New York Hotel Johor Bahru

... are about 118 kilometres of line existing, with 77 stations, well spaced along each line. The cheapest fare is 90 cents and the dearest $1.90, with trains running every 2-3 minutes 24/7! We rode for about 4 hours and it cost less than $5 each, so it is great value. Food, drink and smoking are banned in all stations and all trains, so the system is clean, tidy and a pleasure to use! There are video cameras everywhere and we ...

... then walked into a "Neurology Grand Round" which sounded exciting on paper and it didn't disappoint. We sheepishly walked in halfway through and the room was buzzing with many doctors, chatting excitedly about a patient while a MRI image flashed across the screen. We took our seats by the side and kept our heads down as one of the house officers then presented another case. It was quite interesting to see the discussion - one consultant talked really quickly and reminded me of some ...

... of shops, restaurants, service areas and event venues, with a rain forest discovery park under the Flyer. It must have in the region of 34-36 shuttles and provides impressive 360 degree view of the island. In addition to all the usual Singapore sights, 2 huge land expanses nearby, are evidence of Singapore’s quest to provide centres for amusement, fun and relaxation. Between Kallang River & Marine Bay, the finished area will become the Gardens by the Bay ...

... of wildlife (the tide had come quite far in). I did see some common mudskippers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudskippe r) though which are funny animals to watch and you could hear durians falling in the bushes! I also sat with a ranger for a bit (I opened our conversation with the classic 'Do you come here often?' He replied: 'Well, I'm a ranger here...' Well done Tom!) and he helped me with a spot of birdwatching - we only saw the common Tailorbird though. Amusingly, a ...

... Kota Tingii was our first destination and we had been told we would catch a bus easy there to Desaru so fingers crossed we set off. The bus was comfortable enough and air-conditioned so we were quite happy, I actually really enjoy travel by bus. We arrived in Kota Tingii, quite a small town and the bus dropped us off about 3 km from the main town in a small bus station with absolutely no activity, hmm we couldn't really see how the next leg was going to work and ...

... india a month i said there was no way anyone was getting me in there..... we had indian :( but it was nice having the company of one of vikis friends from england!! anyway internet cafe closes now :( basically we had a good time in singapore and the zoo was great fun and we managed to get viki on stage at the night safari to hold a snake in front of everyone (she only did it though as there was an ice cream voucher at the end of it!!) anywayyyyyyyyyyyyy bye for now friends xxxxxxxx

... seemed to be a little bit on edge and prone to being a bit aggressive and she seemed intent on trying to lead most of the blokes in the hostel on a merry dance that night despite her having a boyfriend of a good few years. It was all good fun though. We went back up to the rooftop bar for drinks and our gang made up of Brits, Norweigians and an American made it down the road to the Reggae Bar again. The bouncer caught me with a bottle of whisky in my ...

We got a bus from Singapore to Johor Bahru then an airport shuttle bus to the airport. Our flight wasn't until 6.20pm so we killed some time by having lunch, reading our books and eating awesome mini cookies from Famous Amos - you have to buy the cookies but the smells are free (they have a big sign outside that proudly offers 'Free Smells'!) Off to Borneo!

... I am telling you, its quite discouraging when your traveling crew of 6 gets reduced to a simple solo. But hey, you guys know that I am never alone and when it comes to traveling, there is so much more to adventure than anything else. So there I went, on a one-man adventure into Malaysia.
Crossing the border was a feat in itself. I have to admit it has been the only time I have felt so unsure about crossing into a country (I guess all the indecisiveness of everyone else got to ...

... on the Malaysian mainland and hence flights to here are much cheaper than international ones. Annie is certainly still feeling under the weather, poor little lady. Arrived around 3.30pm and jumped in a cab to cross the causeway to Singapore. The traffic was awful and we sat for an hour waiting to get onto the causeway (that's where we are now!). Will write an update when we get to Sam's house in Singapore. Simon