It's Like We Know What We Are Doing

Sunday, November 27 th We had no plan going into Macau other than "we are going to Macau." This is not normally something I’d advise someone to do.   Let alone something I’d do to myself.   But there we were, on a hydrofoil traveling from Hong Kong to Macau, with NO PLAN in place. Getting to Macau took a bit longer than we had expected.   The TurboJet Hydrofoil left from Hong Kong (or Kowloon) every 15-30 minutes.   When we arrived at the ferry terminal, we started with Starbucks.   Come on.   I’m no animal.   We didn’t have much in the way of serious food in the fridge at the apartment and I have a tendency to get motion sick when on a boat outside of a river or a harbor.   Having my stomach filled with chai-fueled goodness would be helpful.   Even if the chai is not quite the chai we have at home.   Side note, Starbucks chai in Hong Kong is, well…not great.   But I drank it multiple times because, chai. Post...

Thursday, November 25 th In almost every big city, you can find one of those “hop on/hop off” busses where tourists go to see the sights.   It’s an efficient way to get from place to place with no fuss, no muss. I’ve never taken these busses before. I’m not really opposed to taking them.   But they just never really made it on my radar.   Kat was the one who brought it up for this particular trip.   And we happily obliged.   It was a new experience and could be a way to see the city. The only day that worked for us was Thursday.   But we also had a tour planned for the middle of the day.   It didn’t seem to be a big deal when we sought out the Big Bus Tour.     For $70-ish US dollars, the Deluxe Night Tour is a 48 hour pass that includes hop on/off privileges on three different routes, a ferry ride, a night tour and a cable car ride up to Victoria Peak.   For $60-ish, you can take the Premium Night Tour which is ...