Took a meter taxi from Khao San to the Mo Chit bus station with 2
Canadian girls for 155bht. Bought a bus ticket at window #22 (I think)
inside the terminal on the first floor to Aranyaprathet for 207bht.
It's an old bus with no bathroom but they gave as a bread and jam
sandwich and water and it has AC and the seats have lots of leg room
and recline a lot. Overall, pretty good. The bus was suppose to leave
at 930am but they switched out buses for some reason and it didn't
leave until a little after 10am. It dropped us at a station 6km from
the boarder with a bunch of tuk tuks that, one took me and 2 girls to
the boarder for 80bht. He tried to take us to a "Cambodian consulate"
twice where they try to scam you into buying a visa from them at
inflated prices. I already had an evisa which I recommend getting.
Just repeatedly insist your driver takes you to the boarder. He
boarder process was easy and didn't take too long but getting from the
boarder to Siem Reap is annoying. There is a taxi mafia that fixes
prices and there's no public bus. When you exit Cambodian immigration
there is a free bus that takes you to the taxi stand and then the taxi
is 48usd to Siem Reap. This is a rip off since our driver told us he'd
drive us from siem reap back to the boarder for $20usd if we were
going back to Thailand! At the taxi stand there is also a bus that
costs $11usd per person I think which would be a good option if you're
alone, not sure how often it runs though. These two are really your
only options. I did meet one guy who managed to get a ride with locals
in the back of a pickup for 150bht though.
Overall, the "scam busses" out of khao San rd might be worth it. I
left khao san at 830am and didn't get to siem reap until 7pm. The
journey went: taxi -> bus -> tuk tuk -> boarder crossing -> shuttle
bus -> taxi and was suppose to include another tuk tuk ride in town
but our driver helped us avoid that hassle. And it cost about $20usd.
I saw a shuttle from khao San that was 350bht and left at 7am and got
in at 7pm. There was also one for 700bht which included a room in Siem
Reap the first night and supposedly got in at 4pm which really might
be the best option anyway. An extra 350bht is a lot for a room in
Cambodia but overall it might be worth it, don't know.
Monday, April 11, 2011
BKK pt 2 and Kachinaburi
Flew into BKK and met 3 other guys heading to khao san and we split a
cab, fare ended up being about 500 including tolls. Stayed at Khao San
Palace hotel which has a roof top pool. The rooms in the high rise
building in the back are def nicer and bigger than the ones in the
front I think. Next day we took a shuttle to Kanchinanburi. Booked
through Ris Tours on Khao San from "Ms. Sami" for 400bht round trip.
Kanchinanburi is pretty sweet. Still very touristy but pretty small.
Most tourists seem to just do day trips. We stayed at Chitanun Guest
House for 250bht fan room, cold shower. There were a bunch of places
that were floating hotels on the river that looked really sweet but a
little more expensive, like 350bht. January is definitely low season
in these parts I think. Rented a moped for 200 bht for a day and went
to the Erwan waterfalls which were sweet 200bht entrance fee (7 series
of falls with pools you can swim in). Its 65km from town though which
is a bit of a haul. The next day we tried to go to the tiger temple
35km out of town and got there just after 11am but it didn't open
until 12:15 and I had to catch my shuttle back to BKK at 2:30 so we
didn't have time to wait which was a bummer. Entrance was 600bht
anyway though and rumor has it that they drug the tigers which is bad
for them. Oh well...
Back in BKK a lot of hotels were full but I found a room at "my new
house" which is directly next to Merry V. The room has a private
bathroom and fan and is 200bht per night. The place is pretty nice and
clean and comes with a towel! They had cheaper rooms for 160 that had
shared bathrooms but they were all full. for whatever reason this
place seemed noisier than the Merry V bigot could have just been the
people on my floor (obnoxious drunk brits) overall it was a pretty
good place and I'd stay there again. They had a nice restaurant/lounge
(didn't eat there though) and played movies every night. Merry V and My New House are both straight out of the movie "The Beach", seriously.
cab, fare ended up being about 500 including tolls. Stayed at Khao San
Palace hotel which has a roof top pool. The rooms in the high rise
building in the back are def nicer and bigger than the ones in the
front I think. Next day we took a shuttle to Kanchinanburi. Booked
through Ris Tours on Khao San from "Ms. Sami" for 400bht round trip.
Kanchinanburi is pretty sweet. Still very touristy but pretty small.
