You know how you enter a shop designed to earn the tourist dollar and you just know even the most ordinary things are going to cost an arm and three legs, but some people still buy stuff there anyway? Like $3 for a bottled water, $4 for a fridge magnet, stuff like that, y'know?
Well Singapore is kinda like that, I reckon. One guest lecturer for my International Advertising class mentioned Singapore ranks number five amongst Aussie travellers simply due to our reputation as shoppers' paradise. Some might say it's more of our culinary offerings but shopping is much cheaper in Kuala Lumpur, and food is tastier all over Malaysia. Don't you think?
Having said that, you won't find me traipsing on our neighbour's soil simply because I don't reckon it is worth the trip just for some new clothes and to eat one's fill. I don't eat out all that often, neither am I a heavy-duty shopper. :P
Anyhoo! We took a power trip down south the last couple of days, covering Busselton, the Margaret River wine region, and Cape Leeuwin in Augusta. A lot of sight-seeing, photo-taking, and driving. And I'll have you know, the Busselton Jetty is just that (in the above picture). No railings, no signs, no nothing. If you didnt know how to swim and you fell off the right edge you're a goner. It's all incredibly charming and very quaint. Singapore would hear none of it, of course. We need safety! We need to bring in the railings and life jackets and warning signs, because our kids have itchy backsides you know?
a. Voyager Estate - one of Margaret River's better known wineries
b. Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
c. At banks of Cape Leeuwin, also the point where Indian Ocean meets Southern Ocean
btw it all look so gorgeous! just like a postcard. ~ soffie