From Borneo we headed back to the mainland, and then the next morning we caught taxis to Singapore. A little weary after the travel from the day before, food, shopping and relaxing were the main priorities for our time in this city. After the Westernised cities we had been in recently, it was a little surprising that Singapore was even more Western, with familiar names (including Top Shop and Dorothy Perkins) dominating the shopping mall. The prices were also definitely reminiscent of London!
Singapore: 
Singapore’s cleanliness and efficiency is well reported, and for good reason. Their underground train network is a pleasure to travel on, and took us to the waterfront bars and restaurants where we soaked up the atmosphere and re-honed our people watching skills, before heading back to the hotel to prepare for our final night. We all got dressed up (well, as dressed up as we can get, bearing in mind our very limited wardrobes!) and headed off to Raffles for the obligatory Singapore Sling. It can best be described as a Colonial experience, and took a few people by surprise as we all munched on peanuts and threw the shells on the floor, and it was a great way to say farewell to the trip. After a quick bite to eat we returned to the hotel to sit and reminisce about the trip over a couple of quiet drinks.
Singapore’s cleanliness and efficiency is well reported, and for good reason. Their underground train network is a pleasure to travel on, and took us to the waterfront bars and restaurants where we soaked up the atmosphere and re-honed our people watching skills, before heading back to the hotel to prepare for our final night. We all got dressed up (well, as dressed up as we can get, bearing in mind our very limited wardrobes!) and headed off to Raffles for the obligatory Singapore Sling. It can best be described as a Colonial experience, and took a few people by surprise as we all munched on peanuts and threw the shells on the floor, and it was a great way to say farewell to the trip. After a quick bite to eat we returned to the hotel to sit and reminisce about the trip over a couple of quiet drinks.Raffles: 
Elaine, Jo and myself enjoying the Long Bar at Raffles:
Cheers to Odyssey Overland 2008:
The next day seemed to just be one long farewell as there were several different departure times from Singapore airport. In no time at all it was time to board the plane, and head to Sydney. For me, it was the end of the trip, but for others it was the start of the Australian phase of theirs.
197 days and 25 countries after leaving London, I arrived into Sydney. It is difficult to summarise everything that I have done and seen and experienced other than to say that all expectations were surpassed!
Now to the next adventure…
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