Blogs from Singapore, Asia - page 17

Leaving at 1:15 am made for a long day leading up to the flight. Reubs and Caitlin both buzzing and by midnight just slightly annoying. Better than whinging so no complaint made by dad. Departure formalities a breeze. Interesting part was when Customs pulled Reub's day pack off the conveyor belt for inspection. Turned out the machine gets a bit suspect on day packs that are too 'light'. The boys day pack consisted of a GoPro, charger, cell phone and his headphones. All the vitals for the teenage traveller in 2018. Silly us with first aid kits and other such nonsense. Despite concerns about the storm coming in we got out without delay or issue. Apparently I am now told its important to know something about the plane your travelling on. I did not know this. ... read more

Mein Bus aus Melakka brauchte statt 3,5 Stunden, sagenhafte 7. Gegen kurz vor 20 Uhr erreichte ich mein Hostel. Das Bahnsystem ist der Knaller und alles sah wie geleckt aus. Ich richtete mich in meinem 8-Bettzimmer ohne Fenster ein und machte mich auf zur Marina Bay. Der absolute Oberhammer! Die beleuchtete Skyline und das Marina Bay Sands Hotel sahen aus wie gemalt. Ich lief die Promenade entlang und konnte das alles gar nicht fassen. Ich fühlte mich wie in die Zukunft versetzt. Ich schlenderte durch die Lobby des Marina Bay Sands Hotels und auch durch das dazugehörige Shoppingcenter, bevor ich mich auf den Rückweg machte. Der nächste Tag war leider verregnet, sodass ich nach Chinatown fuhr und mich im Shoppingcenter vergnügte. Da ich eh nichts kaufen wollte und konnte probierte ich mich durch sämtliche Parfümläden und ... read more

I think I might have cracked the adding of photos, so here are a few more, hopefull named and captioned. That’s it fron Singapore!... read more

Hi everyone, we went on the night safari which turned out to be better than expected. Started off with buffet meal then boarded an open bus and were taken around the reserve to try and see the animals in their natural habitat.Because the animals are nocturnal flash photography was not allowed which meant getting quality photos was a little challenging. However,Pat managed to get a few that were pretty good. We saw a fish eating cat which was actually in the process of trying to catch his evening meal. Unfortunately we didn't see him succeed but saw him making a couple of attempts. Unfortunately,today is our last day in Singapore .We have both really enjoyed the culture,people,food and even the weather.its been exhausting but we so enjoyed the experience. Went for our final trip to Chinatown.Oh ... read more

Hi everyone, It's been another very hot day,32 * and 90% humidity.we have been out and about all day.we decided to take the MRT( underground) or Martin as I have renamed it. Pat has had trouble remembering the order of the letters so I thought this would help. It did .travelling was easy and well organised so we had no problems getting to Orchard Road where all the rich Singaporeans shop. I only bought bits in a craft shop so the money was pretty safe. After window shopping and lunch ,Pats choice of Chinese food was not great.He realised that one of the items from the buffet that he had chosen was some sort of soft crackling and slimey animal skin.? Next we popped over to Raffles where we had the obligatory and hugely overpriced Singapore ... read more