Singapore Conrad

Onwards to the next country on the list. The plan is to get a 6 month visa, so I'll be slowly looking around.

... couple of days in Asia before catching a flight to Australia and then New Zealand. We had a bit of drama trying to get to Singapore, however. The budget airlines hiked the prices up from £40 to £250 for the few days post-New Year's eve. So instead of a ...

... and lovely food.  I’m telling you, this backpacking lark isn’t half as had as people make out.   Singapore was also brilliant.  No one ever raves about Singapore, so I wasn’t really expecting much.  Just some tall ...

... a cool butterfly park.  I'm not going to stay the 5 days I thought I would, I think three might be enough.  I'm going to look into taking the train Friday afternoon out of Singapore and continue north into Malaysia.  Until ...

... ; Well by that time I had a reply to my text and I was off again, to find tickets.  It’s a good way to see Singapore the MRT line is great for getting around.  Now with the ticket secured it time to curl up at the pub for the rest of the ...

... shot under a billiards table at Raffles.  And in 1945, rather than surrender to the Americans during the fall of Singapore, 300 Japanese soldiers committed suicide in the lobby at Raffles. And who exactly was Sir Stamford Raffles??  He was the ...

... and ceiling fans to assist in cooling the room.  But these days they do have air conditioning.   Singapore is a shoppers' paradise with all brands available and good prices to be found.  Especially with a strengthening US ...

... ; Landed in Singapore safe & sound. Andrew's freebies again, After taking the subway from the airport, we stayed at The Conrad Singapore, part of the Hilton family.  The views from our room were stunning.  We checked in and went to ...

... First stop Suntec mall I’ve decided a new computer may be needed in the future so I’m checking them out in Singapore.  Then it was off to the Esplanade, staying underground to avoid the heat.  The Esplanade is a concert ...

... final day in Singapore was equally packed with activities with Jimmy again as our guide. Our first stop was the absolutely breathtaking Singapore Botanical Gardens and its National Orchid Garden. I think I took a photo every third step and saw flowers and ...