St. Paul Church Ruins and Mount Fortress

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday

day 2: macau day tour

ferry from hongkong to macau

strolling macau fisherman's wharf

wynn's tree of prosperity and fountain show
grand lisboa's casino stunning structure
senado square at pre-christmas season 

The Ruins of St. Paul's refers to the ruins of a 16th century complex in Macau including of what was originally St. Paul's College and the Cathedral of St. Paul also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th century Portuguese cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle. Today, the ruins are one of Macau's most famous landmarks. In 2005, they were officially enlisted as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruins_of_St._Paul%27s

st. paul ruins

Senado Square at Pre-Christmas Season

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

december 4-7, 2011
sunday to wednesday

day 2: macau day tour

ferry from hongkong to macau

strolling macau fisherman's wharf

wynn's tree of prosperity and fountain show
grand lisboa's casino stunning structure

The Senado Square, or Senate Square, is a paved area in the centre of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, China, enclosed by the buildings of the Leal Senado, the General Post Office, and St. Dominic’s Church. The square is paved in the traditional Portuguese pavement. The main road of Macau's historic centre, Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro passes through the square. The square is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Macau".

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senado_Square

senado square

Grand Lisboa's Casino Stunning Structure

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday

day 2: macau day tour

ferry from hongkong to macau

strolling macau fisherman's wharf

wynn's tree of prosperity and fountain show

 The Grand Lisboa is the tallest building in Macau and the 118th Tallest Building in the World (by architectural structure). The casino is the first in Macau to offer Texas hold 'em poker ring games. It was also the first to offer craps, though several other casinos in Macau now offer the game.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Lisboa

grand lisboa by day

Wynn's Tree of Prosperity and Fountain Show

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days
december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday

day 2: macau day tour

ferry from hongkong to macau

strolling macau fisherman's wharf

tree of prosperity and dragon of fortune

- estimated to have a 5-minute show inside the wynn's casino lobby. free admission and on 30-minutes interval. good for making your wishes to work-out if you throw a coin while the tree of prosperity is appearing and rotating outside its container down below. this includes also the dragon of fortune show, above the tree of prosperity. show commence from 1000H to 0200H daily. alternate show runs every 30 minutes.

wynn's tree of prosperity

Strolling Macau Fisherman's Wharf

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday

day 2: macau day tour

ferry from hongkong to macau

Macau Fisherman's Wharf is Macau's number one themed attraction with a total area of 111,500sq.m. Located on the Outer Harbour, Macau Fisherman's Wharf is just a five minutes walk from the Macau-HK Ferry Terminal and is a landmark for visitors arriving by both ferry and helicopter.

source: http://www.fishermanswharf.com.mo/eng/about/index.html

tang dynasty and the underground as seen in mcau ferry terminal

tang dynasty of macau fisherman's wharf

Ferry Ride from Hongkong to Macau

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days
december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday 

day 2: macau day tour

since we spent the night in kowloon area, the nearest port going to macau is china ferry terminal located along the canton road. walking distance to our guesthouse, estimated time of departure we availed was 0800H, economy class at 151hkd (php846). please take note that the day fare is much cheaper than night fare that starts at 1700H. the average travel time from hk to macau terminal is 1.5 hour.

boarding in china ferry terminal

Macau Day Tour

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

day 1: hongkong at night

day two: MACAU, CHINA

with 1 mop = 1 hkd = php5.6

this day includes the transportation from hongkong to macau ferry, macau hotels and casino tour and other famous historical tourist spot.

macau fisherman's wharf

Night at the Avenue of the Stars

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days
december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday 

day 1: hongkong at night

arrival at night in hongkong

To pay tribute to outstanding professionals of Hong Kong's film industry, to promote tourism industry, and to consolidate Hong Kong's position as Asia's World City, the Avenue of Stars which is located at the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade was given a glittering official opening on 27 April 2004. It was opened to the public and visitors from all over the world from 28 April 2004 onwards.

