David Chang Posted June 25, 2023 Report Posted June 25, 2023 so i drove to macau from hong kong for the first time today across the HZMB bridge. it’s basically a huge, long ass road and tunnel that physically connects lantau island hk to macau and zuhai, china. and in order to drive on this multi-billion dollar waste of money, i need to apply for a permit to drive on it, buy mainland car insurance, buy macau car insurance, buy hk car insurance, carry my taiwan travel card, my hk id card, my hk drivers license. and reserve a car park space in macau. all this for the privilege of driving from hk to macau without shlepping on a ferry or bus with the plebs. but i can only park at the border in macau. i cannot physically drive in city in macau. i need an actual macanese license plate which they stopped giving out to the public years ago. and the only way to get one is to buy one, which i was told costs in the realm of $20,000+ USD. anyway, now that im here. im sitting in a casino shopping mall eating a cake and coffee. bored out of my mind while i wait for my wife to finish attending her concert in cantonese. i refuse to attend because 1. i don’t understand the language. and 2. cantonese vocalized sounds terrible. and everything is fake here. fake london, fake paris, fake venice…%uck, i can’t wait to go home..🙃🤣 1 3 1
braindoc Posted June 25, 2023 Report Posted June 25, 2023 Apart from the driving problems it sounds like Las Vegas.
David Chang Posted June 26, 2023 Author Report Posted June 26, 2023 it's china's version of sin city, but 6x the gambling revenue of vegas because well, asians are addicted to gambling..
remi Posted June 26, 2023 Report Posted June 26, 2023 Remember being there very briefly in 1996- we were meant to stay a night or two, but changed our minds and headed back to HK!
David Chang Posted June 26, 2023 Author Report Posted June 26, 2023 it's not a bad place, i've been there like 50 times. i just prefer the old part of town, not cotai (casino strip) portuguese food there is better than portugal, especially the egg tarts 1
Tyrus Posted June 27, 2023 Report Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) Reading your intro I couldn't help but laugh, probably so because from seeing you roof top home background there wasn't much of a comparision. The sights around your high top give off a good vibe with little attachments as a city would have, you need a good camping trip or a trip to the beach. Edited June 27, 2023 by Tyrus
MacKenzie Posted June 27, 2023 Report Posted June 27, 2023 There is nothing like a good wilderness camping/canoeing trip. 1
Chief Posted July 7, 2023 Report Posted July 7, 2023 Went from Hong Kong to Macau several years ago. There was no bridge then, we took one of those ferries with the inflatable pontoons. Storm was coming in, water got pretty rough 🤢
