Blogs from Singapore, Asia - page 323

Hello guys. Have just got to Perth but will tell you all about Singapore first. Well after the long journey there we finally got to our hostel and began our first problem with hostel booking forms...... long story. Anyway it did get better, we walked the City back to front, from the main shopping area-Orchard road to Chinatown and Sentosa Island. The place was so well looked after with beautiful plants everywere. The humidity was a little unbearable but it didn't stop us and and to save a little dosh we mostly walked. chinatown was great, although David must look like he would look good in a suit as we were hassled by many tailers!! I know Dad.... you did tell us!! Sentosa Island was amazing and the trip over there was a little scary on ... read more

. . . or 10 days, but that just doesn't sound as impressive. I had a most enlightening experience at Wat Suan Mokkh. Although I don't have a lot of stories to tell, I can give you a brief sketch of what I did. And, as so frequently promised, photos will follow in a future update. I arrived on 31 August 2006 at about 11am, completed registration, and had lunch. then I basically hung around, met a couple of people, and prepared myself for the next few days. I slept that night on the straw mat that they had provided to place over the concrete slab that was my bed. also available to me was a wooden pillow. actually, if the pillow were just about an inch slimmer top to bottom, it would have been pretty ... read more

Hello from Singapore! Heres the lowdown on what we have been up to so far in this rather nice (and very posh) city. As you know we got here and i wasn't sick even once on the way (huray for travel sickness tablets). We went out for a meal after we arrived and found a good little food court in Bugis village and eat pad Thai (yum yum). Then we went back to the hotel and slept until miday on friday. I did feel pretty wobbly then but as soon as I got out it was fine. On our first day we wondered down to Orchard Road whic is a very big street lined with shopping centers. Yes i mean malls not department stores. Pretty crazy place, must be so much money kicking about this place. ... read more

The Flight (and Dubai International Airport) 20 hours of sleepless, strapped-in waiting? No problem. The planes had those cool screens on the seat in front so you could watch films and play games. Thanks to my long-running Tetris addiction, along with the Incredibles and Family Guy on command, my first flight went relatively quickly and pleasantly. The second was less fun and longer, because we were trying to sleep, which is difficult when the plane makes a stop in Sri Lanka on the way and you have to wake up and adjust the pressure in your ears. Dubai airport was impressive, and huge. Can't remember who told me to look out for those flying saucers at Dubai, but they were there alright. Big, silver and saucer-shaped. There's nothing else they could have been. Arriving at Singapore ... read more

Well we have got here. We are now in Singapore. The trip was ok, no lost bags or anything. Nearly missed the connection at Dubai beacuse they fialed to anounce a gate change until the final call. It's a bit strange coming back here after 4 years. It's all so familiar, the smell the air, the food, the people. I best go and sleep now as the room has started to spin. All i can say is thats it's really really good to be back.... read more