{"id":1347,"date":"2018-04-11T21:31:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T05:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2018-04-13T15:48:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T23:48:27","slug":"travel-rant-laundry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/travel-rant-laundry\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Rant: Laundry"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you spend more than 5 days from home, chances are you’re going to need to do laundry. \u00a0Or you’re one of those people who will pack 10 day’s worth of clothes for a 10 day trip. \u00a0\u00a0Myself, I don’t like dragging luggages across South East Asia. \u00a0Or China. \u00a0So I try to pack lightly; well as lightly as a dialysis victim can pack.<\/p>\n

Most hotels have laundry service at outrageous prices. \u00a0S$5 to wash boxers, for example. \u00a0Some hotels actually have laundry machines. \u00a0Here’s one at one of my regular hotels.<\/p>\n

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Note the helpful labeling. \u00a0Since they’re both front loaders and the hotel has a lot of American guests, signage is a must. \u00a0Otherwise you’ll get people putting coins into the wrong machine and demanding refunds from management. \u00a0Take a close look at how many coins you have to put into the slot.<\/p>\n

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Yes, that’s S$20 to do a load of laundry! \u00a0These are stickers; I wonder how much it used to be! \u00a0At that price, it’s worth it to jump on the MRT<\/a> with laundry to the nearest laundrette<\/a>. \u00a0Sheesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you spend more than 5 days from home, chances are you’re going to need to do laundry. \u00a0Or you’re one of those people who will pack 10 day’s worth of clothes for a 10 day trip. \u00a0\u00a0Myself, I don’t like dragging luggages across South East Asia. \u00a0Or China. \u00a0So I try to pack lightly; … <\/p>\n

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