Highlights –
- walking around town taking in the sights, sounds, and smells
- meeting and hanging out with John from Turkey
- touring the casinos: The Wynn (my favorite), Grand Lisboa, MGM Grand and The Sands
- winning a few dollars at Sic Bo and War
- meeting the friendly guys from Nepal
Discoveries –
- just because The Lonely Planet says room rates are triple the cost and hard to come by on a Saturday doesn't mean it is so
- it feels a lot better to win money than to lose it (duh!)
- turtles aren't meant for eating
- watching a bit of TV from time to time can be a nice way to relax
- patience = hot shower
Eating –
Pork dumplings, Portuguese egg tarts, softshell turtle casserole, Tsing Tao and Macau beer, fried rice, lots of tea, Haagen Daaz.
# of Nights Couchsurfing –
0
Average Daily Budget (combined with Hong Kong) –
$65
Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 66 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.
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carlota
Monday 7th of July 2008
hello, just wondering why you didn't couchsurfed in macau.. :) Thanks.
Dave
Thursday 10th of July 2008
Macau was just a short side trip for me and my new friend Adam. It was actually impromptu - not somewhere I had planned to go. Sometimes it's just easier to find a cheap place to stay then go through the courtship process of arranging a couch to surf.
carlota
Monday 7th of July 2008
hello, just wondering why you didn't couchsurfed in macau.. :) Thanks.
Dave
Thursday 10th of July 2008
Macau was just a short side trip for me and my new friend Adam. It was actually impromptu - not somewhere I had planned to go. Sometimes it's just easier to find a cheap place to stay then go through the courtship process of arranging a couch to surf.