9/11 changed the world forever. One change was immediate, most of the world stopped travelling. This meant that the Virgo cruise ship sailing out of Singapore twas hit with a wave of cancellations and as a result cheaper fares were being advertised. As Avan had a birthday on 15th Sept Heather jumped in and grabbed an amazing birthday present. It was a time when we were having serious staff and business difficulties but nothing could compare with the gloom created...

The long flight from Paris finally touched down in Singapore and we found our way tothe Allson Hotel, 101 Victoria Street, as part of a three night stopover deal. Included in the deal were discount vouchers for most of Singapore's attractions. We took advantage of this to visit the night safari at the zoo (discounted from $40 to $24) and also a bum boat ride down the Singapore River, once the source of flourishing trade that fueled the rapid growth of the onc...

We arrived at Singapore airport very excited, particularly Avan and Dallas who had never previously ventured out of Australia. We had booked a couple of nights at one of Singapore's premier 5 star hotels - The Marina Mandarin, this was an adventure. We spent our time mostly down at the pool bar sipping very reasonably priced cocktails. But what was more fun was getting to know the Singaporian bar girls on a first name basis. We got so friendly that for severa...