Most tourists seem to just do day trips. We stayed at Chitanun Guest
House for 250bht fan room, cold shower. There were a bunch of places
that were floating hotels on the river that looked really sweet but a
little more expensive, like 350bht. January is definitely low season
in these parts I think. Rented a moped for 200 bht for a day and went
to the Erwan waterfalls which were sweet 200bht entrance fee (7 series
of falls with pools you can swim in). Its 65km from town though which
is a bit of a haul. The next day we tried to go to the tiger temple
35km out of town and got there just after 11am but it didn't open
until 12:15 and I had to catch my shuttle back to BKK at 2:30 so we
didn't have time to wait which was a bummer. Entrance was 600bht
anyway though and rumor has it that they drug the tigers which is bad
for them. Oh well...
Back in BKK a lot of hotels were full but I found a room at "my new
house" which is directly next to Merry V. The room has a private
bathroom and fan and is 200bht per night. The place is pretty nice and
clean and comes with a towel! They had cheaper rooms for 160 that had
shared bathrooms but they were all full. for whatever reason this
place seemed noisier than the Merry V bigot could have just been the
people on my floor (obnoxious drunk brits) overall it was a pretty
good place and I'd stay there again. They had a nice restaurant/lounge
(didn't eat there though) and played movies every night. Merry V and My New House are both straight out of the movie "The Beach", seriously.
Bangkok
Got into Bangkok at 630am which was somewhat problematic cause a lot
of the guest houses were full. The bus dropped us near Khao San Road
which is the big backpackers hangout. Finally found one called "Merry
V Guesthouse" which is in the lonelyplanet but their map is wrong. It
was only 150bht per night for a single room! Shared bathroom, cold
shower. Very clean though and I'd def recommend it. It is def nothing
fancy but for a guy alone it's all you need at a good price. It was
kinda funny cause the guesthouse is almost exactly what is described
in the book "the beach"
I ended up staying in Bangkok longer than expected and I actually
really like the city. The river is pretty nice with cheap taxi boats
plying it's waterways (25bht) Lots of markets, a huge backpacker scene
on Khao San Rd and a bustling modern downtown area. Khao San Rd is
absolutely packed with backpackers. If you've been traveling in
Thailand you're guaranteed to run into people you know. I ran into at
least 6 people I had been hanging out with on Phi Phi. The whole
street is a big night market and there are tons of bars, restaurants
and food courts and travel agencies. The best food was on the street I
was staying on which isn't Khao San, I forget the name right now but
it's quieter and I really liked it. Anyway the food cart places on
this street seem to be the most authentic in the area with one of them
particularly so. I actually like BKK more than Singapore... Tons of
cheap delicious food around that costs around 1 dollar per plate!
Everyone hates on Bangkok but I really enjoyed it. Maybe the timing
was just right for me.
One night my german friend Andi and I wandered around Bangkok. We took
the river taxi boat (25bht) to the sky train (25bht) to the Patpong
Night Market which is full of counterfeit stuff and prostitutes. Then
we took the sky train (20bht) to the center where we stumbled onto a
really weird concert. Leaving to go to the airport I couldn't get a
shuttle cause it was 3am (normally 125bht but I got a taxi for 300bht
which was a pretty good deal for that time of night.)
of the guest houses were full. The bus dropped us near Khao San Road
which is the big backpackers hangout. Finally found one called "Merry
V Guesthouse" which is in the lonelyplanet but their map is wrong. It
was only 150bht per night for a single room! Shared bathroom, cold
shower. Very clean though and I'd def recommend it. It is def nothing
fancy but for a guy alone it's all you need at a good price. It was
kinda funny cause the guesthouse is almost exactly what is described
in the book "the beach"
I ended up staying in Bangkok longer than expected and I actually
really like the city. The river is pretty nice with cheap taxi boats
plying it's waterways (25bht) Lots of markets, a huge backpacker scene
on Khao San Rd and a bustling modern downtown area. Khao San Rd is
absolutely packed with backpackers. If you've been traveling in
Thailand you're guaranteed to run into people you know. I ran into at
least 6 people I had been hanging out with on Phi Phi. The whole
street is a big night market and there are tons of bars, restaurants
and food courts and travel agencies. The best food was on the street I
was staying on which isn't Khao San, I forget the name right now but
it's quieter and I really liked it. Anyway the food cart places on
this street seem to be the most authentic in the area with one of them
particularly so. I actually like BKK more than Singapore... Tons of
cheap delicious food around that costs around 1 dollar per plate!
