1. Myself Seriously I had such an amazing time I would recommend anyone and everyone goes to the countries I visited. At the moment it’s so cheap and easy to do. There is also a huge amount of change happening and you get the impression, especially with countries like Laos, that they are not going […]
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This title may actually be something of a misnomer as there may be other translations below which are not from Thailand. I thought I was really clever when I came up with the “Thinglish” description and rather less so when I later found out that Singlish (from Singapore) is practically a recognised language. The following are […]
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Just before I do some hideous injustice at summarising my first three months or so I guess I should explain that by the general term of South East Asia I am referring to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. I am also not professing to be talking about the entire countries and histories here, […]
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Although Singapore grew on me (like a very sanitised, healthy rash with no visible blemishes which might offend ) it was a somewhat strange place. All the locals you talk to, such as taxi drivers, will go on at length about how great a place it is, how clean, safe etc. My guidebook summarises this […]
Read the rest of Tuesday 8th July – Singapore to Perth
I got up and changed my room for a larger one with a window and double bed (hoorah). I went for an amazing brunch at a Chinese hawkers restaurant. I don’t care what people think or say about Singapore, the one thing you can’t deny is the fact that you can get great food, of […]
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I was so lethargic in J.B. that I actually considered that I may either have inadvertently ingested some soya milk (I have a very odd allergic reaction to it) or that I was getting carbon monoxide poinsoning from my rather old hotel air conditioner. Anyway, I finally managed to move on the Saturday and opted for […]
Read the rest of Saturday 5th July – Sunday 6th July J.B. – Singapore
So, on Michael’s advice I decided to head to Malaysia to the island paradise. I left Singapore slightly later than planned as I got a bit distracted by “Little India” and Indian food, amongst other things. I then spent far too long wandering round to find the bus and then got on without the […]
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Hello all. This is just to make you aware that I have recently spent way too long uploading my pictures onto the website. They are basically now up to date and, partly due to the time I have spent in this internet cafe, I would be pleased if people could actually look at them. Failing […]
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As we drove towards my hostel it became apparent just how diverse Singapore is. The area where the hostel is is called “Little India” and is full of colours, flavours and smells you would imagine befitting such a title. I checked into the hostel and was informed that I had literally got the last bed […]
Read the rest of Monday 30th June -Tuesday 1st July. Singapore.
I woke up three hours after getting in and felt decidedly dodgy – obviously it was the lack of sleep rather than the cocktails! I packed the remainder of my things in the hotel room and then, as I walked out of the door, thought I would have a final look round. Fortunately I […]
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