Hii… It’s been a spell since my final blog-post yah… Well, I’ve been busy lately andddddddd a trivial fleck lazy hahaha. I wanna say you lot well-nigh my final trip to Macau as well as Hong Kong: places to visit, foods to consume as well as of course of report some tips as well as tricks to salve your money (and perhaps time). In this blog-post, I drive to write everything inwards English, as well as then if you lot uncovering something strange, misspelling, incorrect grammar, experience costless to right me.
Two months ago, inwards November, I went to Macau as well as Hong Kong. I went at that topographic point only past times myself as well as it was my offset fourth dimension traveling alone! It was super exciting! If you lot desire to view Macau as well as Hong Kong too, I recommend to view at that topographic point inwards November, cuz the weather condition was soooooo great. It was windy as well as cold, but it was no pelting at all. You tin give the axe experience sunshine sometimes, but it’s yet cold. So don’t forget to convey your warm as well as windproof jacket.
Macau as well as Hong Kong are yet component of China, but they get got their ain economical as well as administrative system. That’s why you lot request to apply visa to go inwards China, but you lot don’t request visa to go inwards Macau as well as Hong Kong (visa costless for Indonesian passport holder). So, the best agency to view Macau or Hong Kong from Republic of Indonesia is past times plane, they get got their ain international airdrome as well as at that topographic point are plenty flights from Republic of Indonesia (CGK) to Hong Kong (HKG) or Macau (MFM).
Pro tip: If you lot locomote on a tight budget, I recommend you lot to go inwards via Macau International Airport (like I did). It’s agency much cheaper than Hong Kong. If you lot are lucky enough, you lot tin give the axe uncovering straight flying past times Air Asia (CGK-MFM) alongside only Rp 800.000-ish for a circular trip ticket. And also you lot tin give the axe work costless shuttle autobus from airdrome to some spot inwards Macau or you lot tin give the axe conduct the populace autobus (no to a greater extent than than 6.40 MOP, 1 MOP= 1700). If you lot go inwards via Hong Kong International Airport, you lot should work develop ($90 or $100) or autobus ($33 or $40) to accomplish the downtown (1 HK$= 1750).
About currency, they get got their ain currency. Macau has Macanese Pataca (MOP) as well as Hong Kong has Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). And this is the rule: you lot tin give the axe work HKD inwards Macau, but you lot can’t produce the same affair inwards Hong Kong. The only currency accepted inwards Hong Kong is HKD.
Pro tip: Since MOP currency is slightly lower than HKD, you lot amend alter your HKD to MOP for your needs inwards Macau. Cuz shops volition count HKD same equally MOP.
Hong Kong Dollar (source)
Macanese Pataca (source)
Usually, people are doing the ‘mainstream’ thing, they instruct to Hong Kong as well as pass only a 24-hour interval inwards Macau. I did it inwards unlike way. I spent ii days as well as a nighttime inwards Macau, earlier I went to Hong Kong. I intend it was a skillful sentiment cuz I tin give the axe wandered freely without rushing as well as visited to a greater extent than places. And equally a bonus, I tin give the axe visited Ruins St. Paul earlier it got likewise crowded (but I had to instruct inwards early on morning).
Pro tip: It is nearly impossible to uncovering a hostel inwards Macau. If you lot are a backpacker as well as locomote alone, I recommend you lot to uncovering a partner as well as then you lot tin give the axe percentage your hotel cost. Some hotels (usually the large hotel) get got costless shuttle autobus from/to airdrome or harbour, as well as then it would endure easier if you lot remain there. But if you lot don’t, select whatever hotel nearby.
Ruins St. Paul
There are some ways to locomote betwixt Macau as well as Hong Kong, but the easiest agency (and perhaps the cheapest too) is using a ferry. The locomote fourth dimension is well-nigh an threescore minutes as well as at that topographic point are ii companies who supply this service, CotaiJet as well as TurboJet. They both get got economic scheme as well as VIP class. The departure is their docks location inwards Macau.
Pro tip: Go to their website as well as depository fiscal establishment jibe if at that topographic point whatever advertisement or discount for ticket cost ;)
CotaiJet (source)
TurboJet (source)
After instruct far inwards Hong Kong, the offset affair you lot get got to produce Kong is: purchase an Octopus Card. It’s a multifunctional card, you lot tin give the axe work it for whatever populace transportation, payment at shops or vending machine, etc. Just similar E-Money in Indonesia. It’s super useful when you’re inwards hurry or only can’t grip alongside coins, only tap, anddddd if you lot work this carte du jour to ride MTR (Mass Transit Railway), you lot volition instruct cost deduction.
Octopus Card (source)
For populace transportation, Hong Kong has to a greater extent than than Macau. Macau only has autobus (taxi non included yah), but Hong Kong has……. everything. Train (MTR), bus, ferry as well as fifty-fifty a tram! So you lot don’t get got to worry well-nigh shipping inwards Hong Kong. And for accommodation, it’s easier to uncovering hostel inwards Hong Kong. But you lot get got to select your accommodation wisely. I prefer a hostel roughly a MTR station as well as costless menstruum H2O (cuz drinking H2O inwards Hong Kong is pricey).
Traveling isn’t consummate without culinary (at to the lowest degree for me). When I’m traveling, beside I view some tourist spot, I also produce culinary. I ever produce a inquiry well-nigh that earlier I soil to my destination. Macau as well as Hong Kong (and perhaps some soil inwards Eastern Asia too) get got similarity inwards their food. Dumplings. You tin give the axe uncovering some diversity of dumplings inwards nutrient similar wonton soup (boiled dumpling, unremarkably filled alongside prawn or pork as well as served alongside noodle) or dim amount (steamed dumpling). Beside that-typical-Cantonese cuisine, they also get got western dish similar egg-tart as well as that-typical-Western breakfast, breadstuff toast alongside egg as well as bacon or ham.
Wonton soup (source)
Dim Sum (source)
I intend it’s plenty to instruct you lot know well-nigh Macau as well as Hong Kong. I volition brand some blog-post to explicate well-nigh the transportation, places to view as well as consume later. Bye!
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