Macau

Legend of the Chinese Zodiac

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 13:43:22 +0000

In my family, we have a dog, an ox, a rat, a tiger, and two dragons! When such a varied bunch sits together, one can expect a clashing of "personalities" and other factors... but such is the...

Taipa and Coloane: A Tale of Two Islands

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Feb 2002 06:24:03 +0000

The author explores Macau's Taipa and Coloane, two of the most unique islands in Asia.

Opium

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:50:26 +0000

Opium had a devastating impact on China just over a hundred years ago. One man tried to stop it but he wasn't successful.

The Real Macau is Still There

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:33:21 +0000

You have to look a little harder to get past all the Las Vegas glitz and glitter that seems to be taking over Macau, but if your determined to find it, the real Macau is still there...

Macau...Old World Charm Collides With High Tech Aims!

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:36:43 +0000

If you want just one word to describe Macau, it is wondrous . After having visited a number of cities in Asia I can safely conclude that Macau is one of the Continent's most tourist-friendly places.

One day in Macau

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:49:22 +0000

The author transits through Macau, thinking it's nothing but a gambling heaven. Now she plans to return, because "one day was definitely not enough..."

Venetian Macau casino welcomes its millionth visitor

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:50:50 +0000

It took the Venitian Macau, the world's largest casino resort, 17 days to receive over one million visitors. That means the casino has seen an average of 55,500 visitors a day since it opened on August 28, 2007...

Las Vegas of the Orient?

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 16:43:14 +0000

The gray mist clung to the city so thickly that the godess herself seemed to float above the harbor, her eggshell white base almost totally obscured; In the deep fog, Kun Lam, eternal greeter to...

Cannons, Chapels and Fine Cuisine: Macau's Historic Pousada de Sao Tiago

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Mar 1998 08:00:00 +0000

In the course of my travels I've spent the night in all kinds of odd places. I've camped in the no man's land along the Rwanda-Burundi border in the days when those two countries still knew peace.

Macau: After the Handover

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Feb 2001 18:57:24 +0000

Peering out the window of my hydrofoil from Hong Kong, I watched the familiar outline of the Macau ferry terminal draw closer. The Portuguese had recently returned control of Macau to the Chinese, and...

Macau - Asia's Vegas?

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 14:32:11 +0000

A huge cheer breaks through the cacophony at Sands Macau Casino as the four million pataca (518,000 US dollar) blackjack jackpot is won. Lights flash, music plays and hordes of tourists, mostly from...

Images of Asia - Macau

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:52:46 +0000

Images of Asia - Macau, by Cesar Guillen-Nuñez. Oxford University Press (1984)

Strolling in Macao - a book review

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:49:32 +0000

Do you like to sightsee as you walk; and drop in on some random restaurant serving local delicacies? Do you like visiting museums, lighthouses, old temples, church ruins, market vendors? ... Then you find kindred spirits in this book.

Flowers and Swords Greet Morning in Macau

Anonymous — Mon, 10 May 2004 14:31:55 +0000

Like many Asian cities, Macau is at its best in the early morning. In the hours bracketing dusk the air feels both cleaner and cooler. Sunlight slants low across the streets, bringing out the vivid...

Book Review: The Bewitching Braid

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:05:09 +0000

Henrique de Senna Fernandes' The Bewitching Braid (Hong Kong University Press, 2004)begins as a simple fairy tale, and for the first fifty or so pages it seems the story will offer little in the way...