In Transit

3 AM: I'm touring a butterfly garden, luggage in tow before buying a shower for $8, towel and shampoo included. 

I'm currently waiting out a 7 hour layover in Singapore. I had been expecting this to be incredibly painful--flash to 17 sleep deprived young people sprawled out on various pieces of airport furniture and floor space. In reality this is kind of fun. I slept for most of my 6 1/2 hour flight from Japan to Singapore so I'm feeling good.

Singapore Changi Airport is a traveler's paradise. In addition to gyms, salons, a movie theater, entertainment lounge and butterfly garden, this airport sells canned ice coffee. Hello heaven. Now Chumbawamba is playing? Double heaven.