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January 15th 2009

Published: February 7th 2009

Singapore, for us, was essentially a sandwich stuffed with Borneo. We spent two days there before Borneo and five days there afterwards. It definitely was not a symmetrical sandwhich, especially in terms of experience. The front end of that sandwich was plain white Wonderbread, the back end was a slice of sesame crusted marble rye infused with a compote of wild figs and dusted with the essence... Read Full Entry

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Lisa & Andy

Exodus

Lisa Sciambra Andrew Steyn Two New Yorkers (one native, one South African) who decided to put our ¨normal¨ lives on hold for about a year and see the world. Without much of an agenda, we quit our jobs, gave up our apartment, and left behind all but what we could fit into two backpacks in hopes of expanding our minds, broadening our horizons, and possibly creating a new sense of normal for ourselves. We hope you enjoy reading about our travels. ... full info

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Southernmost Tip of Asia

to go along with the "southernmost tip of Africa, easternmost tip of North America, easternmost tip of Australia" We're becoming a pair of continental whores!

Sentosa

Little India

Vibrant little section of Singapore, full of color and, how shall we put it....aromas!

Singapore Mall

Local diner having a "president elect" and "president wannabe" special.

Singapore Movie Theater

Thwarted again!!! Midgets could live for free here

Room with a view

View from Peter and Sharla's balcony. A really nice place to land for a while

The Banana Leaf

I wanted to say "some off the best head a man can get" but Lee said no way, so we're stuck with "The banana leaf is know for it's Fish head curry"

The Banana Leaf

Eating off of a leaf with your fingers is strange at first but feels really natural after a while.... It means you have to pick your nose with the fork though

The Banana Leaf

The leftover fish head curry. I assure you it tastes much better than it looks

Andy & Lisa

Dinner time...it makes us so happy!!!!

Sharla & Peter

Clarke Quay

The trendy part of town. Very upscale and impressive.

Clarke Quay

Clinic Bar at Clarke Quay

Clinic Bar

Takes a sense of humour. Very comfortable actually. They turned down my request for a bedpan.

Raffles Hotel shopping

Raffles Hotel

Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel, $20 drinks, ouch!

East Coast

Many, many restaurants all battle for the best Chili Crab title.

East Coast

9th February 2009

Tommy Twomey
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Great Blog
Another Great blog, I look forward to reading these. Glad to hear that all is well and looking forward to seeing you guys at home soon! Andy, I'll tell you about the experience that Ken D and I had at a hawker stand in Singapore in person. Its nothing too outrageous, but you will definitely laugh out loud.

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