So long Singapore

Singapore was a good place to end our time in Asia. It had a real blend of Indian, Malay and Chinese cultures that gave us a little reminder of places we have already travelled to. Be forewarned though, if you go to Singapore, be prepared to spend money. It is not cheap, as a matter of fact, it was the most expensive place we have been on the trip. Even with eating at hawker stands (street food) you will be hard pressed to do any sightseeing for less than $100 a day. Enough about that though, lets get to the wrap up.

Best of: Traffic, it is the best traffic of any big city we have been to (they have road tolls, huge duty taxes on autos, and force people to buy new cars every ten years through a license lottery type thing that gets pricey), hawker stands (great food for cheap), night safari, Changi Airport

Worst of: Prices, hippoduck hop on hop off tour (the most unorganized thing ever!)

Best meal: Jarret - Chilli crab, Leigh - Onion and egg dhosa and veggie curry

Worst meal: Jarret - Hainan chicken (cold steamed chicken...), Leigh - N/A

Yes please: Subways (a common theme on this trip...)

No thanks: Prices

Who'da thunk it: Singapore has over 20,000 cabs, and they are cheap to ride! The cabbies must be locals and pass an exam testing their road knowledge. They rent the cabs from a company for between $80-130/day and get to keep what they earn after paying the rent and gas (and prob insurance type stuff).

Whats that smell? If your walking around Singapore outside of the main tourist areas, you are bound to smell durian being cut up and packaged. It really smells pretty bad, especially in 30+ heat. They have them all over south asia, but they were particularly noticeable here.

All in all Singapore was good. Its kinda like a calmer, smaller Hong Kong. You definately dont need more than 3-4 days to visit, so its a great place to add to the beginning or end of a trip to someplace like Malaysia. If you do go, be sure to try out food from a Hawker stand, for very little money you will likely get food that rivals or surpasses any indian or chinese you can get at home in a setting that will really make you feel your doing something exotic.