Blogs from Chinatown, Singapore, Asia - page 9

Hello all, I left Chaing Mai on Sunday morning and took the train to Bangkok, this was a 12 hour journey but went quite quickly. I stayed in Bangkok on Sunday night then went to get my flight to Singapore on the Monday. It was almost dark when I arrived so I didn't see much of the city. Yesterday I walked around for a while then decided to get a tour bus to see the city, I stopped off at the botanical gardens on the way round. The hostel I'm staying at is really nice it's called pillows and toast and is in a great location. It's so much more expensive here compared to Thailand which is taking a bit of getting used to. It's as bad as home!!! Today I spent the whole day shopping ... read more

We left the UK on 6th November - Manchester to Heathrow, Heathrow to Singapore with Qantas 747 ! Business Class is like a top restaurant in the air, unlimited champagne, exquisite food with real cutlery and a great service. What a way to fly....however by the evening things had taken a sinister twist and it was more like an asylum in the air with passengers (inmates ?) shuffling about in Qantas pyjama's and flight socks (oh, the glamour !), staring at silent screens, laughing to themselves and waiting for their next meal ! By morning normal service resumed and we landed in Singapore after a 12 hour flight feeling refreshed and relaxed. Checked into our hotel, the Hotel Miramar is very convenient for the local bars and restaurants at Robinson Quay and Clarke Quay. Decided to ... read more

Last I checked, I was still a native Floridian. If yesterday was any indication, however, I might possibly be mistaken. It's amazing what a year of living in an alpine town with no heating in your house will do to thicken your blood. Just stepping off the plane in Singapore and feeling the blast of 95-degree 100%-humidity filled air was a jolt to the senses. Walking around in it was like being microwaved alive. Seriously, we drank more water and juice yesterday than in the past month combined, and I still felt like I was going to pass out for most of the day. We've each taken four showers since we've been here. Jeremy is handling the heat better than me, but he's fairly melting himself. Disney World in August looks like Antarctica compared to this ... read more

Introduction to Singapore Even though I was complete exhausted I only got about 4 hours of sleep. The time change definitely messes with your head. I woke up at 6am and there was no hope of returning to my much needed slumber. Instead I got ready for the day and left for work. My apartment is in China Town near the downtown area of Singapore on Club Street. This area is full of bars and nightlife and I'm excited to see what it has to offer in the next two weeks. The MRT is their very cool and seemingly efficient public transit system. It is easy to figure out and everything is, of course, in English. I've been told that Singapore is the softest introduction you can have to Asia. Now I know why. For lunch ... read more

We made it and all well if not a little jet lagged. The flight was very good and service was excellent which made the 12 hours fly by. We arrived at 7.30am Friday morning. The hotel is clean but dated and the staff are very friendly, can't do enough for you. In fact they have already upgraded our rooms to two deluxe adjoining rooms. All the important things like Internet, Big bed, Tv, hudge walk in shower and the most important Air con. We have had time to get a kip and then jump on a bus tour round the city to find our bearings. The best way to describe it is like an ants nest, hundreds of thousands of people on an island not much bigger than the Isle of Wight. Its now 6pm and ... read more