Blogs from Singapore Harbour, Singapore, Asia - page 6

I would have loved to watch both the sunrise and the sunset in the same day but I am dead before noon. I'm usually at my worst in the early morning. After some self-imposed house arrest due to my migraines and allergic rhinitis/sinusitis, I am now itching to go out watch the sunset and listen to the waves. So according to uncle Google, these are the best spots to watch sunset in Singapore: Option 1 - West Coast Park (got some ongoing construction) Option 2 - Mount Faber (no waves?) Option 3 - Sentosa beach (been there) Option 4 - Labrador Park (hmmm... never been that far on the circle line, got the sun and the waves - We have a winner!) Not the best I've seen but it was good enough. I did not ask ... read more

KETTLE MYSTERY SOLVED! Many thanks to Tom who commented on our Cameron Highlands Blog and cleared up the mystery of the kettle in our hotel room. Apparently, the kettle is used to boil water to pour onto instant noodle snacks which are a staple part of the diet in Malaysia (a bit like our UK Pot Noodle snacks). They come in all different flavours and are found in every supermarket.... read more

Singapore – The journey begins.............. Left Ipswich bound for Heathrow via National Express. A good cost affective / comfortable service all in all and not much longer if any if journeyed by car, well done NE. Booking in through Heathrow fairly smooth until Sue go’s through customs and they pull her to one side along with Spencer the T/Bear who unfortunately was detected as having traces of explosive material on him! Thank you Ben and Lisa, you know who you are. After more checks we are free to go but feel that every security camera is watching are every move. After the usual mooch around the departure shops we board our flight and for the next ten or so hours where pampered by the very attractive stewardesses. An endless supply of fine dining and drinks where ... read more

Singapore is hot and humid apparently the temperature ranges from a minimum of 22C (which is not often reached) to around 34C the humidity is the killer - it saps you. I undertook two hop on hop bus tours (without the hopping on or off) to get a sense of the place. I would dearly have loved to see the Botanic gardens but there was not enough time. There is some amazing modern architecture combined with some beautiful colonial buildings which the government makes an effort to maintain. In the older part of town like Little India and China town the buildings have decaying wooden shutters on the windows. I was quite taken with these It is so lush and green plants seem to grow in every available space. Our hotel lobby is full of orchids ... read more

1st thought? SIngapore is awesome. The architecture is mind-blowing, the streets are clean, the landscape incredibly manicured, everything is organized, everything is monitored.........who knew that a dictatorship could be so nice? Singapore is a funny place. From where I stand right now, I can look one way and be facing a billion dollar mixed-use residential/hotel/marina project, and I can look the other way and see a sea full of gigantic ships, with a massive oil refinery with gigantic smoke stacks with flames coming out of them as their backdrop. Everything in SIngapore seems to be over the top--every high rise building has an extravagant lobby. Every corner seems to have some sort of sculpture or water feature that would be a big deal in another city. Everything seems to be trying to out-do everything else. I've ... read more