Rich and Cat's Travels: Singapore

I don't get to write many of the blogs but as we are both recovering from some kind of bug and I am the first to recover.

Bali was crazy and now we are in Thailand I think back and think Bali was really nuts. Singapore however is Asia (Western style). Very calm, very ordered and really just like any other major city however it did have its charm.

We had a very nice room in an apartment very close to the centre of all the action. We decided to go to Singapore Zoo that evening and partake in the night Safari. A good event with more wildlife then you could shake a stick at and some of the 'wild' animals seemed awfully well trained as they walked out to greet us on cue as the tram went past. In all honesty we were shattered from the flight and would have liked to have stayed longer. Going to sleep tired in a room with no windows is a sure fire way of waking up at 11am and looking at your watch thinking it must be mistaken.

The next day we did something I had been looking forward to for a long time and now I’m addicted. Real Life Room Escapes! I don’t know whether you have ever played these on your phone but you tend to press on the screen trying to find objects and clues on how to escape a room that you are locked in. This is taken to a new level when you’re locked in for real. We were given an hour to escape and a few helpful clues before the door was locked. You find yourself frantically searching like a headless chicken before relaxing into it. All in all we got stuck a lot and were helped out a few times. Some of the puzzles are really difficult and you need to be in a certain mind set to solve them. We went back a second time and did a different escape room with our friend Lauren who we met up with while we were in Singapore and thanks to her we did a little better.

The rest of the day we jam packed in the sights with the botanic gardens, gardens by the bay and the Marina sands hotel. We made our way to the top of the observation deck and watched the sun go down. The city doesn’t fail to impress with its high risers which are a sight to see in the dark.

On our 3rd day I officially died struck down with man flu I was gutted. Surviving Bali with only a slight stomach upset I thought I got away unscathed but a tickling throat followed by hot and cold sweats meant Catherine had to look after me (As usual). I braved the outside world to eat in Chinatown (We had some free vouchers given to us by a stranger and I’m not one to turn down free food even when ill). We also ticked of the bucket list and had a Singapore Sling in Raffles. A really cool bar where Catherine enjoyed the peanuts where they encourage you to litter the shells on the floor which is bizarre considering how strict Singapore is for such activities. We spent the rest of the night with Lauren and Owen who have moved out here. They took us for a nice Indian and to an awesome cocktail bar where they don't have a drinks menu but instead make all their cocktails purely from the criteria you set. These were lovely and you could spend hours watching them make countless cocktails throughout the night.

On our final day we did the 2nd room escape before making our way back to Changi airport to arrive in Singapore. Turns out you can mosey on up 45 minutes before your departure time to check in with Tiger air so I feel pretty stupid for running especially as I was close to collapsing at that point.

Now in Phuket we have a lovely hotel and we booked an extra night here just so we could both spend the day recovering as Cat caught whatever I had just before we left Singapore. On the bright side I feel full of energy now (Sorry Cat).

We are off to James Bond Island and some others tomorrow on a canoe trip. I'm sure there will be plenty of photos. I will leave it to the next blog to talk about Phuket in general as it’s a very interesting place to say the least.