Arriving in India has been so different to my arrivals in other cities or countries. The biggest difference is that there was someone waiting for me in the arrivals hall with a signboard bearing my name. The travel agent helped me get a SIM card for a phone and I was transported to the hotel in a 7 seater Toyota Innova where I have my own seat with its own armrest. This is to be my chariot for the next few days. I was given the vouchers for the rest of my stay in...

I took the Venetian shuttle back to the Macau ferry terminal. There I caught the Hotel Royal shuttle to the hotel Royal which is on the Macau peninsula. The whole journey took less than 2 hours from leaving the Venetian to the Royal. The Royal is also rated 5 star but is probably a 4 star and is about average or a little better for the hotels I have been staying at so far throughout this journey. This one has free wifi, unfortunately signal is not that great in ...

I took the train about 10 minutes walk away from my hotel and then had to change to another line to get to the Macau ferry terminal in HK. Ferried run every 15 minutes and cost about HKD159 or HKD149 depending in direction of travel. It's an extra HKD35 for checking in luggage which most I realized most other people did not do. I did not mind as it was easier for me. You have to pass through immigration on both sides of the ferry as Macau is a separate administra...

The buildings on the HK island side are connected to each other via bridges and elevated walkways so you can walk from one building to the next without stepping onto the street. Again lots of high end boutique stores and high end malls. Also a lot of the more typical Asian (Bangkok) type shops. Walked around a bit and used the largest closed street escalator in the world. Went into a couple of buildings/malls that specialize in electronics and cameras etc. Bough...

I started the bus just after 10am. This is because the tout told me the previous day that they start at 10am. When I looked at the map, I realised they start at 9.30. You always want to be on the first bus of the day to ensure you have maximum time to do what you want. I paid HKD350 for a 24 hour ticket. Normal price is 380. I got a discount since I used Big Bus tours in other cities around the world. It includes 3 routes, a night tour, a sampan ride, return tick...