island of Macau. Macau is actually a peninsuala (Macau city), and two islands just to the south. All are connected by bridges, and at most 15 minutes to the furthest. Coloane has some lovely old Portuguese architecture, beaches and restaurants (and countryside!) It's where people from Macau go to 'get away from Macau'. There's a couple of hotels down there if you want to stay the night - the Pousada Coloane and another... Worth a look on google at any rate.

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My fiance and I flew to Macau by helicopter from Hong Kong which was pretty amazing and very quick (16 minutes) We found a guide at the airport who drove us around in his car and took us to some interesting places and he waited for us while we explored. I particularly liked the old church which has been demolished but the front still remains, as well as the Shrine with all the stairs leading up the mountainside. We stayed at the Mandarin Oriental which has a fantastic pool area. We visited one of the casinos and although we didn't gamble, we did have a fabulous meal. It was interesting to note that at dinner, none of the chinese people who came into the restaurant wanted to sit anywhere near us ,so we had one half of this amazing restaurant all to ourselves. Macau doesn't have alot to see, so I recommend that you can get to Hong Kong during your travels, which will definately keep you busy and it is just a quick ferry ride away.

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Macao is a fascinating place. I use to take the hydrofoil from Hong Kong to Macao. There are gambling Casinos. interesting architecture very much like Portugal. That is not strange, because Macao belonged to Portugal for some 300 years. Food, especially seafood is excellent.

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with the help of Sea a number of fleets of hight-speed vessels serve the 40-mile direction between Hong Kong and Macau: jetfoils, rapid-cats, jumbo-cats and hover ferries. There are extra effective than a hundred sailings throughout the time of the day and night, with all-night provider with the help of jetfoils. Passengers are stated to be on the terminal a minimum of half-hour until eventually now departure with a view to end immigration formalities. those arriving early can connect stand-with the help of traces for until eventually now sailings. babies over the age of three hundred and sixty 5 days pay finished fare on all vessels. There are 2 terminals in HongKong. the main sea terminal and heliport are placed in Shun Tak Centre, on the waterfront West of substantial District on Hong Kong Island. It stands over the Sheung Wan station of the MTR (Mass Transit Railway) and adjoins a terminal for public buses and minibuses from many areas of Hong Kong, alongside with the A2 Airbus from the airport. The terminal has passenger wharves and helipad, ticketing places of work for cutting-edge and advance sailings and flights, reservation places of work of Macau hotels and shuttle brokers, the Macau government vacationer place of work representative place of work and innovations counter. The China Ferry Terminal, which promises ferry amenities from the Kowloon element, is placed on the Tshimshatsui waterfront alongside Harbour city, and is used for Jumbocats, and Hover-ferry crusing to and from Macau. It includes ticketing places of work for cutting-edge and advance sailings. The Macau Maritime Terminal and heliport is located in the Outer Harbour. It includes ticketing places of work for shuttle to Hong Kong, Macau lodge reservation of places of work, automobile hire places of work, shuttle companies merchandising excursions in Macau and to China, accountability-loose shops and eating places, besides as bags lockers, automated teller machines a automated innovations instruction manual, money exchange and positioned up place of work centers.

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