The great Singapore beer rip – day 2…

Well, decided to change tack a little, and rather than ordering a beer from the other side of the world, decided to see whether a more ‘local’ beer would come at a more reasonable price. And being the lazy person that I am, the venue was to be the same as yesterday, Raffles.

So, after a great late lunch for all of $7, I headed back to Raffles to see what would happen today.

Pulled up a seat by the bar and ordered a pint of Tiger… ahhhhh… it went down super well. So much so, a second chilled one was ordered as soon as the first one was finished. Knowing that this was an expensive beer I savored each and every drop.

Crunch time came as I asked for the bill, which came to $43 give or take a little, which comes in at $21 a pint… ouch… but atleast I got change from a $50 today!

BUT, on a pure bang per ml basis the Tiger wins by about 30%. Though at these prices the only ones that are winning are the bars!

The Westin, Auckland, New Zealand

First time at the Westin in Auckland…

Asked the cabbie on the way from the airport what the goss was and he said, that according to other travelers, it was a decent hotel.

Arrive Sunday evening, its warmish and humid out there, and it was just on twilight, as we arrived… and driving upto the hotel you could tell that it was going to be an expensive week.

The Westin, Auckland, New Zealand

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Sebel Citigate, Brisbane, Australia

This is a review in two movements.

I’ve stayed at this hotel twice now over the past couple of months. The first stay, I would have to say, wasn’t the best.The bed was, to put is nicely, crap. It was just so uncomfortable I’d wake up more tired than when I went to bed.

Sebel Citigate, Brisbane, Australia

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