SE Asia

December 2023 - April 2024

A 98-day adventure by Darryl Read more

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- Dec 29, 2023
- Altitude: 12 m
- Thailand Bangkok Phra Nakhon Wat Iam Won Nut 13.765844, 100.50071113°45’57” N 100°30’3” E
Day 1–5
Exploring Khaosan Road Area Bangkok
December 29, 2023 in Thailand
Stayed at Cass Nithra hotel for 4 nights, close to Khaosan Road. Explored the area. Khaosan was a busy street at night with lots of young hostel people, some great live music at the bars. Hotel had great breakfast and a nice pool that we spent some time at during the 35 degree afternoonsRead more
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- Dec 31, 2023
- ⛅ 35 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Thailand Bangkok Khlong San Khlong Wat Thong Pleng 13.726823, 100.51029413°43’37” N 100°30’37” E
Day 3
New Years in Bangkok
December 31, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
New years Eve 2024 in Bangkok. Dinner cruise from 10pm to 1am. Checked out the Iconsiam mall near the pier before. Never seen so many people. The dinner cruise was great. Lots of food and wine and beer was included all night so people were having fun. Although we were in a different country is was very comforting seeing people from different cultures all having a great time. Because it was so busy and hard to get a ride in the gridlock traffic afterwards, we decided to make the 1.5 hour walk back to the hotel with a stop in Khaosan Road for a couple night caps. On the walk back we felt completely safe, in fact seeing so many families and couples and friends still all gathered on the streets that late laughing, playing games and having a great time was special to see and feel. We went to bed at 5am lol.Read more
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- Jan 2, 2024
- 🌧 30 °C
- Altitude: 30 m
- Singapore Gay World Park Katong 1.2997, 103.88521°17’59” N 103°53’7” E
Day 5–14
Travel to Singapore
January 2 in Singapore ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
First observation was how green and lush Singapore is. Second observation was how clean it is. Using Grab has been great in Bangkok and now in Singapore. Very similar to Uber, even used it for our first dinner night at the airbnb. The metro rapid transit train was close to the airbnb and was easy to use. Explored Chinatown and the shopping district on day oneRead more
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- Jan 4, 2024
- 🌧 27 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Singapore Central Singapore Community Development Council Marina Bay Outer Roads 1.284389, 103.8649311°17’4” N 103°51’54” E
Day 7
Flower Dome & Cloud Forest
January 4 in Singapore ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Rainy day in Singapore so took a Grab to Gardens by the Bay and checked out the Cloud Forest and Flower Dome
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- Jan 5, 2024, 9:00am
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- Singapore North West Community Development Council Night Safari River Safari 1.403708, 103.7940371°24’13” N 103°47’39” E
Day 8
Singapore Zoo & River Wonders
January 5 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Visited the Singapore Zoo and River Wonders. Took a Grab and had a great driver both ways. Found it was very expensive to drive in Singapore. You need to purchase an $85,000 driving certificate (was up to $120,000) that is good for only 10 years. The one driver's mid sized Toyota car was $170,000 to purchase, and gas is $3.30 / liter. The Zoo was so well manicured and very lush and the animal displays were first class. Seeing the pandas in person was a highlight. Saw a monkey steal a kids sandwich too.Read more
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- Jan 5, 2024, 5:00pm
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Singapore Central Singapore Community Development Council Mount Emily 1.308046, 103.8517711°18’29” N 103°51’6” E
Day 8
Little India
January 5 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Took the trains to Little India and explored the area, and had dinner. A sign at one train station is a reminder of the strict laws in Singapore. Also, any illegal drugs can be punishable by death. Needless to say, you don't see a bunch of crack heads walking around Singapore.Read more
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- Jan 6, 2024
- 🌧 30 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- Singapore Central Singapore Community Development Council Tanglin Symphony Lake 1.313349, 103.8152851°18’48” N 103°48’55” E
Day 9
Botanic Gardens & Long Bar
January 6 in Singapore ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Went to the Botanic Garden today. Stopped by a mexican restaurant just outside the subway for lunch, then went across the street to the park. A pleasant surprise was that it was free to explore. Was another mixed weather day with sun and some rain. The park was meticulously manicured and very large. After exploring for a few hours, we took the train to city hall and went over to the famous Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel. This is the birth place of the Singapore Sling. This is also the only place you can litter in Singapore by throwing peanut shells on the floor. Two slings came out to $93.52! But it was worth the experience. Then we walked back to the condo, which took a little over an hour. It was an interesting walk with lots to see. A good 26k steps day today. Averaging about 19k steps a day so far.Read more
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- Jan 7, 2024
- 🌧 26 °C
- Altitude: 30 m
- Singapore Gay World Park Katong 1.299602, 103.8854041°17’59” N 103°53’7” E
Day 10
Rain day
January 7 in Singapore ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
It was a steady down pour all day. Darryl had a cold also, so it was a recovery day and reading and watching movies. Ordered pizza and ceaser salad from Grab for supper.
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- Jan 8, 2024
- 🌩️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 35 m
- Singapore Lokyang 1.332652, 103.6790861°19’58” N 103°40’45” E
Day 11
Downtown walk, Singapore Discovery Cent.
January 8 in Singapore ⋅ 🌩️ 30 °C
Took the train to Marina Sands Station, then walked to Harborview station, which was about 1.5 hours. Saw the spectacular downtown buildings and also the government subsidized housing for low income earners. There are no homeless people in Singapore. Had lunch at an Indian restaurant near the Harborview station, then took the train to the Singapore Discovery Centre. As we were walking in, a fellow that was walking in front of us turned to say the centre was closed for a couple days for maintenance. We introduced ourselves, his name was Yue Weng Leung, Chief Executive of the Centre. Once he learned we were from Canada, he offered us a little private tour of the Centre, which was really special.Read more
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- Jan 9, 2024
- 🌧 28 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- Singapore Central Singapore Community Development Council Marina Bay 1.284148, 103.8608381°17’3” N 103°51’39” E
Day 12
Marina Bay Sands Hotel
January 9 in Singapore ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
We moved from our Airbnb to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel for a couple of nights. It isn't a cheap stay, but it is a once in a lifetime experience, so we pampered ourselves for a couple of nights. Our room is 3616 on the 36th floor overlooking the Gardens by the Bay, which is a spectacular park which had a nice light show at night. We didn't go in the infinity pool today but did check it out. Had a beer on the roof while we waited for our room to be ready and afterward had dinner at the Italian Restaurant called Lavo, which is on the 56th floor with the infinity pool. Our meals were fantastic. We decided to get a dessert to share but it was too huge to eat it all, we left full. After dinner, we walked down to the Gardens by the Bay and watched the light show. Later we also saw it from our room. The view from the room is spectacular.Read more
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