Blogs from Changi, Singapore, Asia - page 7

We are currently at Changi airport, awaiting our onward flight to Mumbai (and hopefully our travel rep at 1.55am!!!), having just landed from Brisbane airport. Driving on the motorway yesterday was truly scary, with many cars just stopping due to the ferocity of the downpours ... and there was something of a siege mentality about the people I met in Brisbane when I went in to drop the camper off. As you will no doubt have seen in the news, the floods in Brisbane last night and today were far worse than those predicted with considerable loss of life, mass evacuations and much damage to infrastructure and property. Whilst we were waiting to depart it became apparent that the staff in the airport were not the usually cheerful Qantas staff but were obviously pre-occupied with thoughts ... read more

How to keep oneself busy between the hours of 1am and 8:30am in Chiangi Airport in Singapore???? Squirrel!! Cathay Pacific Rocks! great flight from Vancouver, had an empty seat next to me, plenty of leg room, my own tv screen, pillow, blanket, noise cancelling headphones....everything one needs for a 13.5hr flight! Oh and complimentary alcohol! Puts Air Canada to shame:-) 27 degrees and humid as heck and that was as of 2:00am Monday morning! Let the journey begin! ... read more

Yes, i know i said my last blog would be the last from Asia, but our flight to OZ isn't until 8.30 tonight, and i thought i would use this time to write down a few highlights from our first month of traveling. These are no where near the only good things we've done, but more like some stand at moments from each place we've been to; Tuk-Tuk rides and Kao San road in Bangkok, Elephant trekking in Krabi Viewpoint climbing, the vibe and the views in Railay Hiring mopeds in Ko lanta. Cliff jumping, Maya bay and beach parties in Ko phi-phi Beach bumming in Ko samui with bungalows literally on the beach. Of course, the full moon party in Ko phangan Petronus towers, Batu caves and the Chinatown market in Kuala Lumpur Mustafa center ... read more

Hi all Just flown in from Melbourne Plane changed from A380 Airbus to Boeing 777-300 last week when we reserved seats but on arrival at Tullamarine Airport found it was a 747-400 and so seat choices didn't match Will take up with Singapore Airlines on return to Uk as didn't get refund of seat reservation costs! Still it was a good flight but for 1 hour all crew were confined to seats due to turbulence and all cabin services suspended. Better safe though. Arr ived to thunder and lightning and tropical storm and landing delayed due to a previous storm a few minutes earlier. We managed to land in the window between them - wouldn't have fancied coming in through the lightning and torrential rain It's 24'C now and humidity of 94% so it's not easy ... read more

Had 6 hours sleep at the Ambassador Transit Hotel within the airport. We took a 2.5 hour free tour of the cultural highlights of Singapore - temples, the Grand Prix, the business area, the Chinese quarter, the Indian quarter - impressive !!!! Clean, compact and vibrant city on a island measuring 20km by 80km. Our Chinese tour guide was the queen of dry humour but he did put us on to a great Chinese food court in the Basement of the airport. Stopover completed then came the SHOCK,HORROR -in the security check before our last leg back to Brisbane, Singapore Customs confiscate our alcohol. The alcohol was still sealed and within the alcohol limits and was never out of the secured area of the airport ????. The officer showed us the ruling by the Australian Department ... read more