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It's hot, and humidity is incredibly high. We just landed in Singapore, after a 14hrs flight, going east, meaning we will need to stay awake for 48 hours. From the first hour we know that it will take us some time to adjust to the climate and culture.
We very easily find a cab but at our surprise not easily find our accommodation! The driver never heard of it (not a good sign!). After a fair amount of search we finally found our hostel, a little house, not that bad from outside. We are welcome by the manager which is as well cleaner/cook/receptionist! She give us a tour of our room and the facilities. The room is just big enough for a double mattress (not a double bed! Welcome to Asia!) and our bags; of course no windows and the walls looks and sound like cardboard! The kitchen area and showers are one room (??!!) And we get introduce to the 2 big cats mentioned in the hotel description; they just forgot to mention that their poo boxes are there as well... and it stink! The first thing we did? We checked out first thing on the morning and looked for another accommodation!
The town is surprisingly chilled out but not chilly for sure!... on the first day we are sweating like pigs while visiting. The architecture is not that great apart of some areas and some very specific buildings, but the mix of cultures is brilliant, you can find all kind of temples, religions and communities.

We are staying now in Little India, as the name says it's the Indian area, there is a great vibe, and we are close from everything: Chinatown, the Arab quarter, the colonial quarter with the exquisite Raffles Hotel where, of course, we went for an expensive Singapore Sling! It took out a big part of our daily budget, but we Had to try it!
We loved the food markets, such a good vibe and more importantly good food for cheap! You just need to do a bit of digging to find a decent place: just look for the longest queue of local people!
On the west side of the town centre you can find Orchard road and the luxury shops. There we will meet Mariona for lunch. It's such a different side from our hotel area, everything look so sharp. Near by there is the Botanical gardens, a fantastic and very expensive area to live in. I made Cyril promise to live there if we had to come to Singapore!! But he cannot stop speaking about this Bateman building; I have to say that look just like it!
We will be back to Singapore! But now, we are heading to Cambodia...

Location:Phetsarat Rd,Luang Prabang,Laos