Everyone hates on Bangkok but I really enjoyed it. Maybe the timing
was just right for me.
One night my german friend Andi and I wandered around Bangkok. We took
the river taxi boat (25bht) to the sky train (25bht) to the Patpong
Night Market which is full of counterfeit stuff and prostitutes. Then
we took the sky train (20bht) to the center where we stumbled onto a
really weird concert. Leaving to go to the airport I couldn't get a
shuttle cause it was 3am (normally 125bht but I got a taxi for 300bht
which was a pretty good deal for that time of night.)
Koh Phi Phi
Koh Phi Phi is beautiful. There was a 20BHT "admission" fee that is for cleaning the island. I stopped at a dive shop to ask about cheap accommodation and got pointed in the right direction. Checked out The Rock Backpackers (200bht 16 bed dorm)
and it didn't look that great. Very crowded dorms and didn't seem that
clean and maybe lots of mosquitos. So I looked at Anita's across the
street (200bht 16 bed dorm) and stayed there. The bathrooms are really
clean and the girl working there is very nice. Talked her down to
175bht/night if stay 4 nights. Spent 3 nights in the dorm and then
moved to a private room with king size bed for 300bht (talked her down
from 350). There is a private room for 200bht but it has always been
full. There is tons of cheap accommodation on Phi Phi. The Lonely
Planet's description is completely wrong. There is a HUGE backpackers
scene and tons of parties on the beach. It's awesome. The beach bars
give out free buckets of booze and shots all the time and there is a
mini-mart right there where you can buy beers for 60bht so partying
can be pretty cheap. The Lonely Planet was right about the restaurant
Papaya. It has really good Pad Thai (70bht) and giant portions
I hiked up to the viewpoint which is really nice and then down the
backside to Runtee Bay which is a really cool place with just a few
bungalow places. It's very hard to get to by walking though and a boat
to town is 500bht. There are huts on the beach you can get for 500bht
though and it is really quiet and sweet.
Koh Phi Phi was awesome but after a week of raging I had to get out of
there so I found a boat/bus to Bangkok cause the weather wasn't
looking too good. Bought the ticket from some place in town for 550
bht including the ferry to the mainland and the 12 hour bus ride. The
bus was ok, not the best I've been on. The downstairs looked like the
best seating option but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to sit down
there do I played it safe and grabbed a window seat upstairs. The ride
was 12 hours with 1 stop 2 hours in to "check tickets" and another
about half way through at an overpriced restaurant. I highly recommend
drugs or alcohol for the ride cause I only slept about 3 hours. The bus arrived in Bangkok around 6am and dropped us near Khao San Road which is the backpackers' area.
and it didn't look that great. Very crowded dorms and didn't seem that
clean and maybe lots of mosquitos. So I looked at Anita's across the
street (200bht 16 bed dorm) and stayed there. The bathrooms are really
clean and the girl working there is very nice. Talked her down to
175bht/night if stay 4 nights. Spent 3 nights in the dorm and then
moved to a private room with king size bed for 300bht (talked her down
from 350). There is a private room for 200bht but it has always been
full. There is tons of cheap accommodation on Phi Phi. The Lonely
Planet's description is completely wrong. There is a HUGE backpackers
scene and tons of parties on the beach. It's awesome. The beach bars
give out free buckets of booze and shots all the time and there is a
mini-mart right there where you can buy beers for 60bht so partying
can be pretty cheap. The Lonely Planet was right about the restaurant
Papaya. It has really good Pad Thai (70bht) and giant portions
I hiked up to the viewpoint which is really nice and then down the
backside to Runtee Bay which is a really cool place with just a few
bungalow places. It's very hard to get to by walking though and a boat
to town is 500bht. There are huts on the beach you can get for 500bht
though and it is really quiet and sweet.
Koh Phi Phi was awesome but after a week of raging I had to get out of
there so I found a boat/bus to Bangkok cause the weather wasn't
looking too good. Bought the ticket from some place in town for 550
bht including the ferry to the mainland and the 12 hour bus ride. The
bus was ok, not the best I've been on. The downstairs looked like the
best seating option but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to sit down
there do I played it safe and grabbed a window seat upstairs. The ride
was 12 hours with 1 stop 2 hours in to "check tickets" and another
about half way through at an overpriced restaurant. I highly recommend
drugs or alcohol for the ride cause I only slept about 3 hours. The bus arrived in Bangkok around 6am and dropped us near Khao San Road which is the backpackers' area.
