Singapore Hilton

The end of our time in Asia has come and we have had some great experiences over the past 5 weeks. The last 10 days we have travelled down from South Thailand through Malaysia to Singapore. Our first stop in Malaysia was the colonial island of Penang in the North West. There is about 50% chinese population here so they are really getting ready for Chinese new years, lanterns and firecrackers everywhere. While in Penang we visited the biggest Buddha temple in the country and toured the colonia...

I'm having a surreal experience here... I'm sitting, not in a dodgy internet cafe with a flickering screen and a keyboard that sticks,thus increasing my typo count, but... get this... in the bistro of the Singapore Hilton typing on my new computer over my breakfast croissants and coffee! Ain't life strange?! And apparently this is a 'wireless zone' which means I can just sit here and get an automatic free internet connection without even plugging myself in anywhere... it's all a bit beyond m...

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So, I am just finishing up my first day in Singapore, and I wanted to give you all a brief update. I made it here without many problems. All of my flights were on time, so I don't have much to complain about, but I was absolutely exhausted by the time I got through customs, got my bags, changed my money and made it to the hotel. It was a little bit weird dealing with all of that stuff myself since I have only ever done it with my parents, but I proud that I was able to handle it on my own. I ...

I spent today touring around the city on a double decker bus called the Hippo Bus. I was really excited to see all of the places that I had been reading about in my tour books for so long. Some of the highlights were the Raffles Hotel , the Esplanade Theater, Chinatown, and Little India. I also had a chance to try one of Singapore's famous dishes called Chicken Rice. The name pretty much explains what it is, chicken with rice. I have to admit that when I received the meal, I was really not ex...

After 12 hours and not too much sleep I arrive in Singapore for a 2 night stop over. My head currently feels like it is stuck up my a**e as I have no clue what time zone I am in at the moment. Still - all of the formalities in the airport were easy - and beat this - my case was on the baggage carousel when I got to bagage reclaim - god why can't airports in the UK be that efficient?? Anyhow, got a driver from the airport to the hotel - what a fantastic guy - chatty, but not too much full of u...

Ahhh last day in paradise....gotta hate them.....early rise....look at legs....ewwwwwww......like nothing is gettin better....cept more red spots. Definitely thinking flesh eating disease.....****.....it was my elephants revenge I didn't give her enough bananas I bet....**** man....people are gonna call me stumpy and stuff....this sucks....must not let wife see my concern...as I try to mend me legs.....must be tough and all that. She is fine of course...but not, she has the signs of a cold th...