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Singapour, l'enchantement continue!

Published: October 5th 2012Asia » Singapore
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October 4th 2012

Le 4 octobre 2012, Aujourd'hui, on commence la journée par un petit-déjeuner à l'asiatique: riz frit, nouilles frites, frites, croquettes de poulet.... vous voyez un peu le tableau... une chance qu'il y a quelques fruits pour faire passer le tout.On est un peu découragés, il pleut à boire debout pendant que nous déjeunons. On demande au serveur ce qu'il pense de la météo... Sur son cellulaire, il vérifie la température... Pluie aujourd'hui et demain... Tant pis, on choisit de se diriger quand même vers Universal Studios, et bien nous en prit. Universal Studios est situé sur l'île de Sentosa, une île dédiée au tourisme et aux activités familiales dispendieuses... Spectacles de dauphins, saut à l'élastique, luge et cie font partie de la multitude d'activités proposées. Pour notre part, on se contentera de Universal. Aussitôt... read more




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October 3rd 2012

Bonjour à tous! Et voilà, nous sommes maitenant mariés et très heureux! En prime, on a survécut à d'interminables heures d'avion et sommes arrivés dans la jolie citée-état-île de Singapour!!!! Bref, nous sommes vraiment dans la Monaco d'Asie! Tout a débuté quand, le lendemain du mariage, nous nous sommes dirigés à l'aéroport de Montréal. Quelques petites heures d'attente, et hop, c'était parti pour un vol jusque chez nos voisins torontois. Après quatre heures et demies à patienter dans ce congélateur d'aéroport, nous avons embarqué pour un misérable vol de 15 heures sur les ailes de Cathay Pacific... Quelle torture que de passer une quinzaine d'heures d'affilées dans un avion... j'en suis resortie avec les pieds et les chevilles gros comme des poteaux de téléphone... Au moins, nous avions une super compagnie aé... read more




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September 29th 2012

Saturday, 29th September 2012 As part of our weekend staycation at Grand Mercure Roxy, we decided to head to Coriander for our dinner. This was a newly-opened western casual eatery located about 10 minutes walk from where we stayed along the busy East Coast thoroughfare. Barely 3 weeks old, we thought it was a nice time to patronise this restaurant to render our support to YP's younger brother at his first attempt of entrepreneurism. Arrival at the eatery at around 8pm, the cosy restaurant was almost half-filled with friends as well as curious foodies looking for new dining options around Katong Village. I liked the fact that iced water was served immediately as soon as three of us settle down. For dinner, we had a Vermicelli Salad, half a dozen of baked Escargots and the Meat ... read more




Race Day

Published: September 24th 2012Asia » Singapore » Raffles Marina
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September 24th 2012

Söndag Raceday! Något av Singapore ogillas av mittendelen av kroppen. Dock inget som inte kan motas med en överdos av Imodium. McFrukost och sedan styrdes kosan mot landmärket och vattenhålet Raffles hotel. Det var här som Ngiam Tong Boon år 1915 skapade den rosa tjejdrinken Singapore Sling i hotellets Long Bar. Sedan dess har receptet utvecklats och slingen finns nu i flera varianter och färger. Jag provade en grön Spring Sling, baserad på äppelvodka och Apple Sourz. Rätt OK faktiskt. Dagens spaning är att man slänger alla jordnötsskal direkt på golvet. Det såg inte ut som att de sopades upp varje dag direkt. Nu till själva målet med utflykten till Singapore; Formula 1. På nyheterna kan man se Bernie Ecclestone och någon minister deklarera att de efter tuffa förhandlingar nu förlängt F1-avtalet i Singapore till 2017. ... read more




Super Drunk Tramp

Published: September 23rd 2012Asia » Singapore » Chinatown
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Beach Rats
September 24th 2012

Now we have come the end of our SE Asia adventure I if think it’s time for a beer blog. I will give a brief review of each beer we have sampled and then give my top five pick of the pops countdown at the end. Some of the photos also document my travelling weight loss; I got weighed on one of them machines outside a 7/11 the other day and I reckon I have lost nearly two stones in five months. But don’t worry everyone, I have eaten like a fat girl at a cake shop for the last few weeks and I’m now starting to gain a few pounds again! So here goes:- 1. Tiger This is a beer that is pretty well known back in the western world but with its headquarters in ... read more




