On the world's longest bridge to Macao

Managed to get the crew up this morning at a decent hour and moving to catch the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge shuttle bus to Macao. We rode with the locals over the $19 billion investment, which is just about to celebrate its first anniversary, reflecting that it cost over 3x what Trump wants for his wall. It was a smooth, efficient journey with a few short queues along the way; all in all a convenient way to get between Hong Kong and Macao.

We stayed at the Rio on the North side of the bridge (not Cotai) - there is a network of hotel shuttles that take you all over Macao for free. It is not super efficient, as there is a bit of waiting time at each transfer and almost every jump is via the Macao Ferry Terminal, but when you learn the lay of the land (i.e., hotel map) you can take better advantage of inter-hotel transfers.Read more