Blogs from Singapore, Asia - page 21

Geo: 1.28941, 103.85TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 - SEA DAYSo I got up at 5:30am, took a shower and left for the O'Sheehan's Bar and Grill to get a booth so I could cross stitch. I knew we would be crossing the equator between 6am and 6:30am. I wanted to see the dotted white line - equator. I had put a stickn note on the time to remind Glenn of our activities for the day. 10am - lecture by Peter; 11:30am - ice carving out by the pool; 12:00 - Equator ceremony out by the pool and then 2pm showing of Sully. I also reminded Glenn where he could find me.I had a very enjoyable morning cross stitching. Glenn appeared on the scene around 8am. He asked if Norma had found me. Norma was the 72 year old ... read more

Geo: 1.28941, 103.85SUNDAY, JANUARY 22This morning, I was up at 5am, so Glenn went to Deck 13 with me and we watched us slowly pull into Singapore Harbor. It was still very dark as we passed tanker after tanker. We started talking with a couple from Singapore that gave us some valuable information about tourism in the city. We also watched the airplanes on "final" as they approached the Singapore Airport. Awesome.We ate breakfast from the Cafeteria line and ate near the outdoor pool. We were docking at 7:45am. Around 9am, we walked off the ship, however we did have to present our passport at immigrations. This is completely different than when we've cruised like in the Caribbean. After clearing customs, we went to the Singapore Tourist office and got a map. We also used the ... read more

-SP- En Singapur queda aparcada una de las maquinas mas fiables de Asia. Con un presupuesto de unos 400 eur incluidas reparaciones y sólo 1700km encima, la usare de nuevo a finales de 2017 para explorar Malasia (quizas hasta le haga 100 euros mas de tuneo y todo). Después le tendré que buscar un sugar daddy nuevo que la saque a pasear. Y si me pagan por la bici al menos algo de lo puesto pues mejor... El tuneo con pegatinas en una adaptación a las carreteras indonesias... Esta probado que mejora la aerodinámica y reduce las posibilidades de perecer bajo las ruedas de un camión.... read more

The Boxing Day flight might have caused an abridged Readers Digest Christmas, but the usual travel stress and queuing was non-existent. The Uber to the airport was traffic free, the bag drop and check-in was swift and airport security and immigration went smoothly. We avoided the body scanners, which they claim to be "random". But the two travellers selected while we were being processed were quite fit looking young ladies. Interestingly, the border patrol officer making the random selections wasn't a bloke though. She was a short haired burly broad with a keen eye. Might have been under instructions from her colleagues to gather some good sorts for the training database. We breezed through with time to kill and I may have inadvertently shoplifted a headphone jack from the duty free shop. Stashing the passports away ... read more

Unexpectantly in Singapore, we went for a short walk after breakfast. There had been a thunderstorm overnight but the sun was out. It only took a couple blocks to get the perspiration flowing for me. It was early morning and Singapore shops don't normally open till after 10 however an elderly gentleman we met out walking did mention the early morning market and said we could get three new t-shirts there for $10. He obviously thought the dripping wet one I was wearing needed replacement. Back at the hotel, Studio M, we spent the next few hours chilling and waiting for news on our flight. Finally got the green light at 2.00pm and headed for the airport. I made a hasty booking on booking.com that probably required more thought but at least we had a plan ... read more