source: http://www.avenueofstars.com.hk/

underpass exit to avenue of the stars

avenue of the stars at night

Arrival at Night in Hongkong

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

december 4-7, 2011 sunday to monday

day 1: hongkong at night

Hong Kong International Airport  is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport, being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation.  The airport opened for commercial operations in 1998, replacing Kai Tak, and is an important regional trans-shipment centre, passenger hub and gateway for destinations in Mainland China (with over 40 destinations) and the rest of Asia. Hong Kong International Airport has won eight Skytrax World Airport Awards for customer satisfaction in eleven years. HKIA ranked second and third in 2009 and 2010 respectively for the Skytrax World Airport Awards, and grand winner on Skytrax World Airport of the Year 2011.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport

location map of NAIA T3 shuttle terminal in edsa-taft

inside the T3 aircon shuttle at php20 

Hongkong at Night

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday

touring hongkong and macau in 3.5 winter days

day one: HONGKONG, CHINA

with 1 hkd = php5.6

this day includes the transportation to NAIA terminal 3, to hongkong international airport, going to kowloon and walking my way to avenue of the stars.

avenue of the stars

hongkong night market

Hongkong and Macau Solo Tour in 3.5 Winter Days

my unexpected 10th international pre-christmas get-away
december 4-7, 2011 sunday to wednesday

finally, after 2 transit trips in hongkong international airport (HKIA), I experience to become a tourist on this most ideal destination when it comes to filipino international trip planning. last time i was in HKIA was 2005 for my taiwan work and october 2011 for my middle east job. in addition, i thought this tour will not gonna pursue due to changes in work location. i just reviewed and planned my itinerary on 3 days before my departure.

allocated budget, converted to php20,000

Quirino - Isabela Morning Tour last part; Calvary Hills

another flashpack trip for my province visited collection

december 19, 2011 monday

Quirino-Isabela morning tour 1st part (aglipay caves)

continued...

Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan, located in the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon.It was initially called Isabela de Luzon to differentiate from other places in the Philippines bearing the name of Isabela. The new province was named in honor of Queen Isabela II of Spain.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabela_%28province%29

along the road going to calvary hills (the grotto)

inside the calvary hills (the grotto)

Quirino - Isabela Morning Tour 1st part; Aglipay Caves

another flashpack trip for my province visited collection

december 19, 2011 monday

this trip was supposedly a 4 province tour; from quirino, to isabela, to nueva vizcaya and end up to nueva ecija. due to continuous rains occurred as early as 0300H and up to the lunch time, i have to postponed the other 2 remaining provinces.

I just researched the province's main tourist spot, itinery will just based on asking the locals. the knowledge i only have is the bus terminal heading to maddela, town in quirino province, is found in sampaloc, manila.

approx. 150m walking from highway to aglipay caves guide station

guide station before the cave

Mt. Pico de Loro (664masl) DIY Day Hike

I thought the trail was the same with Mt. Pulag's Ambangeg trail
November 26, 2011 Saturday

Main Concerns:
* be warned that somehow trail is not easy to follow especially for fun-hikers
* no guides are required and packed foods and drinks is a must
* part of the mountain range of Mt. palay-palay protected by DENR

PICO DE LORO DAY-HIKE ITINERARY:
0300H assembly cityland ministop buendia
           bought 1liter water (30) and pack foods
0400H aircon bus bound to baclaran (12)
0430H minibus bound to ternate, cavite drop-off to ternate (50)
          jeep bound to naic (15)
          hired public jeepney bound to DENR station (magnetic hill) (50/head)
0800H start trekking
          stop-over to camp site #1 (20/head registration)
1100H camp site #2;
          snacks/lunch
          photo-ops
          contemplate
          conquering summit
1330H trekked down
1500H stop-over to camp site #1
          revisited DENR station (20/head)
1700H hired public jeepney going to bus terminal (75/head)
          early dinner (52)
1800H aircon bus bound to lawton drop-off to baclaran (75)
TOTAL EXPENSE: PhP 399

mt. pico de loro starting point from the highway

mt. pico de loro trail going to camp #1

Legazpi - Naga Rainy Family Day-Tour without Me

2011’s 3rd family outing
November 05, 2011 Saturday

due to an expected changes, i still pursue this event though i was not there. i made a very detailed itinerary so that confusion will be least anticipated during their travel. also, this is their first time to have a family outing without me in-charge and their first time to go on this places. my itineraries from my camnorte-legazpi last may 2011 and camsur pnr bicol express day-tour september 2011 helped a lot and give me more confidence that they can nail this.

mayon volcano