The concept art was exciting, sure, but what does an airport need with an indoor waterfall? I had some fun poking fun at its purpose before I visited. Now I am convinced that this is a beautiful travel respite that everyone will be glad they experienced.
Continued from 48 Hours of Jet Lag in Singapore, Part I Singapore is a shopping-lovers haven, and if it weren’t for the food, would be my worst nightmare. I seem to have missed out on that female gene that compels the rest of my gender to shop. You could spend days riding the metro from one mall to another, never seeing the light of day, and getting blissfully (or horrifyingly, in my case) lost in store after endless store. From the bus stop, we were supposed to transfer over to the Sentosa Express, which should have been easy enough. But this stop,
Monday Fletch and I woke up in that heavenly cushy cloud of a bed and both had the same idea: Toast Box. The day before, whilst walking around, we had noticed a little chain of restaurants called Toast Box, one of which was right outside our hotel. It sounded like a breakfast place, it had a cute name, and it had to have good food by default being in Singapore. So we got dressed and started walking out various exits from the hotel, trying to remember exactly where we had seen it. When we finally found it we walked in and
You may be wondering how it is that I am able to work here. The average backpacker / student / traveler who passes through always is. The answer is that I'm technically not supposed to be working. It is all very under the table. Sort of like the illegal immigrants you hire to mow your lawn. I'm here on a tourist visa. Usually, upon entering the country, tourists are given 30 days. Before leaving the US though I went to the "honorary" Thai consulate in Denver and applied for a 60-day, triple entry visa. That means I'm allowed to stay