Singapore – 5 Adventures Together

Singapore; Day 5

Last Day! We said goodbye to Singapore. We were glad we visited but probably won’t go out of our way for a repeat visit. We spent far more time navigating shopping malls than we prefer. The airport wall a mall with a cool fountain. Our hotel was in a mall. The Subway entrance was inContinue reading “Singapore; Day 5”

Singapore; Day 4

There are some iconic sights in this city that we wanted to check off of our bucket list, so today we started with a short subway ride to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Opened in 2010 at a cost of $6.9 billion, it immediately became a defining visual on the skyline. It is shaped likeContinue reading “Singapore; Day 4”

Singapore; Day 3

We are excited to be back to our full complement of 8 Adventurers after a stomach bug sidelined Suaram yesterday. Today’s first Adventure took us back to Little India to wander the neighborhood during the daylight. While that helped visibility, it also made for a hot and humid walking experience. We trudged our way throughContinue reading “Singapore; Day 3”

Singapore; Day 2

Jessica and her kids were early risers today and had two types of grapes available for breakfast. The bunch in her left hand is familiar to us. The bunch in her right hand were unusual – Korean Shine Muscat Grapes. Those grapes are very expensive (> $14). After seeing them for sale all over herContinue reading “Singapore; Day 2”

Singapore; Day 1

We bid farewell to Cambodia this morning and to our hosts at the Authentic Khmer Village Resort who provided us with charming accommodations. Each of their “rooms” are stand-alone villas which were built to appear as independent buildings connected by boardwalks over a marsh. Despite the volume of water, we saw no mosquitos and weren’tContinue reading “Singapore; Day 1”