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Our Favorites – Singapore Edition

Jaime — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:52:32 +0000

We’re still on our Annapurna trek in Nepal, which is a little too off the beaten track to access the internet. While we’re busy trekking and are off-line, we’ve put together some of our past favorite posts/locations to keep you busy.

Enjoy!

Singapore:

Singapore was a short stop between Sweden and Indonesia but one that got us back into the swing of traveling again. It’s the kind of place that we’ll love going back to with a much looser budget.

Check out the best that Singapore offered us by clicking the photos below:

The Raffles Hotel

Color in Singapore

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A Beer is a Beer is a Beer

Martin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:35:14 +0000

There’s this fabulous hotel here in Singapore called Raffles Hotel. It has its roots in the colonial era,and it is one of the few remaining buildings from the good old days. It was also the place where someone once invented a cocktail called the ‘Singapore sling’.

Today, the hotel is a beautiful, well-maintained tourist trap. Since we at seatsofourpants.com are not above stumbling into the occasional tourist trap, we did stop by for a drink. The Singapore Sling sold for something godawful (a day’s budget or so), so we opted for a 24 dollar round of beer instead.

Today’s lesson: a beer is a beer.

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Unexpected Color

Jaime — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:27:11 +0000

Singapore is a modern city – shopping malls, modern architecture, ultra-organized transportation systems, etc. So, it is interesting to see some unexpected splashes of color in a rather austere urban landscape.

Look closely and you’ll see that this building is showing some true color.

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You could eat off these streets

Jaime — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:24:28 +0000

We’ve spent the last two days walking around Singapore. The first thing to strike me was how delightfully clean this city is. There are many laws governing the cleanliness of the city. Gum is only sold in pharmacies, probably because of its potential littering effects. Spitting is fined. Seriously. If you are seen spitting on the street, you get slapped with a ticket.

There are many of these types of rules, of which I wasn’t made fully aware of before we hit the subway (also very clean and wonderful) today. We rode from Chinatown to Little India (where we’re staying). I brought the latte I couldn’t finish along with me, because the people who designed the station forgot to provide trash cans. Well, apparently no trash cans are necessary in the subway system because everyone knows that you are fined $500 if you are found eating or drinking anything – thus making trashcans unnecessary.

Luckily Martin spied the sign (pictured above) and stuffed my latte cup into his pocket. I’m not sure how well I would have handled my latte costing us ¼ of our monthly budget. My best guess: I would have thrown a pretty nasty tantie.

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Jet Lagged, Again

Jaime — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:11:36 +0000

As expected, jet lag has us in it’s evil claws and doesn’t want to let go. We’ve found the best cure is to walk around the city until you can’t see straight, then retire to your room for napping and reading.

Truth be told, we’ve just been in bed for the last 24 hours (minus the 2 hours we spent wandering around in a confused jet lagged state). Bacon gets pretty pumped about these kind of days, though tries hide his enthusiasm by throwing himself into his “work”. He’s illiterate, of course, but isn’t aware that we know.

Anyway, we have a few days here, so should be able to climb out of the nasty haze and let you all know what the little country has to offer.

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Singapore

Jaime — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:05:46 +0000

Just an FYI – you see, I had to Google where Singapore was before we flew here. In the event that geography isn’t your strong suit, like myself, I thought I’d help you out.

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