Passport to Outdoors

  December 13th, 2019, Friday I woke up at 4 a.m. After taking a shower, I left for Singapore Changi airport by Grab taxi at 5.15 a.m. At the airport everything was super efficient. We had enough time to have tea and croissants. We left at 7.15 a.m. for  Denpasar, Bali  by Scott airlines. Scoot is a subsidiary of Singapore airlines. We flew on a big 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft was packed with Chinese, Malaysian and Indian tourists. The service was great. Being a low cost airline, Scoot even charges for water! The flight to Denpasar was over 2 hours. Landing at Denpasar airport takes you to a different world. Leaving ultramodern Singapore airport behind, you enter a somewhat spartan but very efficient airport. The front facade of the airport is designed in the Balinese style of architecture. After we cleared immigration and customs we were greeted by our driver, Gede. Denpasar is the provincial capital of Bali island which is a province of Indonesia. The drive up to ...

  December 6, 2019 I landed in Singapore early morning at 1.15 a.m. on All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo. As expected the ANA service was good. Surprisingly the service on United Airlines flight from Denver to Tokyo was extremely good. Folks were very courteous and the food was extremely good. The aircraft was new and had spacious seats. I am coming back to Singapore after 19 years!  I have slept only a little over 3 hours! However, I went for a morning walk to see the beach. Afterwards I had a nice breakfast of fruits. I then walked to the local market. We then had brunch at home.  We then took a bus and train ride to see the Singapore URA master plan museum showcasing how Singapore was transformed from a Colonial backwater town into a world class financial center that is livable. The museum shows Singapore's plans for the future including the planned construction well into couple of decades into the future. Their focus is on building an environmentally friendly and r...