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Hi fromĀ Venice!
From tropical beaches too many to name, thenĀ ice balls ofĀ PenangĀ andĀ rain buckets ofĀ Kuala Lumpur, I suddenly found myself inĀ Italy, on a continent that felt freezing (when I looked at both temperatures andĀ prices after 5 months inĀ Asia). I already forgot what a real winter looks like.
Arriving back toĀ Europe, via aĀ snowyĀ stopover inĀ Istanbul, felt easy and quick.Ā Turkish AirlinesĀ has large entertainment screens (well, lousy headphones in economy class), and watching movies was mostly a joy. Among many more famous blockbusters, I especially liked “My Penguin Friend”, starringĀ Jean Reno.
The movie is based on a true story of a penguin that swims every year fromĀ ArgentinaĀ toĀ Brazil, to visit a fisherman who saved him.
I could relate to the penguin’s wonderĀ story, not only because it involvesĀ Ilha Grande, theĀ island I visited and loved more than a decade ago. I could alsoĀ imagine the temperature shocksĀ this little traveler had to endure while traveling between his subpolar and tropical homes.
Luckily, I didn’t need to swim from the warm waters ofĀ Malacca StraitĀ to the chillingĀ Adriatic. I was in a warm plane, only counting snowflakes forming on the other side of the window.
Transit in theĀ TurkishĀ metropolis, on the border of two continents, was so short I practically had to run to catchĀ my connecting flight.
That was nothing close to what I experienced inĀ SingaporeĀ whereĀ I recently spentĀ 24 hours atĀ Changi Airport.
FromĀ Discovery GardenĀ toĀ Jewel Waterfall, an entire labyrinth of restaurants and shops,Ā curated artĀ andĀ tamed jungles, and, certainly unforgettable, theme park attractions, filled my day.
Spending 24 practically sleepless hours anywhere may sound like a hassle, but I loved every second of it!
Forget everything you know about airports being boring, soulless limbo zones. My latest article dives headfirst into the Changi experience, where waterfalls are larger-than-life (bothĀ analogĀ andĀ digital) and butterflies flutter freely in their own little paradise.
Get ready to discover the wonders of the Jewel, bounce throughĀ Canopy Park, and maybe evenĀ challenge a Boeing 747 to a race.
Buckle up and join me on this layover like no other! At Changi, you won’t just pass the time; you’ll wish you had more of it.
If you’re heading to Asia, plan a stopover here, but not before you read aboutĀ what to do at Singapore Airport.
Have a penguin-unstoppable week!
Ivan KraljĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
Pipeaway.com
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