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I can't recommend Macau too much as a tourist destination.
It has a uniquely sleepy and nostalgic feel while still being convenient to get around and having all the amenities a traveller could want.
It has exactly that faded, charming appearance that you've seen in old Hollywood movies set in places like Old Casablanca, Goa and Cairo.
Food options are wonderful, you have great Cantonese food served in authentic, old-fashioned mom 'n' pop restaurants alongside Portuguese and not to mention generic Western offerings for the less adventurous.
The casinos are there if you're into that, but they haven't changed the atmosphere of the vast majority of the city at all.
Locals are mostly friendly, occasionally curt and businesslike in the Chinese fashion but are almost never hostile or unpleasant. You will be disappointed to find that sadly little Portuguese is spoken apart from in specific places, but with English you can just about get by.
Hong Kong is of course also a terrific place, but in my opinion Macau's more leisurely pace and the nostalgic feel it offers makes it by far one of the if not the single best tourist destination in the Far East.
I literally want to give it 11/10, it's that great. I want to shill for these people for free.
What's your excuse for not having visited yet?
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>>1212225
How does Las Vegas: China Edition have a sleepy nostalgic feel to it?
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>>1212227
Because the casinos are quite far off the main drag. You can walk around the centre of town for an hour or more without seeing anything remotely casino-related
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>>1212225
>Hong Kong is of course also a terrific place, but in my opinion Macau's more leisurely pace and the nostalgic feel it offers makes it by far one of the if not the single best tourist destination in the Far East.
You forgot "for a day trip".
I'm with you on most of your post, but you have seen all of Macau's POI in a day, walking.
Let say 2 days if you want to hit some museums, or if you go during the Grand Prix. It's nice but it's basically a small city surrounded by water.
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I have to say Macau was fucking awesome
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I've only been around the casino area, and just a short walk just barely outside of it. I have a feeling that I haven't experienced nearly enough.
What should I be looking for the next time I'm in Macau? I wanna try RealTraveling™ next time, instead of being a casual casino tourist.
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Lol, "I can't recommend Macau too much" really sounds like you're saying "I can't really recommend Macau", so I was waiting for the other shoe to drop the whole time I read the OP.
But yeah, I would love to go there and Honk Konk as well.
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>But yeah, I would love to go there and Honk Konk as well.
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>>1212225
I get it that Macau reminded you of some movie. Or may be you were high on PHP or something.
But in reality, there's nothing to see. Plus it's overpriced and touristy. The tourist crowd is the casino-going one, which really does not help shaping the city in any nice way.
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