I have a arrived in Singapore for the first stop on my 2015 adventure, and I am going to see what mischief I can get up to over the next few months. My friend Shelley told me that I had to say yes to everything, unless it was going to dinner with an axe murderer….so I figure I will do everything I can, within reason and the laws of the country I happen to find myself in (all while keeping safe and avoiding axe murderers)!

Having my first beer after some fantastic street hawker food on Maxwell St, and I find myself listening to John Farnham….what are the chances!? Arriving in Singapore is such a pleasure. The airport is clean and not overly busy like Hong Kong  (although there was no visible jazz band playing). The ground transport is a fantastic service and it cost S$ 9 to be dropped at my hostel. No fancy hotels for me this time round, but this hostel is not your average bedbug ridden joint….this is a luxury hostel. I’m staying in a mixed dorm room which is super clean and private. They supply towels clean linen and quilt, locker and clean bathrooms! It does however cost about $40 per night but I figure I’ll make back my daily allowance money in the $6 per night hostel in Cambodia! The Adler hostel (www.adlerhostel.com ) is located in Chinatown so it seems fairly central to everything. Weather isn’t outrageously oppressive but I imagine as its 7.40pm it is cooler in the evenings; tomorrow I will be suitably outraged at the humidity.

If you happen to stay in the Chinatown area, it is well worth a trip to Ann Siang Hill, particularly if you like to people watch like myself.  This seems to be a mecca for expat banker types, but it also has has great restaurants and bars that over charge for beer. Having said that it’s probably on par with Australian prices, but I have certainly blown any daily budget that I had in mind. Again I’m sure I will make it back when I get out of Singapore and head elsewhere. So for now, I’m super happy people watching and people listening, which is hilarious…..nothing like Tuesday night drinks listening to wanker bankers!