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Tag Archives: macau
Macau, Part Three
The one thing I haven’t mentioned about Macau is also the main reason most people visit it. Due to gambling being severely restricted in both China and Hong Kong the only place anyone can build a casino is on this … Continue reading
Macau Pt 2
After a couple of days or so in Macau at this time of year the cramped, polluted streets start to lose their appeal a little, so I took a bus across to the other two islands in the city. The … Continue reading
Macau, Part one.
My Chinese visa ran out this week, so I had to go down the road to Macau for a few days to get a new one. I left on Monday and spent most of the day queueing – at the … Continue reading
I have most of this week off so have been taking the opportunity to do some of the things I hadn’t got around to in October and November. Yesterday I went down to Macau again with two other teachers – … Continue reading
This last weekend was in many ways a re-run of the previous one, but better. I went to Macau again, but this time with company and pleasant weather. I actually bought an MP4 player instead of just looking at them. … Continue reading
Last weekend
My trip to Macau last Saturday was hampered by English-style drizzle, so instead of a two-day bender it was scaled down to a four-hour shopping trip. I’m not somebody who enjoys shopping, especially in the rain, but a good time … Continue reading
I’m finished for the week now, and thinking of going to Macau for the weekend. Maybe I will buy a digital camera and take photos.
On Tuesday I went to Macau with three other teachers. It’s an old Portuguese colony which forms the southern part of our urban conurbation. To get there I just have to catch a bus to the centre, fill in a … Continue reading