Crossing into Singapore was definitely the most thorough border we have experienced yet, Laura even got her bag searched! We arrived into Singapore in the late afternoon and made our way over to the ‘Beary Good Hostel’ in, you guessed it... Chinatown! We checked into a 12 bed dorm at a cost of £10 a night each, ouch! This was a really nice hostel, which gave us the best shower we have had in months, an air conditioned room complete with a duvet to cover us in our bunk beds and a free breakfast where cereal was on offer – our first bowl since leaving the UK! It felt good to be back in western civilisation (well apart from the prices!) Our first night was spent on Sentosa Island, which is home to a number
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