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Tag Archives: Macau
‘Ghost’ island off the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
On my most recent visit to Hong Kong I went on a boat trip off Lantau Island, and found something bizarre on the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge – a mysterious looking white building atop an artificial island in the middle of […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged China, construction, freeways, Hong Kong, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Macau, mainland, motoring, on the water
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Crossing the border on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connects Hong Kong to Mainland China – but where does the bridge cross from the waters of Hong Kong into China’s Guangdong Province, and what marks it? So where is the border? From a legal perspective […]
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Tagged China, construction, freeways, Hong Kong, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Macau, mainland, motoring, on the water
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Riding the Guia Hill cable car in Macau
I’ve visited Macau a number of times over the years, but one thing I never knew about the cable car. Named ‘Cable Guia’ (Chinese: 松山纜車; Portuguese: Teleférico da Guia) the aerial gondola lift runs through a park to the top of Guia Hill, home of the Guia Fortress and lighthouse.
Chinese airports and ‘International, HK, Macao and Taiwan Departures’
Naming the terminals at most airports is easy – flights inside your country use the ‘domestic’ terminal, and flights to other countries use the ‘international’ terminal. But at the airports in and around China, things get a little more complicated.
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Tagged aviation, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, immigration, Macau, Shanghai, Taiwan
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