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The famous food street at Taipa Village is along Rua do Cunha which is almost right in the middle of the heritage area. At one end of the street is the town square, and at the other end a small plaza surrounded by old shophouses.Along this short and (read full article)
Taipa Village at Taipa Island is another popular destination for tourists. Here, like Senado Square on the Macau Peninsula, is a heritage area that has been converted into a tourist attraction. From Macau Peninsula you can take a bus to Taipa Village (read full article)
The Guia Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse on the coast of China. The lighthouse is still operating today. It occupies the highest point in the whole of Macau, and you get great views from here of the Macau Peninsula. Next to the lighthouse is the (read full article)
Besides The Venetian, The City of Dreams (COD) is the other ambitious project at the new Cotai Strip of Macau – a purpose-built casino area between Coloane and Taipa Island (these 3 areas have more or less merged to form a big island). This is anot (read full article)
The Venetian Macau is design to shock and awe anyone who visits. The sheer scale of it is unbelievable, and the amount of money that must have been thrown into the project is astounding. The main entrance building is designed like the Doge Palace, an (read full article)
Las Vegas casinos have moved into Macau in a big way, and casino magnate Steve Wynn’s Wynn Macau seems to be the most daring, occupying a strategic area right opposite The Lisboa. It is like an open challenge to Stanley Ho – “Bring It On !”Th (read full article)
Many Bloggers have waxed rhapsodic about Macau's Crab Porridge, so we were looking out for a place to try this delicacy. We found a small eatery near our hotel which lists crab porridge as one of their specialties, so we were in luck. The place was a (read full article)
MGM Macau is another Las Vegas import that is located along Dr. Sun Yat Sen Avenue, the Main street on Macau Peninsula. The shape of the hotel tower is quite unique – kind of like a 3-tiered wedding cake. Each “layer” is clad in different colo (read full article)
Love it or hate it - the Grand Lisbao is without a doubt the most iconic building in Macau. With its onion bulb base and curved plant-like tower – it looks like a gigantic metallic transformer with a life of its own. Undoubtedly Feng Shui had a lot (read full article)
The Lisbao Hotel and Casino was the main attraction in Macau. This was where the big spenders and gamblers gather, where great fortunes were made and lost in a night. It was also the lair of Stanley Ho – the Casino Tycoon of Macau.The Lisbao Casino (read full article)
The main commercial centre of Macau is on the Peninsula facing the Outer Harbour. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Avenue runs along the Harbour, and several major roads branch out from here forming a rectangular city grid. Within this area you will find mostly offic (read full article)
After a long first day in Macau, we were feeling really tired and hungry. We looked around for a place for dinner and found this little eating place near our hotel. What attracted us was the sign saying "Nice Coffee" outside. The Chinese name means " (read full article)
The Fisherman's Wharf is a theme park that is located opposite Sands Hotel and Casino on Macau Peninsula. Unlike other theme parks where you have to pay to enter, this one is free. Yet the strange thing is, there didn't seem to be anybody around.The (read full article)
While most visitors to Macau would make a point to visit all the major historical sites, the more modern parts of the city are often overlooked, and it is easy to see why. Macau Peninsula has a few main streets, and they are populated by mostly nonde (read full article)
Like the Pork Chop Bun, the Portuguese Egg Tart is another of Macau's iconic eats. It has been blogged to death, but most bloggers boil it down to 3 main sources for Egg Tart Heaven - the legendary Lord Stow's Bakery in Coloane island, Margaret's Caf (read full article)
The Pork Chop Bun has been blogged about so much, and has acquired such a revered stature as THE THING to eat in Macau that I was almost afraid to try it. You know the problem when hype meets reality - it usually ends in disappointment. Anyway, despi (read full article)
If you walk from Senado Square to the Ruins of St. Paul's, you would have passed through this narrow alley chock-a-block full of souvenir and snack shops. This small alley must be the busiest street in the whole of Macau.The most popular souvenirs in (read full article)
A short walk from St. Paul's will take you to the Fortaleza do Monte (Fort Monte) and the Macau Museum. The Fort was built in the 17th century by the Jesuits to protect their properties from pirates. It was later seized by the Portuguese colonials an (read full article)
From Senado Square, walk through some alleys following the signs and you will reach the Ruins of St. Paul's in no time. This is a structure which has been featured on countless Macau tourism brochures, but it is still a magnificent sight. Somehow rui (read full article)
Largo da Senado - Senado Square, is the famous square right in the historical centre of Macau. It is a square surrounded by handsome heritage buildings, and probably the most iconic site on the whole island. Full of visitors any time of the day, this (read full article)
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