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Almost home - Singapore

Published: September 23rd 2012Asia » Singapore » Chinatown
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2BaysDeb
September 23rd 2012

Well the holiday is almost over. We left London 2-3 days ago (I've lost count) after a quiet day. We didin't do any tourist sightseeing or museum visiting but instead walked through some of the London streets taking in the streetscapes. We did a little bit of shopping on Oxford Street, had a coffee in Soho and eventually found our way to Bond Street to see how the top 0.1% live; some of the jewels in the jewelry stores along Bond Street give the Crown Jewels a bit of a run on size, ostentation etc. We eventually made our way back to the apartment, had a brief rest, showered, packed then joined the sardine tin that is the London Tube at peak hour. Our trip to Singapore was just how we like it - uneventful. We ... read more




Sightseeing Singapore

Published: September 22nd 2012Asia » Singapore » Raffles Marina
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September 22nd 2012

Lördag Otroligt nog sov jag väldigt bra i den stenhårda sängen. Mcfrukost och lite senare en stor Pauliner på ett tyskt ölhak. Oktoberfest börjar trots allt idag ;) En lååång dag för att utforska Singapore till fots slutade med att vi smet in, och gick vilse, inne på Ritz-Carltons domäner och fastnade på ett inhägnat område fullt med vakter. Det är tydligen här F1-stjärnorna bor... Nu gällde det att hitta en värdig exit! -Vi bluffade oss ut genom att myndigt stega fram och beställa en limousine som tog oss ut och över till Marina Bay Sands (MBS), de tre byggnaderna med pool på taket över alla tre. Efter en spännande kvalomgång kommer vi nu att se Hamilton och Maldonado(!) i första startled imorgon. Det kan bli spännande... Smått osannolikt fick vi tag i en taxi även ... read more




Haffad i Singapore

Published: September 23rd 2012Asia » Singapore » Little India
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September 21st 2012

Tidig utcheckning för att leta rätt på tåget till Singapore. Vi passerade Seremban, Pulau Sebang, Gemas, Segamat, Labis och Kluang på vägen ner till Woodlands. Det pågår en mängd byggen längs den norra delen av sträckan och det ser även ut som om de bygger ett spår till. Den södra delen var kantad av övergivna hus och industrier. I en del hus hade småbönder med 5-10 kor flyttat in. När jag skriver det här sitter jag i häktet i Singapores tull. Min ena väska fastnade i röntgenmaskinen. Man får inte ha knark, cigaretter, snus, löstobak eller Cigarrer. Innehavet bedöms dessutom i gram. Jag råkade ha 19st cigarrer med en totalvikt av 250g. Så nu har jag blivit förhörd, upplyst om Singapores alla regelverk och vilka straff man kan vänta om de bryts. I mitt fall skulle ... read more




Homeward bound

Published: September 15th 2012Asia » Singapore » Little India
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Tarts on tour
September 15th 2012

Gosh it seems like ages since last last did a blog. We have had a huge week with stops at different ports every day. First day was Athens. Went to the Acropylis which was amazing but didn't enjoy Athens. Dirty, smelly and full of graffiti. Couldn't get back to the ship quick enough. After that Santorini which would definately be our favourite.Beautiful white terraced homes on the edge of cliff. Megan went to the top via donkey. Ali took the cable car as thought it was cruel. Would love to go back there and spend more time and search for the blue domed churches. Last day of cruise docked at Naples. We decided to do a boat cruise along the Almafi coast but weather was shocking. First day of rain in 3 months, got out of ... read more




Leaving

Published: September 9th 2012Asia » Singapore » Changi
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Pips Travels
September 9th 2012

I have a bit of time here in Singapore so thought I would tell you about Rhodes. We left Marmaris in Turkey on Thursday afternoon and got a ferry agross to Rhodes were Di had booked Martin and I into the Sheriton for a couple of nights so we could recover from the hard work putting the boat to bed. We artrived in Rhodes and we are so impressed with this old town and its surrounds. the only down side was that the wind was onshore spoiling the beach swimming a bit. But we had a good couple of days and now we have been traveling from Rhodes to Athens, athens to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Singapore and now onto Christchurh and then home. We have not seen rain for the last 3 months and I have ... read more









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