Singapore - the city

This is a hotel - the top cruise-ship looking thing apparently has an Infiniti pool right at the edge. No free-night coupons for that one (yet) so we didn't get to check it out (yet)

Post-MTB refreshment

Shocking, I know, but Doug managed to find us a brew pub AND and English pub within just a few meters of each other. Rehydrating is very important after mountain biking at the equator!







Yes, it's green. Not because it's Irish, but because it's infused with spirulina (which, according to the menu, is good for you and prevents AIDS infection).

Singapore

She had to come all the way to Singapore, but Jen finally got her lychee martini (and it was almost as good as the ones in NYC back in the day...)

Singapore

Mountain biking in Singapore today. This equator shit sucks. Too damned hot. But the trail-side beer shack was a definite plus. How do we get Kingdom Trails to put something like that in?

Damn the luck a brewery in Singapore.

Phuket to Singapore

Said goodbye to Naka Island today and traveled to Singapore. This is by far the cleanest city on earth. The streets are cleaner than our house (less dog hair too). There's even a ban on chewing gum. No shit.





Goodbye Phuket.....




Hello Singapore!







The white lights you see snaking through the city are the lights for the Formula One race this weekend.

Singapore

From hotel room

Now this is the way every bottled beer especially Singha should be

served/cooled.

Phuket bike ride

Well it wasn't exactly a mountain bike ride, per se, but we were on (really uncomfortable) bikes, there was dirt and mud and wildlife, so it counts, damnit! (rode all of 3 miles into the fishing village, which is apparently the only other habitation on this island.)

Phuket

Made it from Hong Kong to an almost-private Naka Islandisland in Phuket yesterday. Our villa has its own swimming pool and an outdoor bathroom (like camping but more expensive!). And it's their low season here, so we are one of maybe 10 people staying here. Absolutely beautiful.

Hong Kong Airport

Day 9

Hong Kong airport on way to Phuket.

Mountain Biking in Hong Kong

Today we got up before sunrise to meet our mountain bike guide to ride at Tai Lam Country Park. More details to be posted on our MTB blog later, but here are a few pictures for now. We dutifully left just enough blood on the trail to christen a new country, and then celebrated with Chinese beer and middle-eastern food at a local place with a Pakistani chef in Hong Kong (no shit).

Hong Kong

Friday we flew from Bangkok to Hong Kong, where we stayed at the super-swanky Grand Hyatt (courtesy of a free night coupon!). Had time to swim a few laps and enjoy some swanky (but free!!) wine in the club lounge, and then headed across the bay on a ferry to see the skyline at night and laser light show.

Our view from the lounge

Hong Kong Hotel lounge.