Today is our last day in Singapore. We fly out this evening at 8.45pm arriving in Melbourne at 6am Wednesday morning. We have a 4pm checkout from our hotel which is excellent (thanks Michelle) so we have a full day to get out and about and get packed. It's pouring again but we have decided to get across to Sentosa Island for a look as we have been told a bit about it. To get there we take a train to the Harbour and then the cable car which is fantastic. The isla...

Oops slept in again! Glenn has a very squeaky voice today.....he is coming down with the dreaded cruise 'flu'.Today we are going to revisit some of the places we saw from the bus yesterday. The sky looks a bit threatening so rain jackets are required. We get on the bus and it starts to pour and I mean pour! We are sitting up the top under the canopy but that is not keeping us dry at all. It is a short very wet ride to the stop where we change buses to join the Ci...

Sunday in Singapore. An unintentional but much needed sleep in. Today we begin our exploring. Loaded with Backpack cameras and water we purchase tickets for the Hop on Hop off bus and Boat. It's very steamy, but quite pleasant on the open top bus. This way we get to see most of the landmarks and get our bearings. It's a real mixed bag of buildings, architecture and people. Next week they host the Formula 1 GP so there is a lot of work going on preparing the track...

Well here we are in Singapore. Flight from Prague was interesting as we had 2 screaming kids in the row behind us.a nightmare for the parents and everyone around. They didn't just cry they screamed continuously. Singapore when we arrived at 6pm on Saturday night was hot and humid. It is the dry season and the air is thick and the traffic thicker. Our hotel us on Orchard Road right in the middle of the 6km shopping strip. After dinner and a walk bed is looking ...