Singapore is a really different city. The street names reflect the English influence (e.g. Northbridge, Queen St.) and everyone speaks at least 2 languages. The city is ultra modern with beautiful glass and steel high-rises, free wireless internet (which we couldn't access because we didn't have a cell phone - long story), tons of shopping and a...

Jalan-jalan ke Singapore emang cukup nyaman ya. Public transport semua diberi petunjuk dengan jelas. Kemana-mana gw selalu naek MRT. Mulai dari Orchard Road sampe ke IKEA di Alexandra Road. Bahkan sampe gw nyebrang ke Johor Bahru pun gw menggunakan MRT. Yah. apa jadinya Singapore tanpa MRT.

Landed in Singapore at lunchtime and got a shuttle bus to the InnCrowd Backpackers Hostel. Obviously wasn't the luxury we had at White Sands Resort in Phuket but it was ok. Full of other travellers! It was based in Little India which is definitely the cheaper part of Singapore and it is full of Indian men who just stare at your boobs! We went fo...

Well what can I say....have been many times to singapore....but not for such a long visit of 2 months. What can I say the people and culture is interesting and also living as a local was a very humbling experience.

So we finally made it to the equator, and we're here to tell you that it's really, really hot in this part of the world. Not just that dry desert heat that everybody moves to Arizona for, but the awful, humid heat that makes it impossible for you to stop sweating or gasping for air. By the time you towel off from a cold shower, you're ready to j...

this afternoon we went to check out the new cable ski area at east coast park called ski 360. It is located right next to the east coast park seafood place. I have wakeboarded before but not in a cable park. So it was really a fun experience. They provide all the equipment and basic instructions...but the price is a little high by local standard...

After Mykonos I went back to Athens for one night and then I flew to Singapore. The flight to Singapore left Athens at 2pm and didnt get there until 6am the next day. When I got to the hotel, my room wasnt ready yet so I had to sit around the lobby for a couple of hours. After checking in I went for a walk around the neighbourhood to find a pub ...

Meeting different people is one of the best aspects of this trip, and apart from Hong Kong where it was difficult, I have met a huge number of people. I have put into practice many of the things I used to teach budding networkers (see BNI - Business Network International), and it has had a profound impact on my trip. In Hong Kong I was about to ...

Singapore was a glamorous city in my eyes. Having come directly from Tacloban City, a rural and poor city of the Philippines, it was nice to arrive in such a clean, efficient, and developed city. Singapore has to be the cleanest place on earth. There is no trash anywhere on the streets, and you don't even seen people cleaning the streets either....

Clean. Orderly. Sterile. Westernized. All words we heard to describe Singapore. Most are true, but it is still decidely Chinese, Malay, Indian. The technology is beyond belief...you touch nothing! The MRT (Subway) is impeccable, and efficient. Smart cards are touch and go and all self service. We're getting acclimatized to the heat and humidity....