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Singapore: The World’s Only Island City-state

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I was lucky enough to get the chance to visit Singapore on my way down to Australia (thanks to some very inexpensive flights on Scoot Airlines. My time in the country was brief, but not so brief that I couldn’t learn a bit about where I was.

When you enter Singapore you are reminded that the penalty for bringing drugs into the country is death, and once you’re in Singapore you had best watch what you’re doing because you’re being watched – always. CCTV is everywhere and is used to monitor everything from loan sharks to illegal parkers.

It’s a very clean place and you can be fined for everything from spitting to jaywalking (and FYI Singapore is not down with the gays – not yet, at least).

But let’s move on from all the laws (and did I mention the outrageous cost of beer?) and focus on some other things – like how incredibly hot and humid it is here. I am literally thirsty all the time. It seems that no amount of fluid can quench the thirst brought on by the Singaporean weather (which can turn on a dime).

Overall, I enjoyed Singapore (and not just because I got to hang out with some Halfway Anywhere readers in the city’s highest craft brewery, LeVeL33). Will I go back? Probably. Would I live there? Probably not (I’m not down with humidity – unless we’re in Brazil).

Green-Man-Button
Press for Green Man? This could get funky.
Singapore-Architecture
The old and the new.
Singapore-Buildings
Tall reflective buildings. Tall reflective buildings everywhere.
Singapore-Skating-Rink
Blazing hot outside, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be an ice skating rink.
Singapore-Prohibited-Sign
So what’s the fine for durian?
Singapore-Subway
Singapore metro.
Marina-Bay-Sands-From-Below
The Marina Bay Sands from below.
Singapore-Lanterns
Chinatown Singapore.
Singapore-Little-India
Little India Singapore.
Singapore-Merlion-Day
The Merlion.
Singapore-Clarke-Quay
Clarke Quay.
Singapore-PCTers
Two awesome PCT hikers who showed me a great time.
Singapore-Angel-Art
The light art exhibition going on around the bay.
Singapore-Merlion-Sunrise
The Merlion and the Marina Bay Sands at sunrise.
Singapore-Pandas
Shiny pandas.
Singapore-Food
Grabbing a feed at a local hawker center.
Singapore-Gardens-Bay-Day
Looking down on the Gardens by the Bay from the Marina Bay Sands.
Singapore-Marina-Bay-Sands-Pool
The pool atop the Marina Bay Sands. I wasn’t supposed to be here.
Singapore-Island-Boat
On the boat to Pulau Ubin.
Singapore-Bicycle-Rental
Renting a bike Pulau Ubin (an island to the north of the city) – worth it.
Singapore-Security
CCTV everywhere. Everywhere.
Singapore-Super-Trees
The Garden Rhapsody Light Show at the Gardens by the Bay as performed by the Supertrees.

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