We've been in Singapore since Monday - a total of 3 full days and I've come to realize quite a number of things about this place.  Things I thought you should all know: Singapore is more than just a dot on the map - it covers 716 km2 of land area; It has 300 parks - it's a very, very green city; Singapore is made up of 63 islands, mostly uninhabited; There are four (4) nature reserves; Singapore is 49 kilometers from end to end; You can't buy chewing gum her...

Today was a bright and sunny day in Singapore. We got out early to explore. Our standard tactic in any new city is to search out the local Hop-On/Hop-Off bus (this time without the rain as we experienced in Hong Kong) to get a feel for things. We usually get on the top deck, run all the routes (blue, red, yellow, etc.) and then check off on the map places that look interesting to return to later. The problem here is that there are so many damn places that we'd l...

Today was our last in Thailand. It was a good stay and we'll likely return here one day to spend a little more time in this interesting part of the world. The people here are so much more caring, they smile and seem genuinely interested in you as opposed to those in HK. It was breakfast as usual and waiting for Mr. Daj to arrive at the hotel at the scheduled meeting time of 10:00 a.m. We figured about an hour so we'd planned to get there good and early just in ...

Today is our last day in Patong Beach so we decided that it was going to be one of relaxation. We grabbed a Tuk Tuk from the hotel to the center of Patong (200Baht) and from there headed the couple of blocks from the main shopping mall - Jungeceylon down to the beach. We came across Miss Patricia on the beach who gave me an exceptional one-hour full-body massage (while Deborah watched I promise) for 400Baht or $12US. After being rubbed down with coconut oil, pre...

Today was a very busy day. We awoke just after 5:30 a.m. - it was still dark outside but the sunrise was scheduled for about 6:00 a.m. I wanted to get some daybreak shots of the sun coming up over the beach so we were out on the large patio taking some early morning photographs before breakfast. Breakfast was included in what I booked online so we were treated to a huge Asian breakfast buffet that had so many varieties, I couldn't believe it. We were scheduled t...