Singapore - what a clean and well run place! Sky scrapers and older parts - checked into my second backpackers, which was crammed with people from all walks of life! Old and young.I thoroughly enjoy staying with other people and it really is nice when you are travelling on your own - so easy to meet people.
Mostly walked singapore - did the botanical gardens, in particular the orchid garden. Some of the flowers were breathtaking, and the whole garden itself was a pleasure to walk around in. I did some serious street market exploring and ate some very interesting things.... 1 of which almost made me instantly vomit, the yellow substance floating in the soup was actually a raw egg yolk. It was hideous. In the evenings went to some cool bars - one of which was 75 floors up, and just enjoyed a few quiet beers whilst doing some people watching. One of the highlights of the time in Singapore was going out with my fellow travelers only to discover that the beers where we went were $20 EACH, so we went to the local bottle store, each got a few drinks of our choice and then went and sat in a very lively area on the banks of the river and chatted the night away. We stayed out there till 4am in the morning, having a great laugh and swapping stories etc. We were all hungry so we decided to go and eat some local fare at a 24 hour street side dodgy looking food place. Our whole night out cost us each about $30 and we had a fabulous time! Just goes to show - you dont need to break the bank to have fun!
I bought a great piece of jewellery in Singapore, and walked the markets flat. I can see why the place is a shoppers paradise!
All in all - enjoyed the 2 nights there, and can now tick that off my list!
Bangkok... well quite a contrast from Singapore. I arrived and got some help from a rather gorgeous looking Spanish man, at one stage I was tempted to just follow him home like a stalker... But decided against it in the end. I only arrived at 7pm so got to my hotel via the local train at about 9pm. Having spent time in London, I find train stations pretty unintimidating, and even though I had to change trains a few times I managed to find my way pretty easily. I checked into a good hotel and was luckily for some reason upgraded to a superior room. After having spent my last 5 days in shared accommodation, I was pretty tempted to just lie on my huge bed and watch telly! But I mustered up my adventurous strength and hit the streets of Bangkok. I walked down a well known bustling street which was also a night market, and just soaked up the atmosphere! It was very busy, and I saw some pretty weird looking people. Again I found myself at bar... a street bar which was perfect position for people watching. I had a few drinks and was fascinated with the going on's in the street. I saw so many western men with Thai women on their arms, I reckon there are definitely a bucket load of dirty old men that just come to Bangkok and hire a hooker for the time here... It was weird. I also saw a lot of lady boys, some of which were stunning actually and it was all just super entertaining to watch!!
I headed back to the hotel and got a relatively early night in preparation for my earliesh flight to Chiang Mai. I slept like a baby, had a buffet type breakfast then hit the trains to get to the airport. Despite all the news - I didn't see any of the flooded parts, but obviously this is the controversy. Central Bangkok is being saved at the expense of the outskirts!
In Chiang Mai at the moment, lots to report - had the most AMAZING day today. Despite a couple of low moments due to some quarrels over my trip to Brazil, am really really enjoying it here! Its hard not to be happy - so much to do and see, and I have met some nice people so more news to follow!
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