Blogs from Sentosa Island, Singapore, Asia - page 9

Hello everybody, long time no see and read ;) Here a few pictures from Singapore and the Sentosa Island. Generally speaking I would say Singapore is nice, but still the typical Asian flair was missing for me. The city and the island was tooo westernised. But the island was nice. I liked the palm trees and the sand was white and like powder. Moreover, the island reminded me of an amusement park, everything was fake and made somewho for kids. They also copied stuff from other countries like the benches from Gaudi. Take a look ;) Da bin ich wieder, lange nichts mehr von mir gehoert! Hier ein paar Fotos und Kommentare aus Singapore (little India, China town und Sentosa Island) Im Allgemeinen fand ich Singapore nicht schlecht, aber es war mir doch ein wenig zu ... read more

Kæreste Allesammen Nu sidder vi her med rejerøde kroppe, snot forkølet og vildt ondt i halsen (den forbandet aircon), men glade og ved godt mod, og tænker på alle Jer frysende folk i DK:-) Efter at have fløjet 10.000 km i 11.500 km højde, med 1000 km/t er vi nu ankommet til Singapore..... Computerlandet som Theo kalder det. Vi ankom kl. 05.30 i går morges hvor luftfugtigheden væltede ind over os, tog den første tur i poolen kl. 07.30, og gik senere rundt i Chinatown i troperegn helt op til anklerne. Det var så voldsom at alle tog skoene af - og det gjorde vi selvfølelig også - til ungernes store fornøjelse. André og jeg har aldrig før travet rundt i en storby uden sko, men der skal jo være en "første gang" for alt:) Hvad ... read more

Ok then! We wake and shower in our communal bathroom (not to bad actually, you get free soap and a towel in your room which is a very good thing in our situation!) and say prayers to BA for giving us a free toothbrush and paste on the plane. We have not heard from the management about the free tour, so leave the hotel at about 10.15 to start our exploring. We're both feeling a bit grotty in the same tops from yesterday so decide to go shopping first for a cheap top and some knickers! As we wonder around we can't help noticing how western it is, there is a Top Shop, River Island, Accesorize, Dorothy Perkins and millions of MacDonalds and Starbucks! Plus all the signs are in English and all the annoucements made ... read more

To get to Singapore, we had the misfortune of having to get rid of our sticks of chewing gum (illegal under Singaporian law) and then catch a flight at 6am from Sydney. As Scotland v Argentina was on TV at 4am, I decided to get out of bed then and go down to the reception of the hostel where the match was being played on plasma screen. Sitting alongside a couple of other Scots, we took in the first half and then hollered a taxi outside at 5am to get to the airport. The 8 hour flight on Singapore Airlines was fine and as airline food goes, excellent. Once we collected our bags, we took a train from the airport towards the city centre to look for digs. The first thing we experienced on exiting the ... read more

meine lieben, ich bin gestartet und jetzt schon seit ganzen 2 tagen unterwegs :) am 12. september um 7h05 ging mein flug von koeln nach stansted, von das aus ging es mit dem coach problemlos nach heathrow - ich hatte erst bedenken, weil die beiden flughaefen ganze 100km entfernt sind - . (die ersten 140 Euro gespart ;) - mein flug von koeln nach stansted hat mich rund 30euro gekostet, der coach nach heathrow weitere 30 - der lufthansa flug lag bei knapp 200!! und es war wirklich unkompliziert!!) in heathrow hatte ich trotz meines drei tage barts auch keine groesseren probleme in den flieger nach singapore zu kommen. nun bin ich in singapore. morgen gehts weiter nach brisbane, australia. ich habe schon viele und wirklich schoene erfahrungen gemacht. mit einem grossen stueck wehmut habe ich ... read more