Phuket
Airport shuttle from the Phuket airport to Kata, Karon, or Patong costs 180 TBH per person and there isn't any other option. A taxi is 750. The shuttle took a long time. There was pretty bad flooding in Patong and Karon. Stayed at "Kata on
Sea" in a bungalow with fan and western bathroom for 500 TBH and it
had a swimming pool. Location was kinda far from the beach but it was
quiet and a good place. Basically at the northern end of Kata pretty
close to Karon. Kata beech is really nice but touristy. There is a
reasonably priced restaurant on the water at the south end called Ska
or something.
Patong: went for one evening. Kelsey checked into Patong Backpackers
100meters from the beach end of Bang La (the bar street) which was a
great location. Places seemed nice. 250TBH for dorm, AC, Internet,
movies, seemed clean.
Patong is unbelievably trashy. TONS of bars, hookers, lady boys, etc.
I'm not sure there's anywhere else in the world like it. The beach
looked pretty nice though and if you were with a group of friends it
could be a fun place to rage. The Tuk Tuk (kind of taxi truck) cost
300 TBH each way after haggling down from 400. It's about a 15 min
ride to Kata.
I shipped 5kg of stuff back to the USA from Kata for 1180 TBH on the
slow boat (3 months). Was a good price- slightly more expensive than
Malaysia's price but included packing materials and WAY cheaper than
shipping from Singapore. 10 kg would have been about 1900 TBH.
Going to Koh Phi Phi was 300TBH from Kata. Included pick up from hotel
and boat to the island. The boat was late cause the engine wouldn't
start but we finally got there.
Sea" in a bungalow with fan and western bathroom for 500 TBH and it
had a swimming pool. Location was kinda far from the beach but it was
quiet and a good place. Basically at the northern end of Kata pretty
close to Karon. Kata beech is really nice but touristy. There is a
reasonably priced restaurant on the water at the south end called Ska
or something.
Patong: went for one evening. Kelsey checked into Patong Backpackers
100meters from the beach end of Bang La (the bar street) which was a
great location. Places seemed nice. 250TBH for dorm, AC, Internet,
movies, seemed clean.
Patong is unbelievably trashy. TONS of bars, hookers, lady boys, etc.
I'm not sure there's anywhere else in the world like it. The beach
looked pretty nice though and if you were with a group of friends it
could be a fun place to rage. The Tuk Tuk (kind of taxi truck) cost
300 TBH each way after haggling down from 400. It's about a 15 min
ride to Kata.
I shipped 5kg of stuff back to the USA from Kata for 1180 TBH on the
slow boat (3 months). Was a good price- slightly more expensive than
Malaysia's price but included packing materials and WAY cheaper than
shipping from Singapore. 10 kg would have been about 1900 TBH.
Going to Koh Phi Phi was 300TBH from Kata. Included pick up from hotel
and boat to the island. The boat was late cause the engine wouldn't
start but we finally got there.
Pulau Tioman
Getting there from Singapore:
Bus Singapore to Mersing
Really easy. Took the yellow "causeway link" bus to Johor Bahuar for
S$2.40. Causeway link looked like they had nicer buses than the other
company. The bus drops you at the Singapore checkpoint, you go through
immigration, then get on awaiting bus on the other side which drives
you across to Malaysia where you repeat the process then get on
another waiting bus to the Larkin Terminal in JB.
At the Larkin terminal in Johor Bahuar there are buses going everywhere in Malaysia. I used the same company (causeway express) to go to Mersing for RM11.70
Another company, transnational also goes there but they wanted to
charge me RM26 because they said their system could only give me a
ticket to some other town much further up the road. Dumb. The terminal
isn't too bad actually. 4 ATMs, a bunch of shops including a dunkin
donuts and a mcdonalds with free wifi. I bought 2 sim cards both with
Celcom. One was for broadband and is a great deal at only RM20 for 7
days unlimited and the other was a normal cell that seems to send
texts to the US for only RM.15
Mersing
Is bigger than I expected. Got stuck here for a night because the
ferry wasn't running in the afternoon due to low tide. Stayed at
Omar's backpackers for RM15. The price was right but it was very run
down. I had the place to myself though and Omar was super grumpy at
first but after he took a nap he was real friendly. One of the beds in
a double room definitely has bed bugs. I don't think the bed I slept
in in the dorm room did. I'd only recommend staying there if on a
tight budget but it did the job. Street noise can be loud. Omar
doesn't run his island tours anymore. The ferry to Tioman is pretty
nice, costs 35RM one way and sometimes they crank the AC so it can be
freezing. The schedule changes ALL the time.
