Virtually every large casino has a disco, and even the smaller casinos have karaoke lounges, most of which stay open all night long. For bar and pub crawling, take a walk along Avenida Sun Yat Sen, running northeast, just up to the Macau Cultural Center. Men’s spas and saunas offer a male-oriented respite from the […]
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Macau’s historical colonial churches
Some of the nicest examples of Portuguese colonial architecture are to be found in her churches. Their interiors are varied, and the ornamentation budget has clearly been spent on the exterior. On a sunny afternoon, the color of the facades makes a beautiful contrast to the blue sky. You can visit them in any order, […]
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Although you couldn’t really call Macau a museum destination, it has two very good ones, and a few smaller museums that are worth a quick look. Aside from our recommended museums below, you’ll find small museums of religious relics at some of the older church sites. In our opinion, none of these were compelling enough […]
Read the rest of this entry »Shopping Macau: boutiques, antiquities, and art galleries
You can buy just about anything in Macau, from designer clothing, to jewelry, to antiquities, and pay less than you would in neighboring Hong Kong. Avenida Almeida Ribeiro is where you’ll find jewelry and Chinese goods, and upscale boutiques are centered around Senado Square, and in major casinos as well. Antique furniture stores and art […]
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We’ll assume you already know about the casinos. So what do you do if you’re not into gaming? 1) Go to a museum! The Macau Museum of Art is in a wonderful new building on the waterfront, and had two world-class exhibits when we were there. Go to our Macau museums page for […]
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Whether it’s spelled “Macao,” or “Macau,” millions of people visit here every year as their “Fun HQ,” the gaming headquarters of Asia. There’s a lot to do here too, even if you don’t gamble. We recommend seeing the classic Colonial Portuguese architecture, embodied in her colonial churches, and a couple of the museums are […]
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The pretty Dutch colonial city of Malang is a great place to spend a couple of days, with good restaurants, nice hotels, interesting things to see in the city, and a good city from which to book tours to nearby temples and the extraordinary volcanic region of Gunung Bromo. Malang Top 4 1) We found the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Candi Kidal & Candi Jago temples in Java, Indonesia
These two small but interesting templesare best visited on a day trip from the nearby city of Malang, roughly 20 km away. Candi Kidal has wonderful examples of Javanese sculpture. Construction was begun in approximately 1250 as the funerary temple of King Anusapati. The temple is located at GPS S08°02.181’ E112°42.500’ Candi Jago, while in a state of […]
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The temples at Panataran are noted for their architecture as well as for their extraordinary sculptures, and are located in a beautiful setting. Considered by several scholars to be among the best examples of East Javanese architecture and sculpture, they were initially constructed in 1200 ACE, but took another 300 or so years to finish. […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis Book review: Timothy Hallinan’s ‘Nail Through the Heart’
One of the gripes voiced by veteran readers of Bangkok Fiction is that the common plot of western man-meets-bargirl has become so hackneyed that it’s really served its time, and should either be upgraded or retired. We’ve started to feel the same way about its replacements, the girl gets trafficked or children are molested by […]
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