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China : Macau - November 2008
Country Code: Dial +86 for China

FROM THE AIRPORT

Taxi:  There is a MOP5 surcharge for airport trips and MOP3 for luggage. A trip to the city centre costs MOP40 to 50 and takes about 15 minutes.

TABLE TALK

Cheap chic

Espaço Lisboa
(8 Rua das Gaivotas, Coloane. Tel. 2888-2226)
Located in a beautifully decorated two-storey house on Coloane, this restaurant only has 12 tables and a kitchen that opens for four hours a night.

Mid-range magic

Cafe Amagao
(Rua Ho Lin Vong, Taipa. Tel. 2882-7627)
Excellent Portuguese is served at this hole-in-the-wall eatery.

AFTER DARK

Cocktail hour

McSorley’s Ale House
(1038 Grand Canal Shoppes, Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. Tel. 2882-8198)
This pub serves the biggest selection of beer in town. Packed on weekends. www.mcsorley.com.hk/macau.html

BODY & SOUL

V Spa
(5th Floor, Hotel Tower (South), The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. Tel. 2882-8882)
Try signature massage treatments and facials such as the delicious-sounding “Caviar Facial”. www.venetian.com.mo

HOT SPOTS

Go Thai –The area between the foot of Guia Lighthouse and Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida is known as Little Thailand; it features great restaurants, bars and live entertainment.

INSIDER TIPS

Giddy Up –On Friday or Saturday evenings you can experience the unique energy of the horse races at the Macau Jockey Club from 7pm onwards. www.mjc.mo

DAY TRIPPING

Coloane Island –Hiking options are endless and all involve spectacular natural and ocean views. Buses will take you there from the city centre.

IN THE KNOW

The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel is the largest building in Asia and the second-largest in the world. It cost a mammoth US$2.4 billion to build.

Compiled by Katie Wallis

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