Malaysia
In Johor Bahru (JB), Malaysia, we are spending four nights on the 33rd floor of a new (maybe three-year-old) apartment building above the R&F Mall. The mall is only half-populated with shops and feels almost deserted during the daytime, though it's slightly livelier at night! On
Malaysia
Today (Monday) was our first full day in Malaysia. We took it pretty easy all morning — I worked, Ben did laundry and the boys relaxed — and then we went out for a late lunch and explored the half-empty mall we're staying on top of. But we've
Singapore
I loved seeing all the signs around Singapore. Here are some that give an insight into the type of country it is. Clean... Safe... Considerate... And full of excellent life advice...
Singapore
Here are a few photos from our wanderings through Chinatown on Saturday night. It was after 7pm when we got there and lots of shops at the hawker centre were already closed, but we still found some DELICIOUS dinner options! This was our last official bit of sightseeing in Singapore,
Singapore
Photos of food we saw/ate on Saturday (apart from our Chinatown visit, which we'll put in a separate post)...
Singapore
On Saturday, our second day of sightseeing in Singapore, we had a relaxed start to the day before venturing out for lunch, a wander past the iconic Raffles Hotel, an MRT ride across the country to visit the Qian Hu Fish Farm to experience a fish spa, and dinner at
Singapore
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Singapore
At Gardens by the Bay on Friday, we visited the Cloud Forest Dome — home to one of the world's tallest indoor waterfalls, pouring from a lush mountain clad with plants from around the world. Inside the mountain there were viewing platforms, theatres, art installations, etc. We loved it!
Singapore
Two sentences uttered today — BY THE SAME CHILD — that pretty much sum up our day... "I hate the round-the-world trip — I'd rather be at school!" "Now I remember why we're doing the round-the-world trip — seeing awesome things like this!" We started our
Singapore
We made it to Singapore!!! Sometimes at dinner we do "a rose and a thorn", which involves each person sharing a highlight and lowlight of their day. Given that it's after 11pm on a massive day of travel (Brisbane to Sydney to Singapore) and we'
Home
I spent the past two hours packing, weighing, re-packing and re-weighing my bag, trying to get it down to 7kg. First weigh-in of the night was 8.8kg and the last was 6.8kg, hurrah! (Basically I'm going to dress for the flights as though en route to
Home
... who has now gone off to have a big adventure of her own!