In Singapore, my copy of Lonely Planet’s Pocket Guide to Singapore was invaluable. The maps were excellent and most (but not all – a notable exception was half of the red circle line subway map was missing) of the information was good and up-to-date. I made much use of it. That said, Singapore is a … More Lonely Planet

I have been here a couple days and have a couple left and have noted some things about Singapore that I wish to share in list form: – Fines and signs. Just like the US has little signs like “Caution: contents may be hot” on beverage lids and so forth, Singapore is also fond of … More Observations about Singapore

Another day, another Internet café. For now. This morning I was at the Tekka market again, trying out Singaporean toast: Two pieces of white, decrusted bread with a sweet, honey-like spread sandwiched between with butter. I think they also add eggs and coconut sometimes. Then I had some seasoned chickpeas and… it begins. Stomach is … More Singapore: Day 3

Greetings from Singapore! After many hours of travel, I safely made it to Singapore in the wee hours of the morning. Long flights are, well, long, but this trip was not particularly painful. No fussy babies, for which I believe the whole plane was thankful. Once the sun began to rise, I hopped on the … More Landed in Singapore

And so the blog begins! I actually had a lengthy post typed out (really pecked out on an iPad) last night but it appears to have disappeared into Internet oblivion so I will begin anew. In all honesty it was a ramble about the packing process written at one in the morning and was actually … More Cleverly Titled: First Post