Thursday 1/11/07: We’ve reached the first stop on our big trip: Singapore. To get here, we had to persuade Champers that our luggage didn’t have room for her and persuade the air hostesses on Singapore Airlines that we didn’t have room for more food in our bellies. The view from the aircraft was amazing with reds across Australia , greens and blues over the water, whites and volcanic browns on the Indonesian islands before we touched down at Changi airport. After battling through the shock of the humidity and a misleading tourist map, we checked in at The Betel Box Backpackers Hostel, a very comfortable hostel located on Joo Chiat Road, Joo Chiat (a heritage district about halfway between the airport and the CBD). We stretched our legs, found some bread and fruit to eat, then
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