This is my first public blog, and I would like to talk about one of my favourite subjects, which is travel and sightseeing.
When I was young, I always envisioned myself flying here and there travelling and sightseeing. I only manage to do so recently. I often do homework before travelling to a certain place because I do not like the feeling of being totally lost or blur in a new place. With the internet, I am able to get a lot of information about the place which I intend to travel to.
So now, I wish to contribute my travel experiences for the benefits of anyone who wish to travel to those places which I have been. This is one of my ways to pay back the society, I guess!
To start off, I will talk about Macau and Shenzhen which I just came back from a few days ago. The casinos in Macau are really an eye-opener! After you have been to Macau, you will never want to go to Genting Highlands which is in Malaysia. Compare to Macau, Genting is a total rip-off!
Most of the hotels in Macau have casinos in them, and the hotels provide free shuttle buses to the Hong Kong / Macau ferry terminal and Macau international airport. So transport is very convenient for tourists. All the major attractions are located within walking distance in the city center, for example the Senado Square and the Ruins of St. Paul. Macau still preserve the historical buildings and most of the pavements are in cobble-stones, very Portugese.
The street names are in Portugese, for example Avenida Almeida Ribeiro which is the main shopping street in Macau. In the narrow streets leading off the main square (Senado Square), inexpensively priced goods of all kinds can be found, with a good selection of local snacks conveniently located nearby. As you walk along the narrow streets leading to the Ruins of St. Paul, you will be offered free food tasting of the popular local snacks like peanut candies, almond cookies and pork jerky by the vendors. The candies and cookies are freshly made and laid out for free tasting. The cookies are very delicious, I bought peanut candies and almond cookies from Choi Heong Yuen Bakery, an old trademark brand of Macau. You can check out http://www.choi-heong-yuen.com/
My brother bought some pork jerky and Portugese egg-tarts as well. If you are wondering what is pork jerky, they are like those BBQ sliced pork from Bee Cheng Hiang of Singapore, Singaporeans call it 'bakkwa'. (http://www.bch.com.sg/) I find that the pork jerky from Macau tastes better than those from Singapore and Malaysia and cheaper as well! So if you are in Macau, must buy and try for yourself!
I will sign off for now, more on Macau soon!
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