Saying goodbye to Taiwan was difficult since I really liked the country and felt like I didn’t have enough time there. However, I was also looking forward to being back in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, two of my all-time favourite cities.

I was lucky to find a Couchsurfing host for most of my time in KL, and spent a lot of time getting organized, working on my blog, doing laundry etc. Sometimes when travelling for a longer time, you need days like these in between! I only had two things I really wanted to do in KL: finally visit the Batu Caves – and to eat as much Roti Cheese as possible!

Mission accomplished I’d say! I then decided to take the bus down to Singapore – not such a smart decision in hindsight. The journey took much longer than expected, the wait at the boarder was endless… So I arrived in Singapore much later than expected, and super tired! The next 2 days I spent walking around the different parts of the city: Chinatown where I was staying, Little India, the marina with the merlion and all modern buildings etc.

I fell in love with Singapore during my exchange semester in Malaysia 11 years ago – and I’m still loving it! It’s just the perfect mix between Asian and European. I could totally imagine myself living here. The best part of my visit this time were the Gardens by the Bay which didn’t exist in 2007. I visited in the late afternoon and stayed until it got dark. There was a light show around 7pm which was simply stunning! I felt like in the movie Avatar. Photos cannot quite capture it, but here’s some anyways.

And with that, I said goodbye to Asia and hopped on my plane to Australia…