Our last morning in Singapore. The time here has really flown. After breakfast we packed our bags and left them in the locked baggage area while we hopped on the underground train (once we had humiliated ourselves trying to figure our how to get through the gate) and zoomed quietly to Chinatown for a proper look. We arrived in Chinatown at about...

We woke early in time to head down to Raffles Marina ready for our boat trip with Sam, Emma, Bertie, Rory, Alexander and Fenella. The boat was a "Grand Banks" cruiser, very comfortable with an air conditioned cabin and a high bridge with a fantastic view. We headed down past a huge Shell refinery and weaved in and out of container ships and tank...

It's a peaceful Saturday morning, my first in Singapore, and Jason and Kerri, my friends who are graciously hosting me in their apartment, are just beginning to stir. I slept well last night, but woke early, probably due to jet lag and an eagerness to start exploring! It was a long trip here from San Francisco, including a 14 hour flight to Hong...

We arrived in Singapore and made our way to our hotel. Singapore was great, a very similar climate to Darwin. Hot sticky and wet! So we had a few more days of wearing summer clothes before heading to a real winter. We went to the Singapore Zoo and did the night safari. It was a very touristy affair, but was incredible. It was really well organis...

September 22nd, 1.10am Hi all, well we got here in one piece..... Managed about 2 hours sleep between us on the 13hr flight - need to get better at sleeping on planes! (Note to Nicole - no artic or whales - route was over Europe and Iran, then turn right at Bankok and south til morning!) Arrived at approx 8am to a sunny and warm Singapore and go...

Well, up at 7am! (Should I say, i got out of bed at 7am as I hardly slept at all!) Got my free all you can eat brekkie, and checked out by 8am. Took the Underground (much better than Londons!) to Little India (was looking last night at cheap hotels and hostels, and this was the cheapest.) Am staying at "Inn the Crowd". cost me about $22 a night!...

Sunday 27 May, 2001 - City Chinese Orchestra Storms, thunder, lightening and heavy rain early in the morning gave way to just heavy rain through the day. After a long lie in bed and lingering about the house at Stevens Road over numerous cups of coffee and breakfast, the rain finally stopped. Visited both the National Museum and the Asian Histor...