Singapore

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Singapore is like nowhere else we've visited in South East Asia. The zero tolerance to crime results in a country that is extremely safe and super clean and with English being one of the four national languages (along with Chinese, Indian and Malay) communication rarely caused a problem; a welcome change. The pace of life here is definitely faster, with the busy subways and malls resembling a western society more so than an Asian one. In saying that, a visit to Chinatown or Little India, where the streets are lined with food stalls, Bollywood music blasts out from tiny shops and the smell of incense wafts through the air; you feel right back in the heart of Asia. Singapore has somehow successfully adopted and merged the positive attributes of western and Asian life to create a fantastic country that we love.
With so much to offer, we were kept very busy for the days we spent here. We walked for hours around Little India, soaking up the atmosphere and strolled along Clark Quay, stopping off for a cocktail in one of the many fancy bars.
We spent an evening at Singapore's night Safari which was pleasant but think we need to head to Africa on our next trip for the real safari experience.
Sentosa is a little island off the coast of Singapore, quite similar to an adventure park with lots to keep you entertained. There were toboggan cars, a giant aquarium, a dolphin lagoon, 3-D cinema and a whole lot more. With so much to choose from, we headed in the direction of the flying fox, a zip liner that brought us from the top point in Sentosa down onto the beach, ten meters above the ground. Once we were secured into our harness we zipped off. It was great fun apart from when I got stuck on the line over the sea and didn't make it all the way to the end. They had to throw out a rope and pull me back the last two hundred meters!
Our last day in Singapore was the highlight for us. We had been keen to wake board for some time now and when we came across a school that offered classes we jumped at the chance. Originally only planning to buy a one-hour ticket, we quickly changed our minds when we arrived and saw the set up. We knew an hour wouldn't be enough. We ended up spending the whole day in the water, loving every second. Paulo was a pro; he quickly moved on from the beginner board to the advanced board, for jumping over the ramps. While he was doing that I was still struggling to get to my feet! There were only a few of us at the club so we got plenty of attention and learning was so much fun. It was only a matter of time before I mastered it too. Wake boarding is something we definitely want to do again.
However, the fun came at a price; neither of us could move a muscle without aches and pains for the four days that followed, but it was well worth it.

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Comments

[ro]

Love the wake-boarding faceplant!

[Mebs and Paulo]

Faceplant
Ah yes Ro, that was quite the face plant. It hurt but it was worth it. I was happy to just get to my feet :)

[Olia]

it is so amazing