My Personal Amazing Race - Malaysia to Singapore

On Season 3, Leg 10 (original air date: 12/4/2002) of the Amazing Race on CBS, teams travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and take a picture of themselves in front of Petronas Towers.  These towers were the tallest buildings in the world until the completion of the Taipei 101 in 2004.

Amazing Race returns to Petronas Towers on Season 24, Leg 4 (original air date: 3/16/2004).

Skybridge

The bridge stretching between the twin towers is known as the Skybridge and it connects the towers on floors 41 and 42.  We visited Petronas Towers in November 2005 when tickets to ascend the tower to the 41st floor and cross the Skybridge were free.

Paul with Margaret Thatcher Orchid

Later during Leg 10, Season 3, the teams travel by train from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Singapore to find Margaret Thatcher Orchid in the Singapore National Orchid Garden.

We elected to take a bus between KL and Singapore as the bus was a first class bus with TVs in every seat.

Later, during our own trip in Singapore, we visited the Singapore Botanical Gardens and the famous Margaret Thatcher Orchid (right).

Singapore Zoo

After the Amazing Race teams find the Margaret Thatcher Orchid, their Detour is a choice between finding an actor in a confusing housing complex, or going to the Singapore Zoo and swimming across the manatee exhibit to receive their next clue.

Fountain of Wealth

The high rise housing complex shown on the Amazing Race is typical housing for about 85% of Singapore's population.  Elevators stop every 5 floors and residents take the elevator to the closest floor and then walk up or down in order to get to their unit.

The Singapore Zoo is open during the day from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, then reopens 7:30 PM to Midnight for Night Safari.  Since Singapore is so hot, it was recommended that we visit for Night Safari instead of during the day.

After the Amazing Race teams completed the detour, they were to obtain their next clue in the middle of the Fountain of Wealth. The Pit Stop was at the top of Mt. Faber.

Mt. Faber

We visited Mt. Faber in 2002, Night Safari, Singapore Botanical Gardens, Petronis Towers in 2005, and the Fountain of Wealth in 2011.