Macau: Guia Hill, Penha Hill, Mandarin’s House and Macau off the beaten track
Macau has a lot of heritage that few tourists visit. Many of them are even UNESCO World Heritage Sites. During one of the days, we did an off the beaten track exploration of Macau. That included shopping for fresh ingredients at Macau's Red Market.We started our morning by trekking up to Jardim Luis...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: Grand Prix Museum honors Arsenio “Dodjie” Laurel (1962 & 1963 Macao Grand Prix champion)
Few Filipinos know that we once had a champion race car driver in the person of Arsenio "Dodjie" Laurel, a son of former president Jose P. Laurel. In fact, Dodjie Laurel was the first person two win the Macao Grand Prix consecutively in 1962 and 1963.Could he have been the Philippines' first F1 driver?...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: Activities for non-gamblers at Macau’s casinos and entertainment resorts
As I previously mentioned, Macau is not all about casinos. In fact, casinos and entertainment resorts such as City of Dreams, The Venetian Macao, Ponte 16 and Wynn have a lot of activities you might want to try out. Dining and shopping are a staple at all casinos and entertainment resorts.1. City of...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: Restaurante Litoral serves the best Macanese cuisine
Have you ever tried Macanese cuisine? We all know Macau is very much Chinese. But with hundreds of years under Portuguese rule, Macau has developed a distinct cuisine that it can call its own. And the best place to savor genuine Macanese cuisine is at Restaurante Litoral.It's a really cozy restaurant...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: 360 Cafe, world’s highest bungee jump by AJ Hackett and more from Macau Tower
Ever wonder where the best view of Macau can be found. It's at the Macau Tower of course, 338-meter high communications that hosts restaurants with breathtaking views of Macau and Taipa, as well as AJ Hacket's Bungy Jump, the highest commercial bungee jump in the world.First order of the day was a trip...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: Around Macau’s Red Market with Chef Antonio Coelho
The Red Market 紅街市大樓 or the Mercado Almirante Lacerda is a wet market in Macau built in 1936. It's called Red Market because it is constructed out of red bricks. We got to explore the Red Market as we followed Chef Antonio Coelho move around the market to purchase the freshest ingredients for...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: Popular Macau delicacies and top food finds (Macau pasalubong)
While Macau has so many popular delicacies to savor and take back home, there are five food finds which people can't stop raving about. A lot of tourists take them home for pasalubong. Here they are in no particular order:1. Portuguese egg tarts 葡撻Portuguese egg tarts are modifications of the Portuguese...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: Historic Centre of Macao 澳門歷史城區, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Historic Centre of Macao 澳門歷史城區 was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005. Later that year, I made my first trip to Macau. And I literally walked the whole Macau Peninsula visiting all the 25 sites included in the UNESCO inscription. I was glad to be back again last week...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau: Noodles, congee and more Chinese hawker food at Wa Hin Mei Sec (Small Turtle) 華軒美食(細龜)
What a way to start a tour of Macau! We had arrived on an evening flight and the first order of the day was a Chinese dinner. Our hosts from the Macau Government Tourism Office took us to this hole-in-the-wall hawker stall called Small Turtle 華軒美食(細龜) or Estabelecimento de Comidas Wa Hin...
Source: Philippine Travel Journal | Ivan About Town
Macau Bound
Tonight I’m still packing for my next trip, which is Macau for the weekend. I’m settling on bringing one camera this time (which I used to take this picture with its flash), a lighter...
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