Blogs from Singapore, Asia - page 330

It really was a fling: one day to run wild along the streets of Singapore, soaking in all the pleasures and delights the city has to offer. Not much more I can say at this point, as time is running out on me here. Enjoy the photos for now and hopefully I'll be able to come up with a composition more in keeping with my usual eloquence at a later date.... read more

I dropped into Singapore to catch up with Sonia for dinner. It's so close to Malayisa and yet so far removed. The outdoor restaurant where we ate was incomparable with the dingy cafe where I watched the world cup final in JB - full of westerners (I was the only one in JB), clean, efficient, decorated, modern, and bloody expensive. Luckily Sonia was paying! A bit of history: Singapore joined the federation of Malaya (hence the name change to Malaysia) in 1965 and left in 1967 when Lee KY saw the writing on the wall. Good choice. The sultan of Brunei decided not to join Malaysia, preferring to remain the world's richest man, while Sarawak and Sabah did join, and have been regretting it ever since judging by the locals healthy disrespect for the federal government. ... read more

Right, from the beginning. I'm writing this on the 6th of August in a internet cafe in London, so bare with my while I try to write as if I was still at the current date! Mostly I'm going to use emails I've written, so if you think it sounds familiar that may be why. :) The flight here was sooo long. I'm not looking forward to the even longer trek I'll be on soon. We got delayed in Wellington, and then delayed even longer in Auckland due to the fog, our 747 from Singapore had landed at Ohakea!. So we ended up only getting on the plane in Auckland at about 6pm that night. Got to our hotel at 2am local time. Thats 6am NZ time. A long day. The beds were crap and the ... read more

Efter en del overvejelser endte vi med i sidste oejblik (under et doegn) at faa aendret vores billet til Indien. Det gav os et par dage ekstra i Bangkok, hvor vi fik set nogle af de obligatoriske turistting, som vi ikke fik gjort de foerste 3 gange, bla. Grand Palace, der virkelig var et syn vaerd -guld er godt!! Der var ogsaa tid til at gentage gamle successer bla. Suan lum nightbazaar, hvor der er laekker livemusik og dans, det blev et saa glaedeligt gensyn at vi maatte dertil endnu engang paa vores sidste aften i Bangkok. Dagene blev ogsaa brugt til at finde et nyt rejsemaal -ikke nemt naar verden nu er saa stor og interessant og ligger aaben for vores foedder. Dog maatte vi vaelge at taenke i realistiske baner og holde os indenfor ... read more

Elmult szombaton egesz nap a varost jartam. Van egy bája az ezernyi felhokarcolonak, es a mindent beboito varosnak, de szemely szerint nekem 24h pont eleg volt ebbol a fajta szepsegbol.... read more