Singapore once more

Passing through three time zones today- Singapore is an hour ahead of Vietnam and Australia moves me a couple more towards night. I am back in Singapore airport- always a joy to be here. It is like they took a dream of the perfect airport and then made it real. This free internet is a boon.

I have just treated myself to a new Lonely Planet guide. It is a combined Australia/New Zealand On a Shoestring one and it had attached to the front a bottle opener/keyring almost identical to the one I lost in the snow back in February and have been unable to replace since then. So it was a sign, you see. Obviously the Lonely Planet folk don't see anything ironic at all in giving out free keyrings to backpackers- hum.

My new book is smaller than either the Oz or NZ guides so not sure what it will have in it but I am sure that it will be more than enough to keep me busy for the next ten weeks or so.

I am a little scared though since I looked at yahoo weather this morning to find out that it is only nine degrees in Perth today- maybe a little higher in the afternoon. I was looking forward to not sweltering all of the time but a little sun might be nice(!) Ah well, it might give me a chance to wear the jacket I got made in Hoi An. And, indeed, to make use of those jeans I have been lugging around for the last seven weeks. Pity that my only shoes (as opposed to sandals) are now in a bin in Sapa, having been waterlogged for longer than is necessary.

But it is an excuse for some shoe shopping so it can't be all bad!

Rory- where's Ben?