Singapore
26.07.2008
29 °C
I'm in Singapore at the moment at the start of my elective travels. It's been pretty humid and warm here, it's always between 25-29 degrees even at night with the occasional thunderstorm thrown in for good measure.
I spent the first couple of days walking round the city, so today I went exploring to the North of the island, getting a bus to Changi village before getting a 'bumboat' to the island of Pulau Ubin, which is the last remaining traditional 'kampong' village left in Singapore. There are loads of bike rental places in Pulau Ubin village so I picked up a steed and headed off round the island, through rainforest and on boardwalks through mangrove swamps. I ended up going on a random tiny path that led upwards for ages before coming out at the top of a huge gorge with awesome views out over the lake below and to Malaysia in the distance.
The food has been brilliant here, they have a great mix of most Asian foods and you can get a decent meal from most places for about ₤2, I had a great Malaysian meal earlier from Changi village for less than a pound! Unfortunately beer is not that cheap, ₤2 a can in the supermarket.
I've got one day left before heading off to Brisbane so I'm probably going to go to Sentosa island tomorrow.





