Macau - Travel with Anny

Known as the ‘Vegas of China’, Macau is indeed an epicentre of gambling and glitz. While luxury entertainment here is world-class, the city has much more to offer than that.

Macau was a Portuguese colony for 300 years, a heritage marked by a wonderful cultural hybridity that manifests itself in all aspects of life: Chinese temples stand on maritime-themed Portuguese tiles; the sound of Cantonese permeates streets with Portuguese names; and when you’re hungry, it could be Chinese dim sum, pastéis de nata (Portuguese egg tarts) or Macanese minchi (ground meat stir-fried with potatoes) that come to the rescue.

If you´re planning to visit Hong Kong, it´s easy to get to Macau from there. You just need to catch a fast ferry boat and in one hour you´ll arrive to this casino´s paradise city.

There are 2 main ferry options – should you take the Cotai Jet or Turbo Jet? It doesn’t really matter too much as the prices are comparable – the difference is that the Turbo Jet takes you to Macau’s historic centre (which is more suitable for a day trip from Hong Kong to Macau), and the Cotai Jet takes you to Taipa (which is more suitable if you are staying overnight in one of the hotels along Macau’s Cotai Strip).

Once you have arrived in Macau, it is easy to get around by taxi, hotel shuttle buses or on foot.

Here I share some of the photos from Macau.