Favorite Places in Macau: The Shows at the Wynn

here’s heavy competition among the Macau hotels and casinos. So most of them try to be unique in some way – either through a special decoration theme, through opulence, technical gizmos or sheer size.
The Wynn in Macau tries to beat the competition through style and some automated shows.
Every fifteen minutes, there’s a show at the [...]

Favorite places in Macau: 38 Lounge

One of my favourite places in Macau is ‘38 Lounge’.
It’s a rooftop bar that feels like it’s straight out of a James Bond movie.
‘38 Lounge’ is situated on the top floor of the Altira Hotel on Taipa Island, which is the island right next to Macau Island.
The islands are connected by a number of bridges [...]

Macau’s Venetian Hotel is Venice on steroids

Macau’s Venetian Hotel isn’t your quiet little neighborhood Bed and Breakfast.
With its 40 stories, 3000 suites and 980 000 square meters, it’s the fourth largest building in the world by area.
According to the Venetian website, the hotel is large enough to hold ninety Boeing 747 jumbo jets.
And after having visited the Venetian myself, I think [...]

Stores stay closed in Macau

One thing I still haven’t figured out about Macau is why you see so many closed shops downtown.
It seems that at all times of the day, at least half of the stores have their metal shutters down or iron grates drawn. Or both.
There’s no information about opening hours, no sign ‘Out to lunch’ or any [...]

Marry in Macau – but bring your own food

Most travel books and travel websites describe Macau as a gourmet’s paradise.
After having been here for a week, I can’t really agree.
And I suspect that all those rave review about the great Portuguese and Chinese food you can find in Macau must somehow have been masterminded by the Macau board of tourism.
Where’s the beef?
For the [...]