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@nzzp I like the heat and the humidity. My partner does not
Once you get to know the place you can do a lot of walking underground or through buildings. They do air-condition major streets too like Orchard Road.
It is important to hydrate though. At every opportunity
Hence whuy I find the place expensive.
My brother does a 70km cycle ride every Saturday morning. That's not fun - especially after Friday night's hydration session.
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Aaaaand the wife is now having second thoughts due to the heat.
It’s farking hot there mate, but it need not destroy your holiday if you plan accordingly.
You sweat a lot, but it’s not THAT oppressive.
It’s not like Dubai during summer, or even a 38 degree day in Sydney. It’s a different heat.
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It is hot but nearly 30's. It is humid but seriously just tell your missus everywhere is air-conditioned. Except the hawker markets. My partner doesn't do heat well but apart from once when we walked all around downtown when she was recovering from a summer flu she has never once complained.
Too busy spending up large in the boutiques. That should be your concern - not the temperature
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I'm not greatly concerned either way.
I mean we were looking at Japan for Christmas with friends - mostly because there isn't much point having Christmas with what is left of our respecitive family - and she got cold feet on that, too.
Japan is fucken cool. I've been a couple of times. Tokyo is awesome, went to Kyoto as well which was beautiful. Last time in Tokyo was a boys trip for the RWC SF. That wasn't cool
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@MajorPom said in Travel:
Aaaaand the wife is now having second thoughts due to the heat.
It’s farking hot there mate, but it need not destroy your holiday if you plan accordingly.
You sweat a lot, but it’s not THAT oppressive.
It’s not like Dubai during summer, or even a 38 degree day in Sydney. It’s a different heat.
And it's not like you're working. I've been there on conference, wearing pants and shirts was tough when you stepped outside. But after a day or so you start to acclimatise. And as everyone else has said, you can spend most of your time in air conditioned places
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Hey fackers - thinking about Singapore with the family in January. Recommendations?
To throw a slight spanner in the works, is Singapore locked in as a destination or are other nearby places also in your thoughts? Because, if you've never been to say Malaysia or Vietnam I'd favour those two (slightly cheaper and a lot cheaper) over Singapore.
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Hey fackers - thinking about Singapore with the family in January. Recommendations?
To throw a slight spanner in the works, is Singapore locked in as a destination or are other nearby places also in your thoughts? Because, if you've never been to say Malaysia or Vietnam I'd favour those two (slightly cheaper and a lot cheaper) over Singapore.
Look mate, we're asking a female if anything is locked in....
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Hey fackers - thinking about Singapore with the family in January. Recommendations?
To throw a slight spanner in the works, is Singapore locked in as a destination or are other nearby places also in your thoughts? Because, if you've never been to say Malaysia or Vietnam I'd favour those two (slightly cheaper and a lot cheaper) over Singapore.
Vietnam sounds amazing, and the food is great. Singapore is definitely entry level Asia. Vietnam is apparently a bit manic. But I'm eager to go. I like Malaysia too. Malaysia is very cheap, quite tatty compared to Singapore
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and now she's hearing that flights are turbulent due to thunderstorm weather. This is going well.Odds on we'll be in NZ this summer at some point
How about Broome? Meant to be very nice, beaches look great, South East Asian influence without leaving Straya. My sister lives in Melbourne, she loved it there
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@NTA Say goodbye to ever flying to the Northern Hemisphere then. Almost always thunderstorms when you transit the tropics.
@canefan Vietnam is awesome on a tick. I absolutely love it. Probably my favourite destination. Fantastic scenery, delicious food, amazing friendly people - and green beer
Been there twice. One of my retirement plans is to rent a place in Hanoi for a few months and hang out with these guys
It's not all that manic especially if you get out into the countryside or up into the mountains.
I definitely wouldn't recommend it to Mrs NTA but it was my partner's first experience of SE Asia and she loves it too. She was intimidated by stepping out into the traffic for the first couple of days but soon got the hang of it.
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I'd rather face Vietnamese traffic any day. It's all about keeping your nerve. Step out and keep walking at a steady pace. Don't speed up or under any circumstance stop - that truck will take last second evasive action as long as you stay predictable.
When based in Saudi for Iraq ops, the accom base was US and separate from the (Saudi) Airfield. We always said the biggest risk was not the Iraqi AAA or SAM, but Saudi drivers on the way there. The US service personnel being so law abiding could not figure it out, the fact that the Saudis went through any intersections with a mix of inshallah and a 'this is my country' attitude. It got so bad there was a Saudi police patrol car with 2 cops at every intersection (6 I think) on the way there - 24/7 for years.
People complain about NZ drivers, but shit, we're still in the top 10% for lack of crazies!
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and now she's hearing that flights are turbulent due to thunderstorm weather. This is going well.
Odds on we'll be in NZ this summer at some point
How about Broome? Meant to be very nice, beaches look great, South East Asian influence without leaving Straya. My sister lives in Melbourne, she loved it there
Have heard from my parents it was pretty good up that way.
Not in summer tho
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Didn't mention Cambodia as it is a bit more challenging for many, but it is a greatr destination.
Had New Years Eve in Phnom Penh in 2017. One of the best nights I have had Great party. Cambodia can be confronting though especially the Khmer Rouge stuff. It is a really poor country but the people just shrug and get on with it even those directly affected by the atrocities' of the 70's.
I found Siem Reap a bit disappointing. To many of the Insta tourists for my liking.
