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Durians and Jewels
I’ve rewritten July’s trip to Singapore and Malaysia as a four part story called Durians and Jewels on one of my other websites. It’s a long meditation on travel, exhaustion, fear and the joy of looking out the window of an aircraft at the world beyond and has more details about the flights than the… Read more
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Shocks, phobias, amazing jewels and a fire tornado
Megavolts of electricity, 120 kilometre per hour winds, a whirling vortex of flame and the world’s biggest man-made waterfall. Today had it all and more. There’s a long queue outside of Tian Tian Chicken Rice at the Maxwell Food Centre. Alex insists on having it for breakfast, though I think B’s is better. The coconut… Read more
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Back to Singapore
One of the most attractive features of Singapore is the amount of greenery throughout the city. The Oasia Hotel has taken this to another level. Literally. The red external trellis of this skyscraper hotel is woven through with vines and ferns, making it one of the most distinctive buildings in the downtown area. We watched… Read more
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Johor Bahru: Old and New
The first time I set foot in Johor Bahru I was shocked by the decrepit nature of its buildings and the stench of tropical decay. It was my second foreign country and I had just crossed over from my first, ultra-clean and modern Singapore. The downtown area consisted of run-down shop houses and soot stained… Read more
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Drifting at Desaru
One of the reasons for choosing to stay at the Hard Rock Desaru is that it is adjacent to the Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark. Alex wants waterslides on his tropical stay, Alex gets waterslides. Even better is that they are celebrating their first anniversary of operations, so tickets are discounted. Buffet breakfasts are usually a… Read more
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Singapore to Desaru: Borders and waterspouts
You have probably gathered by now that I am not a rock’n’roll kind of guy. Not in the air, not in my music. Yet here we are staying the the Hard Rock Hotel in Desaru Beach in Malaysia. With me feeling better after a good sleep we roll out of bed and rock up to… Read more
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East Coast Park
Something that I have long wanted to do is to take a stroll or a ride along the East Coast Park. We have driven along the road from Changi to Katong countless times and for most of it the coastline is obscured by a strip of jungle, but here and there are playgrounds, food centres… Read more
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In need of some magic
Where’s the magic gone? I hope that I find it tonight at Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in concert. Right now I’m not feeling it. Outside the panoramic windows of the Opera House is black and bright lights. The giant floodlit P&O cruise ship is still dwarfed by the outlines of the Harbour Bridge… Read more
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