• Suellen Milham
  • Suellen Milham

Mildams & Adhams in Asia

Nick, Suellen, Steve & Kay, relaxing and exploring in Bintan, West Indonesia, followed by some city hustle & Juliet in Singapore. Les mer
  • No power & Raffles with Ryan

    25. september 2023, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    No power in the hotel from 11am - 5:30pm pushed us out for our last full day in Singapore (We had no desire to be on the 10th floor with no air conditioning!). We were to spend the afternoon and evening with Ryan so after taking some ‘travel toys’ photos we had an early lunch and caught the train to City Hall.
    St Andrew’s Cathedral was closed for renovations but we had a hot and steamy look at the War Memorial and the ongoing pack up from the F1.

    At 2:15 we began our 90minute high tea at the Raffles Hotel. One of us drank Pink champagne (not realising that it was twice the price of ordinary champagne).
    See if you can pick which tower of food was the special selection (gluten and dairy free).
    The hotel is beautiful and we enjoyed a special time there accompanied by a woman playing the harp.
    Ryan’s day off meant he could join us so we caught up a bit on his recent travels and the world of theatre life.
    This was a once in a lifetime treat and we all agreed it was a great thing to do together.
    Les mer

  • A Night Safari

    25. september 2023, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    Ryan joined us for Sip & Snack before we took a train to Khatib and then a shuttle bus to the Singapore Night Safari. Photos of real creatures are few because of the low light but we enjoyed a half hour tram ride and then walked 4 trails - the Fishing Cat Trail, the Leopard Trail, the East Lodge Trail and moving quickly through the Tasmanian Devil Trail which featured animals we’ve seen plenty of!
    The lighting used was designed by the lighting specialists who did Phantom of the Opera.
    The trip home was an adventure when we jumped on a train thinking we had left Ryan, Kay & Steve behind because they had missed it… actually, we had caught the wrong train…oops!
    Les mer

  • Farewell to the Quincy and Singapore

    26. september 2023, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    A photo with 4 other travellers from Orange who were also staying at the Quincy - coincidence? We suspect not - they also booked with Flight Centre in Orange.
    We have been surprised by the number of Australian outlets here so thought we’d have a Boost Juice on our final day.
    Once again we saw some amazing men who’ve been scaling the walls to paint a building we have regularly walked past.
    We have enjoyed a young woman, named Amena, who was one of the many helpful staff at the Quincy. She hopes to come Australia to finish her hospitality studies.
    There was quite a bit of hanging out at Changi Airport before Qantas Flight 2 took us back home... almost!
    Les mer

  • We still call Australia home…

    27. september 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Kay aged a year while we were in the air… just look at her photo with Steve! Happy Birthday 🥳 Kay!
    Three of us had little sleep on the flight from Singapore but Nick fared well.
    After arriving at 5am we spent the morning having breakfast and dozing until we were given access to a room at the Ridges hotel, for sleeping and showering, preparing for the final leg of our adventure.
    The Qantas Dash 8 we flew home in looked tiny after our international flight but it safely took us to greener pastures and a few welcome home!
    Les mer

    Reisens slutt
    27. september 2023