Singapore - settling in

We are now in Singapore. We found Singapore surprisingly diverse. It's like two cities really. There is the clean business and tourist district and the backpacker district which is located in little India, a vibrant maze of markets, shops, bars, cafes, mosques and closed down internet cafes. This area buzzes with life but is still quite clean and tidy.

The hostel we are staying in is called the InnCrowd. I would not recommend it at all. Do not stay at the InnCrowd. It costs 60 singapore dollars per night which is, at the moment, about 50 Aussie dollars, for a double room with a shared bathroom. It's pretty run down, its loud, the aircon hardly works at all, the staff are rude and unfriendly and their supposed free internet is three computers which are always busy and seem to rely on a pretty crappy wireless connection. They seem to have an issue with their wireless connection where doesn't work at all on one of the PCs. I think its because there is a limited amount of connections available. I had this crazy idea that it would be cool to travel the world going from hostel to hostel fixing up their PC's and internet services in exchange for free accommodation. There would be a kind of freedom and xen to that life that I'd love.

I am a big grumpy with this post, probably because of the humidity !!

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St. Kilda, our new home

St. Kilda, our new home
We actually live in Elwood which is about five minutes from St. Kilda, still, close enough

More Temples

More Temples

Yes, you've guessed it, temples

Yes, you've guessed it, temples

Even more temples...

Even more temples...

Ankor

Ankor
The ancient Cambodian city

Cambodia - on the road

Cambodia - on the road
This is us after a 16 hour bus journey across cambodia.

frog, Thailand

frog, Thailand

Ko Chang, Thailand

Ko Chang, Thailand

A Room with a View

A Room with a View
This was the view from our Hotel in Bangkok

Bangkok from the Airport

Bangkok from the Airport
This picture is from our first glympse of Bangkok

London

London

Harboured resentment over possibly the worst picture of the Sydney Harbour bridge

Harboured resentment over possibly the worst picture of the Sydney Harbour bridge
I only had one shot, I was on a boat, I was far away... all just excuses

London again

London again