Didn't get a good nights sleep last night. I seem to have picked up a bug and am aching all over(just like when I had my rabies jab!!) Took the bus from Lavender Street Terminal for the 5 hour journey to Malacca in Malaysia. We had to clear immigration in Singapore then drive down the road, disembark the bus with all our luggage and enter Malaysia. The whole process was straight forward and there were police with semi automatics everywhere!!! Got to the central...

We had the mother of all storms last night. It was thundering and lightning and it kept Mel awake for half the night. I did not hear a thing though and slept right through!!! Alas today has been our last day in "The Lion City" Singapore. We decided to end with some retail therapy and took ourselves off to Chinatown. Once there we were approached by every Chinese person going asking if we needed a suit or a shirt making, they were really good prices but we just ...

Hello from the land of the 3 pin plug just like home!!!!! No rain today so off we went with our trusty MRT card. We have gone at a much slower pace today as we were curled up in bed for 10pm totally exhausted last night. We executed our plan perfectly with our first stop being Clarke Quay, then a short walk to Boat Quay where we took a ride on the Singapore River to check out the skyline and some of the history behind the river. The boat ride took about 1 hour ...

Well Guys Here we are yet another country and it's Singapore. We arrived late last night after a superb flight with Singapore Airlines, their hospitality was amazing. They kept the wine coming and we were both full after the meal, which was a first!!! Anyway here we are. After a little lie in this morning we got showered after working out where the switch was. The hostel is only 7 pounds each a night so we didn't expect much. Although they are all friendly and...

G'Day Guys We have been holed up in Mandurah which is about 80km south of Perth for the last 4 days spending time with my Auntie Pat and catching up with my 2 cousins. Have had a good look around the area while here and have been to Fremantle, Rockingham and Mandurah. The weather has been mixed but today the sun is shining for our last full day in Australia, Tomorrow we move onto Singapore and a good job really as my Auntie Pat has had me involved in allsorts o...