We have amazing views from our room. The mixture of modern and colonial Singapore is obvious whereever you look. Though I don't know what the feng shui experts and the astrologers were thinking when the approved a building with a ship on the top. We are on the 51st floor of a 71 floor building. It is a great hotel, but getting fresh milk and a decent coffee in the room has been a trial!

We caught our first Hop On Hop Off bus of the holiday. We have definitely decided they are the best way to get oriented with the cities and ensure you make it to the highlights of the place. When in Little India, the plan was to follow the recommended walking tour. But holding a map made us easy prey for every hawker in the area. So we ditched the map, skimmed by the flea markets and ended up at Mustafas. We expected a big department store, but no fifty thousand ...

The recording of the holiday was nearly over before it began, when I foolishly thought the first photo should be of Stan getting into the airport. Unfortunately, we were still in the customs area. A very unsmiling, unamused security guard rushed at me and stood over me as I fumbled with the new camera to delete all evidence of the start of our holiday.The A380 provided us with a great journey to Singapore. The Skycam gave a perspective of flying never before expe...