Friday, April 13, 2007

Design hotels in Singapore

Hotel Review


If I had all the money in the world, I wouldn't hesitate where to stay in Singapore. I would stay at the New Majestic Hotel *****. I looks like a really cool place to stay, with all that design furniture and those great graphics on the walls of the rooms. Rates start at 240 S$, which is way over my budget, but even though I'm considering staying there for a night or so, maybe at the end of my trip, if I still have some money left over...

Another good option would be the Hotel 1929 ****, a sister from the New Majestic Hotel. It's quite a bit cheaper with rates starting at 130 S$ for a single bedroom.

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Monday, April 9, 2007

Where to stay in Singapore?

Hotel Review

I'm thinking of staying at one ofe the following hotels in Singapore:

- One Florence Close , which seems to be a really nice budget place but it's unclear to me where exactly they are located. They don' have a map on their website.

- The Frangrance Hotels seem quite nice too. There are several hotels located in different places, but again I'm not sure whether they are located in a nice area.

- Tekka Boarding House seems to be nice too. Though I think rooms could be small and windowless, but they seem to be new and clean. And it's located in Little India.

- Tekka Hotel is from the same chain. I think it's location is slightly better than the boarding house, but I'm not sure.

- The Robertson Quay Hotel is a bit more expensive, but seems to have a great location next to the river and close to Chinatown and Litle India.

If anyone has stayed at any of these places, please let me know what they were like. Or if you have any other recommendations for budget places...

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Saturday, April 7, 2007

Singapore, here I come!

In Januari I booked my flight to Singapore. And I'm getting more and more excited now that my departure is coming closer and closer. Only 58 days to go ...
I'm starting to get more and more prepared. Yesterday I applied for my new international pasport, today I'm trying to get this blog fully operational.

I still have a whole list of things to do though:
- get my pasport when ready
- get indonesian visa
- get travel insurance
- move my things from my appartment in Antwerp to my parents house
- mail Katja's friend in Singapore
- book my hotel for the first night
- ...


This wonderful picture was made by moritz™ on Flickr

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Sunday, April 1, 2007

Interactive Map







My Maps Plus - Embed Google My Maps into your website or blog.

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About me

Yep, that's me in the picture in the header. The picture was taken last year in India when I was graduating from my Yoga Teacher Training . So what can I tell you about me?
I'm Ine. A 27 year old girl from Zonhoven, Belgium. I'm a graphic designer and serial globetrotter.
Since graduating from uni and in between jobs, I've been roaming the world, spending 5 months in Thailand, half a year in Berlin, Germany and 5 months in India. When I was writing this post I was on the verge of leaving once again, this time to South-East Asia, as you can read in this travelog.
I'm a big fan of photography. For this trip I'll take my new Canon 400D to shoot pictures. I can't wait to see how they'll turn out... If you want to use any of my pictures please contact me at ine_beerten[at]yahoo[dot]com or leave a comment on one of my posts. If you're interested to see more of my work, please visit my online portfolio.

Inderdaad, dat ben ik op daarboven, toen ik juist mijn Yoga Teacher Training in India had afgemaakt. Tja, wat kan je ik je over mijzelf vertellen?
Ik ben Ine, 27 jaar oud en van Zonhoven, België. Ik ben grafisch vormgever en serie-globetrotter.
Sinds ik ben afgestudeerd aan St.-Lucas Antwerpen en tussen 't werken door, ben ik de wereld beetje bij beetje aan 't verkennen. Ik heb 5 maanden in Thailand rondgereisd, een half jaar in Berlijn gezeten (gewerkt voor Fontshop) en 5 maanden in India rondgetrokken. Op 't moment dat ik dit hier aan 't schrijven was stond ik op 't punt te vertrekken naar Zuidoost-Azië, zoals jullie in dit travelog kunnen lezen.
Ik ben ook een grote fotografie liefhebber. Tijdens deze reis zal ik mijn nieuwe Canon 400D gebruiken om foto's te maken. Ik ben benieuwd hoe ze er uit zullen gaan zien... Als je mijn foto's graag wilt gebruiken gelieve contact met mij op te nemen via email: ine_beerten[at]yahoo[dot]com of door een berichtje achter te laten bij de comments.
Bezoek ook mijn online portfolio als je graag wat meer werk van mij ziet.

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