When I last came to Singapore in Sept 2008 I didnt know it was during the Grand Prix Motor Racing. Not only could I not find a decent hotel room under $100 but lots of the downtown roads were closed off with giant concrete barriers for the racing cars to pass thru.I didnt get to see a lot of the downtown colonial district or the waterfront. Today I was fortunate to be able to make it there and see the new triple tower skyscraper with a surfboard like structure fl...

Continuing my wanderings I was leaving the Marina Bay area and heading across to Chinatown. There were leafy boulevards stretching towards the downtown office towersI made it to one area where there was a Muslim shrine and another Chinese temple that were both locked.Coming thru some of the side streets I was also able to see the back of the shuttered buildings which had spiral staircases in the rearHeading to 'Mosque St' there was another large community Mosque ...

Wandering across from Arab St I headed to Little India. This is the exact same route I did in 2008 and a bit of a waste to be retracing my steps exactly.I made it to the Hindi Temples but they appeared to be closed until 5pm. There were lots of jewellery stores and in one area hand painting henna for tourists.I saw some mithai (indian sweets) which originally I was going to pass over. But then I saw two more vendors and it was too much temptation to pass up. I ha...

I timed my arrival in Singapore so that I would arrive in the morning, have the whole day to explore, and return for my midnite flight home, thus avoiding the need of any expensive hotel. I had planned on visiting places I hadnt seen last time in 2008 such as biking on a large island near the airport and visiting a bird sanctuary.Even though I hadnt cleared immigration they made me go thru a security scanner. I asked what for as we were just arrivals. They said i...

My final trip in Asia before I leave Korea after three years was to Malaysia and the destination I ultimately wanted to goto Brunei. I had wanted to goto Brunei when I was in Mindanao in the Philippines just across the ocean in Feb but didnt have enough vacation days. This time I cashed in 20,000 Aeroplan miles for a free return ticket to Singapore, from there I could catch Air Asia low cost flights to travel around.Unfortunately August is peak holiday period plu...