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Asia » Singapore June 2nd 1989

The flight to Singapore was in a whole different league to Aeroflot. The food was edible, there were life jackets under the seats and they even did that little safety speech at the start of the flight, something that the Aeroflot flight attendants couldn't be bothered with. Singapore is one of those places that you either hate or you really hate. From the moment we left the terminal building, we were glad that we were only there for three days, although that was two and a half days too long. It's not that the place was a hole, it was absolutely pristine and that was its problem. Everywhere you looked there were signs saying "$100 fine for doing this", "$2000 fine for doing that". All right, dropping litter is dead out of order and deserves a ... read more
Singapore Cricket Ground
Office Buildings
Raffles

Asia » Singapore January 31st 1988

I remember being gob-smacked by the size of the Toys 'R Us store in one of the many shopping malls in Singapore. And it rained a lot - a lady held an umbrella over my head when we were at a street crossing, so she could play with my hair. Included a day trip to Johor Bahur (Malaysia) across a bridge from Singapore.... read more

Asia » Singapore August 15th 1984

Asia » Singapore February 21st 1974

After a four hour wait at Jakarta airport, we finally got away around 6.30pm. It was only an hour’s flight with Thai International (prepaid price $54), with the cabin service excellent and a great meal of lobster and wine. We arrived in Singapore at 8pm (they were 30 minutes ahead), having crossed the equator 10 minutes earlier. The harbour was fantastic at night, with all the vessels awaiting berths well lit up, backed up by a beautiful sunset. Only blot on the Thai copybook was the non-arrival of my suitcase at the end of the flight, although arguably it was probably the best thing that could have happened to me as it was later replaced with a much lighter backpack and about a quarter of the number of clothes. Teamed up with Aussie girl Angela at ... read more
Singapore Harbour at sunrise
Sentosa Cable Car
The famed Raffles Hotel




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