Singapore and Merlions

So after much prevaricating, I have actually begun my world travels! I use 'world' in a very loose sense, in that I am actually not visiting that many places - simply 'more than one'. And now I'm going to use the power of the internet to inflict stories of my travels on everyone. Well, that, and use this journal as something of my personal travelogue. Considering I have already managed to lose my hat (not a metaphor for sanity, an actual physical hat), this is definitely one of those cases where things really need to be backed up on the net.

So, Singapore! My first stop on my tour. I flew Etihad for this leg because it was inexplicably the cheapest, and I say inexplicably because damn, not only was all the food and drink both frequent and free but each seat had in front of it a personal entertainment unit loaded up with games, tv shows, and heaps and heaps of movies (right up until the most recent DVD releases like Pacific Rim and Iron Man 3) and even came with power points so you could charge your various devices. I didn't want to leave the plane, guys. The plane had everything I needed.

( Photos and stories under the cut )