Tioman:
AWESOME! Went to Salang. Lonely planet's description of Salang is
totally wrong. No "spring break vibe", theres only 1 or 2 bars and its
sweet. I was told Salang is 5 times the size of ABC, where i was
thinking about staying. If that is true than ABC must be tiny, and it
did look that way from the boat. Recommend Salang. It's got just the
right amount of amenities without being too touristy. Gili Trawangen
village in Indonesia for example was WAY bigger. Probably at least 15
times the size!
Stayed at Ella's Place in a private bungalow with 2 beds and a little
porch right on the beach for 30RM a night. Talked them down from 50RM
since it was the off season. Really nice place, definitely recommend.
The next place down "Salang Hut" also looked like good value. Got my
PADI advanced open water cert. With Fisherman Divers. My instructor
was Mazlan and he said he owned the place and had been diving in
Tioman for 15 years. Young looking guy though, really cool. First day
of diving was great but then weather got bad and visibility sucked.
Course cost 750RM talked down from 800 and I got a free fun dive so 6
dives total. They run 2 tank dive trips with lunch for 180RM. Beer is
cheap on the island and the best meal I had was Squid Sambol (squid in
chili sauce with rice) and it was delicious! Ate it 3 times.
Leaving Mersing I took SS bus company to Johor Baru for 11.50RM then
SBS to Singapore for 2.10RM I think Causeway Link is better than SBS
because it it runs express. My SBS bus was a public bus and took
forever to get to the city. Took the subway out to the airport from
the Bugis St station which is two blocks from the Queen St bus
station. Flew on Jet Star for 66 Singapore dollars with 20 kg of
checked baggage and I bought the ticket the night before! At check in
they didn't ask if I had an exit ticket out of Thailand (which was
good cause I didn't).
Bus Singapore to Mersing
Really easy. Took the yellow "causeway link" bus to Johor Bahuar for
S$2.40. Causeway link looked like they had nicer buses than the other
company. The bus drops you at the Singapore checkpoint, you go through
immigration, then get on awaiting bus on the other side which drives
you across to Malaysia where you repeat the process then get on
another waiting bus to the Larkin Terminal in JB.
At the Larkin terminal in Johor Bahuar there are buses going everywhere in Malaysia. I used the same company (causeway express) to go to Mersing for RM11.70
Another company, transnational also goes there but they wanted to
charge me RM26 because they said their system could only give me a
ticket to some other town much further up the road. Dumb. The terminal
isn't too bad actually. 4 ATMs, a bunch of shops including a dunkin
donuts and a mcdonalds with free wifi. I bought 2 sim cards both with
Celcom. One was for broadband and is a great deal at only RM20 for 7
days unlimited and the other was a normal cell that seems to send
texts to the US for only RM.15
Mersing
Is bigger than I expected. Got stuck here for a night because the
ferry wasn't running in the afternoon due to low tide. Stayed at
Omar's backpackers for RM15. The price was right but it was very run
down. I had the place to myself though and Omar was super grumpy at
first but after he took a nap he was real friendly. One of the beds in
a double room definitely has bed bugs. I don't think the bed I slept
in in the dorm room did. I'd only recommend staying there if on a
tight budget but it did the job. Street noise can be loud. Omar
doesn't run his island tours anymore. The ferry to Tioman is pretty
nice, costs 35RM one way and sometimes they crank the AC so it can be
freezing. The schedule changes ALL the time.
Tioman:
AWESOME! Went to Salang. Lonely planet's description of Salang is
totally wrong. No "spring break vibe", theres only 1 or 2 bars and its
sweet. I was told Salang is 5 times the size of ABC, where i was
thinking about staying. If that is true than ABC must be tiny, and it
did look that way from the boat. Recommend Salang. It's got just the
right amount of amenities without being too touristy. Gili Trawangen
village in Indonesia for example was WAY bigger. Probably at least 15
times the size!
Stayed at Ella's Place in a private bungalow with 2 beds and a little
porch right on the beach for 30RM a night. Talked them down from 50RM
since it was the off season. Really nice place, definitely recommend.
