Clarke Quay Singapore

We almost didn't make it to Singapore!!

We had been told when we checked in at Cairns, that we only had an hour to make our connection in Sydney, but that we should be fine. When we landed, we were aware we were already running a bit behind schedule, so were eager to get of the plane as quickly as possible. We spotted the signs for our …

The vast change from India to Singapore was hard to cope with, it felt like being flung forward 100 years instantly!

Every where you go there is a mall, with at least one McDonalds and a Burger King. Massive high rise buildings, the best and cleanest metro system I've seen indeed the whole public transport system is fantastic. Shops of …

Once we touched down in Singapore we hit the MRT to Chinatown to check in to our Hotel. Our room was typically small for a budget Singapore Hotel. Anything under $200 is a budget Hotel in Singapore which is one of the sad things when visiting Singapore. We where very pleased with the location which is right in the centre of lively Chinatown. We …

As mentioned previously, our Singapore leg of our journey began at breakneck pace as we crammed in many of Singapore's best known attractions. Since the last entry we have decided to just relax a bit and save some of our enthusiasm for the 16th when we head to Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur. Another change since the last entry was our move from The …

Entry containing 2 photos titled: Merlion Statue, Singapore at night

Hari ini jadwalnya adalah naik MRT ke Little India,
lalu jalan kaki ke Bugis, Kampong Glam, National Library, St, Joseph
Church, Cathedral of The Good Shepherd, CHIJMS, Esplanade, Merlion Park,
Raffles Statue, Boat Quay, Pagoda Street, Clarke Quay. Lalu naik bus ke
Orchard Road.

Malamnya pergi ke Esplanade, Merlion Park …

After bidding farewell to Bonnie and Clyde, my complimentary couple of room roaches at the Kuala Lumpur hostel, I went all the way back to the the KL Sentral station for the last time. Singapore is the next stop of this journey.

After another dirt-cheap flight offered by Air Asia, my new favourite airline (well the favourite one that I can …

So, schon ist wieder Mittwoch morgen und damit der 8. Tag der Reise angebrochen. Der gestrige Nachmittag und Abend wurde noch gut genutzt, nach dem der Regen aufgehoert hatte, lud die Stadt zu ausgiebigen Besichtigungen ein. Wir waren im City Hall Shopping Center, eines von vielen hier in der Stadt, und bei weitem nicht das groesste, aber bereits …

The best way to try and give one an impression of Singapore is to compare its population density to Canada. Singapore has a population of slightly more than 5 million with a population density of 18,265 people per squ. mile. Only the tiny islands of Macau, off the SE coast of China and Monaco have a higher population density. Even Hong Kong is …

Arrived in Singapore by bus from Melaka on Thursday 29th March and met up with Patricia and Marc (uni friends) at the hostel - so lovely to catch up with them :) on Thursday night we just went out for dinner in Little India and caught up over a couple of beers.
On Friday morning we caught the MRT down to Marina Bay Sands which was spectacular …

... market, she joined up with the two of us on a theoretical clubbing outing. All three club targets were along Clarke Quay, a tacky-as-hell riverside shopping strip and nightlife hub of Singaporean youth. The entire population under 26 are hipsters. ...

... of its size its clean and ultra-efficient, but everyone seems to "jaywalk" despite its apparent penalties and walking around Clarke Quay before the city finally wakes up around 10.30ish the area was strewn with litter! Ditch the image of heavenly ...

... most of the riverside areas and there was very little informative commentary on board the boat.     We wandered along Clarke Quay in search of a restaurant, with so many to choose from along the quayside our discerning choice was...Hooters! ...

... into Mancunia's trendy night spots).  Oh well.  We got in to a taxi outside and instead headed straight to Clarke Quay.  Singapore looked beautiful by night all lit up.  We drove past lots of landmarks, like ‘The Durians’ ...

... we jumped on the MRT (underground) and made our way to our hostel which was situated in the city centre and the close to Clarke Quay and China Town. Since Australia we had been used to paying a lot of money to stay in dirty and smelly places that were ...

... for cruise but in wrong areas, head back to China Town and eat in another expensive, but nice, restaurant Indochine. Down to Clarke Quay to Iguanas then Hooters where we met two Irish girls Maria and Martine, from Galway, heading to Oz on rugby ...

... our 4 year anniversary so to celebrate (apart from lunch in Melbourne) we headed down to the riverpoint for a posh dinner along Clarke Quay. We sat along the riverside and watched the cute dining boats cruise up and down whilst all around us flew remote ...

... I've ever seen or dreamed of. After a short walk around the most modern city I've ever seen, we change and hit up Clarke Quay which is easily one of the coolest neighborhood in the world.  You can't imagine how amazing each and every bar, ...

... to get around, it's fast, smooth and efficient. All the stations are spotless and everything looks brand new, they exemplify Singapore. Singapore is a city, an island and a country, ruled over by the Socialist Peoples Action Party (PAP) who keep the ...

... to dump our bags in our room, freshen up and head on out to look for some breakfast. We walked along riverfront at Clarke Quay soaking in the atmosphere and marveling at having the whole place to ourselves. The downside was that nothing was open. As ...