It's starting!! 😊

I've been looking forward to Borne-GO!!, the trip to Borneo with Forrest Valkai, for months now. And today it finally begins. I'm flying first via Munich to Singapore, where I'll stay for a few days. Thanks to my collected Lufthansa miles, I'm flying Business Class, which means delicious food on board and I can lie down comfortably. However, restful sleep isn't really possible for me regardless of class; even with earplugs and an eye mask, it's too noisy. And of course, I'm also a little excited because of the anticipation.

As a prelude to my trip, I chose Singapore because it's a very central hub in Southeast Asia, offering excellent connections to onward flights. And of course, because I find the city itself fascinating, with its diverse cultural districts. Here, you can experience Chinese culture in one place, and just one metro stop away, you might think you're in India. Or an Arab country. With a mosque. I had already researched beforehand that Grab is a popular taxi service in Asia. However, Lufthansa advised against it.

I found that a bit unusual, but there must be reasons for it…

After arriving, I head to a hawker center to get something to eat. These centers combine many small food vendors with a shared seating area, where you can quickly get something to eat and have a wide selection, since so many stalls are right next to each other. This culture is unique to the area and developed from the fact that there were previously many street vendors with typically questionable hygiene, as they couldn't cook fresh food and didn't have running water.