The next place down "Salang Hut" also looked like good value. Got my
PADI advanced open water cert. With Fisherman Divers. My instructor
was Mazlan and he said he owned the place and had been diving in
Tioman for 15 years. Young looking guy though, really cool. First day
of diving was great but then weather got bad and visibility sucked.
Course cost 750RM talked down from 800 and I got a free fun dive so 6
dives total. They run 2 tank dive trips with lunch for 180RM. Beer is
cheap on the island and the best meal I had was Squid Sambol (squid in
chili sauce with rice) and it was delicious! Ate it 3 times.
Leaving Mersing I took SS bus company to Johor Baru for 11.50RM then
SBS to Singapore for 2.10RM I think Causeway Link is better than SBS
because it it runs express. My SBS bus was a public bus and took
forever to get to the city. Took the subway out to the airport from
the Bugis St station which is two blocks from the Queen St bus
station. Flew on Jet Star for 66 Singapore dollars with 20 kg of
checked baggage and I bought the ticket the night before! At check in
they didn't ask if I had an exit ticket out of Thailand (which was
good cause I didn't).
Singapore
I took the airport shuttle to my hostel cause I was tired and didn't
feel like dealing with finding the place and lugging my bag around in
the heat (REALLY humid here). It was S$9 and was air conditioned, nice
and took me to my door.
Betel Box hostel - S$20 dorm
Despite the name it's pretty good. Pros: Staff is really nice, free
wifi, 30 min free on their computers, air conditioning, nice common
area. Cons: 20 bed dorm can be noisy, breakfast is just ok (toast with
spreads and basic fruits - apples oranges bananas), locations isn't
very good - far out of the city and 10-15min walk to the subway.
There's lots of good food around though and tons of KTV (karaoke) bars
swarming with Asians if you're into that.
I looked at a ton of other hostels in the little India area and they
were mediocre at best. The Inn Crowd looked like the best but the
common area was really small, the rooms looked cramped and there was a
recent review online that complained of bed bugs. So I stayed at Betel
Box for 5 nights. It's been really tough to leave western
civilization...
Singapore sights: the esplanade is pretty cool at night, so is Clark
Quay. Nearby Boat Quay has a ton of restaurants on the river.
Fullerton Hotel looks AWESOME (expensive). China town and little India
are both worth a couple hours each. Wanted to go up to the sky park at
the Marina Bay Sands but heard it was S$25 and you weren't allowed to
swim in the pool. Thought about getting a "Singapore Sling"
(cocktail), at the Raffles hotel where it was invented but it looked
small and was S$25! The area around Bugis St is worth walking around
too. Oh and the National library is a pretty cool building and tall so
it's good for a free view of the city. Alcohol is really expensive
here so I haven't gone out at all.
feel like dealing with finding the place and lugging my bag around in
the heat (REALLY humid here). It was S$9 and was air conditioned, nice
and took me to my door.
Betel Box hostel - S$20 dorm
Despite the name it's pretty good. Pros: Staff is really nice, free
wifi, 30 min free on their computers, air conditioning, nice common
area. Cons: 20 bed dorm can be noisy, breakfast is just ok (toast with
spreads and basic fruits - apples oranges bananas), locations isn't
very good - far out of the city and 10-15min walk to the subway.
There's lots of good food around though and tons of KTV (karaoke) bars
swarming with Asians if you're into that.
I looked at a ton of other hostels in the little India area and they
were mediocre at best. The Inn Crowd looked like the best but the
common area was really small, the rooms looked cramped and there was a
recent review online that complained of bed bugs. So I stayed at Betel
Box for 5 nights. It's been really tough to leave western
civilization...
Singapore sights: the esplanade is pretty cool at night, so is Clark
Quay. Nearby Boat Quay has a ton of restaurants on the river.
Fullerton Hotel looks AWESOME (expensive). China town and little India
are both worth a couple hours each. Wanted to go up to the sky park at
the Marina Bay Sands but heard it was S$25 and you weren't allowed to
swim in the pool. Thought about getting a "Singapore Sling"
(cocktail), at the Raffles hotel where it was invented but it looked
small and was S$25! The area around Bugis St is worth walking around
too. Oh and the National library is a pretty cool building and tall so
it's good for a free view of the city. Alcohol is really expensive
here so I haven't gone out at all.
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