Blogs from Singapore Zoo, Singapore, Asia - page 2

The River Safari We went to the Singapore river safari the next day, to see the four largest river animals live and learn all about the rivers. The first was the Mississippi River right near our home in Canada. We sortof skipped over it, but we did look at some of the fish and turtles that were new to me, like snapping turtles. I have seen them on TV, but not live so it was different. There were also Gars, a fish that is a lot like an alligator and a major predator in the Mississippi River. There were smaller fish too, and a beaver. I've seen many in the wild. We had a reservation at 1:00 pm for the mini Amazon river cruise. The boat went way too fast and we couldn't get any really ... read more

Today started early with our trip to Singapore Zoo. We were to meet in the lobby at 8:00am to be driven the 35 minutes out to Singapore Zoo. We got there and was greeted with a fantastic buffet breakfast. Then the Orangutans came out and we were able to go and have our photos with them. While in line they also had a big snake that you could have placed on you shoulders to get a photo. After breakfast we made our way around the park, starting with the Polar Bear. In the water he looked happy but when he got out he looked sad and highly annoyed at everything. His fur was missing in places and what was there looked really manky. This part of the zoo was depressing; it's too hot in Singapore for ... read more

I was off to the famous Singapore zoo today but I totally messed up with my travel arrangements to get there, I made a cursory glance at my itinerary and remember it said to get to Woodlands MRT station from where you get a bus. However when I got there after 50 mins to the tube I couldn’t find any bus to be seen, after walking round looking like a complete numpty for 10 mins a lovely old lady took pity on me and asked if she could help. After a little laugh when I told her my destination she explained that you only got off at Woodlands on Sundays the rest of the week it was Ang Mo Kio station – Doh! So I then had to buy another ticket to take me there and ... read more

My first actual day in Singapore was very hot and humid. I got up at 8:30 and went down to breakfast, breakfast was delightful. After breakfast I decided to go to the Singapore zoo. The drive to the zoo was pleasant and I realised how green Singapore really was but as soon as I got out of the car is was hot and humid. When I got to the zoo, I went to see the white tigers first they were beautiful, and they were white with black stripes. There were about 5 tigers in the exhibit, after I saw the tigers I walked around for a bit and saw more animals; elephants, monkeys, goats, the giant rabbit and many more. As I was walking around I looked at my feet and there was a lizard running ... read more

I've woken up this morning to the continuing drama that is Qantas deciding to ground all their aeroplanes. Ordinarily, this wouldn't be of the slightest concern to me, however a quick check of my flight itinerary shows that it's only 48 hrs until I am due on one of the said Qantas fleet to head to Perth. OK deep breath - they'll sort these arguments out with the unions quickly eh? By Tuesday it will all be sorted? I decided to watch the news. Thousands of stranded passengers around the world saying they're stuck - other carriers are full and they are having to wait for 3/4 days to get an alternative flight. Surely not - Singapore to Perth is a major route - so I check out skyscanner. Worst fears confirmed - only one flight ... read more