The Regent Singapore

... I even managed to catch up with Alison Mott (now Alison Pettican) at a bar near the hotel and exchanged stories about her family life in Singapore and my life with Soph and the guys back here in Perth. Lots of fun, and a great catch up. With the speed ...

... .  The streets are always clean!  If you like your city stays a bit gritty, then I wouldn't advise a trip to Singapore.   It's uber-chic and sophisticated.  Thankfully I left my credit card at the hotel when I went (window) ...

... de scootertaxis, tuktuks en de bussen overal om je heen bijna smeken om je mee te nemen, moet je hier in Singapore geluk hebben als het regent dat je een taxi te pakken krijgt. Heb daarstraks het geluk gehad dat iemand zijn taxi zou delen met mij of ...

Today started with Ruby and I waiting at the departures gate in Singapore International Airport. Our flight out of Melbourne had left about an hour late so we were really rushed in Singapore and ended up leaving right on schedule. We took of a little ...

... complex located in the civic district within the downtown core and from here take the walk by the historic Singapore river passing the government buildings and the Asian civilizations museum where I stop and visit. The Asian Civilizations Museum is ...

... were wonderful.    Ubud: The countryside: SINGAPORE: Our hotel in Singapore: Regent Hotel.   Singapore skyline: By contrast, Singapore is a bustling city with plenty of good ...

... definitely at tourist prices. For a bargain try a Hawkers market - lots of filling food at a cheap price! Also recommend the Singapore equivalent of the Sydney Opera House - the Escapades. Funny looking building - like a calm hedgehog but good views of ...

... We decided against doing the night safari as it was miles outside the city, but all in all, we were seriously impressed with Singapore. The transport here is so efficient and the streets are spotless. There is shopping to die for and the atmosphere is ...

... anywhere near the taxi rank. I'm blaming Singapore but in fact I seem to recall that the intercity rail system (including Singapore station itself) is actually managed by Malaysia so maybe it's not the host nation's fault. Certainly everything else here ...

... not our first visit to what is sometimes called the Lion’s Gate, but it was just as exciting as ever.  The "Singapore Sling", a bright pink drink concoction at the famous Raffles Hotel was a must.  Restored to its former beauty, it is a ...

... and red!)There is also a China town and a Colonial district from around the 19th century (Raffles etc). Orchard road is the Regent Street of Singapore and is highly decorated for Xmas. I have seen 30ft pink plastic trees, fake snow, Xmas floats etc and it ...

... ! After lunch in the cool museum cafe we walked round the corner and along Orchard Road.  This is Singapore's equivalent to Oxford St and Regent Street.  However due to most people wanting to either escape the heat or a monsoon downpour, most of ...

... dat veel aan de opium verslaafd waren etc. Daarna zijn we naar de befaamde Long Bar geweest, alwaar we de bekende Singapore sling gedronken hebben (cocktail). Daar was ik trouwens mijn tas nog vergeten met paspoort etc. er in, maar gelukkig lag hij ...

... . Zoals het plan er nu voor staat pak ik 16 december de trein naar Kuala Lumpur, pak ik 18 december het vliegtuig naar Phuket, 22 december het vliegtuig naar Bangkok, 27 december het vliegtuig naar Singapore en 28 december het vliegtuig naar ...

... the many writers and other dignitaries who have stayed there in the past, as well as for the place where the cocktail, the Singapore Sling, was invented. Along with the other tourists we had to stop at the Writer's Bar for just one Singapore Sling even ...

... breakfast of corned beef with sour dough bread washed down with guava juice went down very well. Back in the hotel room, L called Singapore to enquire about her passport (renewal) and found out it was stuck in the High Commission in Canberra. It was ready ...

... . Saw a Bon Jovi guitar, ahhhh. We finished Sunday by travelling 4 hours on the train to Frankfurt to catch our flight to Singapore... pretty uneventful train trip, except for the dodgy guy at the Frankfurt station who tried to get us to follow him down a ...