Crossing over to Taipa took longer than expected, considering how close A-Ma Temple was to the sea. I guess it boiled down to the bus’s route. The one we boarded still had to take detours up North. Luckily, traffic wasn’t … Continue reading Sessenta Horas em Macau, Part 5: Taipa and Cotai Send-Off
The initial plan was to visit A-Ma Temple the day before. There was something emblematic about starting the tour in a spot so ancient, it even pre-dates the colony. It was a promising sequence. But then, given the proximity of … Continue reading Sessenta Horas em Macau, Part 4: A-Ma in the A.M.
After squeezing through the town center for three hours, we took a cab all the way to Avenida Sir Anders Ljungstedt, where Dom Galo is situated. This was where we finally had our Portuguese food fix, after 12 hours of … Continue reading Sessenta Horas em Macau, Part 3: The Fortress Up the Hill
So, this is how it feels to wake up in Macau. In our specific case, the crack of dawn revealed two exciting views outside our window. To the left is the colossal Macau Tower, which I’ve visited in my first trip. … Continue reading Sessenta Horas em Macau, Part 2: All Roads Lead to St. Paul’s
Let’s start with a quick pandemic throwback. One of my early lockdown highlights happened in June 2020, when I immersed myself in We Are One. It was a joint effort between Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, held in lieu of that … Continue reading Sessenta Horas em Macau, Part 1: Ponta e Horta After Dark
Some people consider Macau as Asia’s bootleg Las Vegas with its multitude of casinos and its dizzying nightlife. But, in fact, it deserves much more credit. When I first set foot (for a 4-hour visit) back in February 2009, I was immediately intrigued by its contrasts – the juxtaposition of its colonial architecture with its seizure-inducing neon lights. The Catholic influences are evident, but so is the atmosphere of worldliness. How can devotion and debauchery co-exist in one tiny territory? I was hooked.
Those sentiments were revived after my second visit yesterday. As for Marga, it was an overwhelming case of first-timer’s wanderlust.
Planet Chuckie 