http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Singapore en-us Sun, 08 Nov 09 19:35:49 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 09 19:35:49 +0000 When I first set foot in Singapore I was shocked. In a continent where most of it's countries are struggling to survive Singapore bucks the trend and appears to be an oasis in the desert. Sparkling highrises savvy metropolitan citizens hightech mass transit yet something doesn't seem quite right it's just too perfect.We finished our last couple days in Ko Tao diving and soaking up the sun. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Little-India/blog-450871.html Arrived Darwin airport and checked in for our Crapstar flight whoops.. Jetstar to Singapore. We had planned on bringing our backpacks on as cabin luggage as Damian had a great plan to hang out in the transit lounge and try and get into QANTAS club so we could shower eat and drink for free and hang out there for our 8 hour layover before heading to Siem Reap.Well that plan backfired. We had to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Changi/blog-450721.html Spent a couple of nice days in Singapore a complete contrast to India as itrsquos practically Consumer Heaven not that we could afford to buy anything but browsing was fun. We did the Duck Tour an amphibious vehicle that takes you both around the city and into the river past the big wheel copy cats the Helix Bridge and the huge casino development. We also saw where they were prepar http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-450484.html 304'm still trying to decide if Singapore is a place to come back to or not but as a place to jump off the plane for a while it's not all that bad. One th305ng that's for sure though 305s that the tour305sm mob 305n S305ngapore really markets 305tself. If you've got more than a couple of hours they are happy to put you on a bus tour of the c305ty and away you go. M305nd http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-449920.html Singapore was short and sweet and finished far too quickly just like our Singapore Slings in Raffles. The obligatory cocktail in The Long Bar was one of thousands they sell every day but at 13 a glass Andy capped us at one each even the free monkey nuts wouldnrsquot persuade him otherwise.Sir Thomas Raffles not only has the monopoly on cocktails but also the city as we soon discovered on http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Geylang/blog-449832.html My computer is completely dead so I'm currently typing on my roomates tiny slovakian computer... spelling and grammatical errors are definitely to followOk a lot has been happening and I haven't been able to update so here goes catching up on what feels like the last 20 years of my life....Tom wanted to check out wavehouse where you can ride man made waves. He brought his skateboard along so w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-448226.html Now in our daylong layover in Singapore. Arrived 3AM last night after a horrid plane trip. First leg with LA to Tokyo which was really bumpy and Rick had most of his meals ending up on his shirt. Rick calls it the roller coaster ride. Didn't sleep a wink. It was well over 20h with delays after our supposed 1hour layover in Tokyo. We had to deplane and then go back thru security and replane. Why B http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Changi/blog-448052.html I am currently at our favourite holiday destination Singapore Changi Airport. We have a few hours until our flight so there is time for one final blog entry...I thouroughly enjoyed our time albeit a bit sleep deprived in Santiago and Barcelona after finishing our walk. On Monday night the large group of people that Angi had come to know during her Camino gathered together in Santiago for final http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-448050.html Viimeiset kolme viikkoa paivat ovat keinahdelleet eteenpain kuin kamelikaravaani ei niin etta olisi jatkuvasti huonovointinen siita heilumisesta tai etta eramaan laiva kieltaytyisi yhteistyosta tai etta keitaita ei nakyisi missaan tai etta aurinko korventaisi ihon kuplivaksi kudokseksi. Jotenkin vain paivat ovat menneet ja paljon on tapahtunut paitsi etta valilla on tapahtunut tosi vahan mik http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Little-India/blog-447975.html Six weeks seven countries and twelve cities later our tour to Russia the long way round has finally drawn to a close. It has been the most incredible experience and I am very glad to say there isnrsquot any one thing that stands out well beyond the others there were so many magical moments of our trip seeing snow and wild Elk in Golden Colorado and dining out with Jon and Julie who we both h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Changi/blog-447695.html Want to know why Singapore is favorite honeymoon destinations among Asians If you have recently tied your nuptial knot and have never been to Singapore before then what are you waiting for Quickly make your flight and hotel reservations and visit this exotic island country with your better half and get the answer to your question. Singapore travel will definitely mesmerize your senses as the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-446556.html Okay...I'm still aliveI have been trying to write an update every few days but something always seems to crop upWhat a whirlwind time that has been. .. Quite literally.The day after the last blog Tokyo was hit by a typhoon which was interesting to say the least I can never work out the difference between a typhoon hurricane or just a big storm but this one was a typhoon.Typhoon 18 to be exact http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-446415.html Some photos of what I have been up to at lastIve just paid for an extra 12 hour so I will write some info on my plans.I leave Singapore in the morning planning to go to the night zoo tonight with a guy I met called Barry hes left the hostel and is now staying with the friend he came out to work for but we are meeting up about 6ish at the hostel and going to either drive his friends van or tak http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Geylang/blog-446251.html Hey everyoneIll keep this short as its from the iPod. Leaving the UK all went fine flights were faultless although Id love to know how much extra 1st class is as they had fantastic leg room which I did not Arriving in Singapore at night was strange the city looks so different in the day. Ive met a few pol and got talking which is great its like starting uni all over again except everyone leaves a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-445833.html Well we werenrsquot in Singapore for long 2 days but we had a really great time. It is a really nice city and out of everywhere so far is probably the one place that we thought would be pretty cool to live in although we wonrsquot donrsquot worry mumIt was so easy and cheap to get from the airport to the hotel we took the MRT and there was a stop only 5 mins away from the hotel. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-445727.html After 4 weeks in Vietnam and a few days in Laos we were back in the air and on our way to Singapore. We only spent 4 nights there before going into neighbouring Malaysia. The first thing that strikes you about Singapore is just how clean and modern it is the airport is said to be the best in the world as Id already discovered when I stayed the night in the transit terminal when flying from Ja http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-445487.html And so we reached our final stop on our 5 month World tour Singapore where we stayed for 4 nights before flying back home. We hadn't thought much about Singapore in advance as it was the very last place we were visiting and we didn't have a guidebook so we weren't really sure what to expect. Once we did eventually get a guidebook at Cairns airport it mentioned that Singapore had previously http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Little-India/blog-445101.html Been a hectic week so much going on I can't even think where to begin.I had a horrible yes horrible job working a PROMO which really i think they shouldn't hire models unless the models are with a promotional agency handing out cards sprayed with a new Chloe perfume. I don't care how much they were paying it didn't help that I was in killer heels on a new shiny surface being scorned at by grou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Sentosa-Island/blog-444299.html What day is it Not so sure October 12 2009Let's start today off with a riddle This is for you Tom we know you love riddlesIf your travel agent has you booked in a hotel not to leave until Saturday October 10th and your airline tickets say Saturday October 10th.....leaving at 1225 am. Do you go to the airport onA. Friday nightB. Saturday nightIf you chose A Friday night go to the h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-444221.html 2017022825313612898224515348802646928526209152345022238275972665730475304751229026366209602030926102652922479626085303402356723398240501998122797233842231212290251052431030528370272646529087247133034023567363353620821435122902281024180201972151865292 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-444041.html