Blogs from Singapore Zoo, Singapore, Asia - page 4

Singapore was the most clean and safe place I had ever experienced. The main reasoning behind this was the extreme punishments for breaking the law. The size of the Isle of White with over 5 million inhabitants, there was a large amount of things to do in such a small area. Accommodation Guy had family living here, his aunt Viv, uncle Paul and cousins Thomas (aka 00Legend), Ben (aka Ben Nevis) and Sophie (aka Princess Sophie). They were such a lovely family and made us immediately feel at home, it was nice to get out of the backpacker life for a few days with settees, tv and home cooked food... This was the life! They showed us around Singapore. British club We arrived early on Saturday and the Carter family took us to their weekend club. ... read more

Lately, it seems that my travel blogging can't keep up with all the fantastic photo opportunities I've had. With the holiday season, traveling to more "first-time" locales and my first vacation in a while, I'm trying my best to catch up with my blogs. At times, I want nothing more than to just post photos, but I feel so accomplished every time I write a story to go along with it. I'll get on with it... Finally departing Subic Bay, as I was ready to get out of Dodge, we made our way towards Singapore. Now, typically I cannot discuss ship's movement and scheduling and the like, my favorite phrase on this topic is "Loose lips sink ships". It's true though, anyone who remembers the USS COLE (not that it had anything to do with ... read more

If Carlsberg did Zoo’s, it would do Singapore Zoo. The last zoo we went to was in Santiago and we left there a bit depressed after seeing only one animal per cage. They looked totally unhappy and it is not a zoo I would advise anyone to visit. Singapore Zoo on the other hand is the complete opposite. Orang-utans roam freely around the zoo and you can get so close to the animals sometimes you wonder are you too close. The big difference with this zoo and every other one we have been to is that the animals move around in their enclosure. Baboon’s ran from a distance at top speed and hurtled themselves head over heels into the river surrounding their home. We accidentally walked in on two turtles having a moment but that didn’t ... read more

We are now in Singapore where we are relaxing (read indulging) and celebrating my birthday. Simply, we are both quite impressed. If we would have started the trip here, I don’t think we would have appreciated it as much because Singapore is a lot like NYC—only cleaner, calmer, and more organized. (Okay, maybe not that similar....) But after a month of stern self-talk before entering any bathrooms, contraband monkey juice, and constant curries, this place is a playground. We gave up and admitted we could not begin to experience a fraction of this city/country/gastronomical Babylon. As anyone will tell you, Singaporeans wine, dine, and shop—and do it all quite well. So, that is what you do here. Not bad. And it’s all done in such clean, organized beauty—almost to the point of it being creepy. I ... read more

Ko sva se zjutraj odpravili novih dogodivscinam naproti, naju je presenetilo vreme: sploh ni bilo soparno. Kaj takega? Sli sva na hitro v Sultan mosejo, ki je pac v sosednji bajti, in si jo ogledali v spremstvu ene muslimanske vodicke, sicer Japonke, porocene s Singapurcem. Razlozila nama je kar veliko zadev v zvezi z mosejo, muslimani tukaj in mosejami po Singapurju, potem pa sva sli dalje - najprej na market na zajtrk st. 2, potem pa spet v zivalski vrt. Sprehajali sva se po vrtu in si ogledovali bolj ali manj znane zivalske vrste. O t.i. klimatskih azilih, katerih se je sredi tega tropskega podnebja z najvecjim veseljem spominjal moj fotr, ni bilo ne duha ne sluha. Ampak kot receno, na sreco ni bilo niti toliko vroce. Highlights triurnega obiska so bili prosto gibajoci se orangutani, ... read more