8th September 2010 We set off at 6.30am to get to the Petronas Twin Towers and queue up for our free pass. The gates open about 8.30 but tickets come on a first come first serve basis. They only have about 800 passes to go up so if you leave it too late you haven’t really got a chance in getting up. We decided to try and walk from the hotel using a map - however we gave up after 30minutes of walking round in circles and got a cab. We got to the towers waited in the queue for about 90 minutes and luckily we got a morning time slot so we went straight up at 9.15. The lift takes you up to the 42nd floor (about 180m high) where you can get out and ... read more

6th September 2010 We got up and left the hostel about 9.30am and set off to find some breakfast. We were recommended place called Limau - which was a few streets away. After breakfast we visited the Endure and Beauty museum which explained how other cultures perceive beauty. It was very fascinating to see the lengths they go to, too feel ‘beautiful’ - we saw things from ear, nose, lip, head and neck stretching to permanent scaring and foot binding. After we had finished the museum we realised there was a pretty big storm going on outside. We waited an hour for it to calm down before making a run for the mall. We spend another hour or so at the mall whist the storm was coming to an end and then made our way to ... read more

4th September 2010 Up early and down to breakfast before checking out of the room. We took the metro down to Raffles Hotel which is the most expensive hotel in Singapore. They allowed us to wonder around the hotel and shops - not that we could afford anything though! We then headed off to the Marina, the youth Olympic Games sight and a few other tourist attractions before making our way back to the hostel. After a few snacks we got the metro to the Singapore flyer (Singapore’s equivalent to the London Eye). We got on just as it was starting to get dark and by the time we were at the top the sun had set and we could see the whole city in lights. It looked awesome and we managed to get some great ... read more

2nd September 2010 Flew into Singapore this morning, it was a very long flight stuck between a german couple and opposite a crying baby - just what you need when your trying to get some sleep! I checked into the Hangout Hostel and met a few guys in my room. We decided to get the metro to The Changi museum which is linked to the old Changi Prisions. It was quite small and not much there so we had a good look around before heading back to base. Later on we headed out to Newton Circus Hawker Centre (a local food market) where we got a few local dishes to share which ended up being quite expensive. ... read more