Matt from A Different Hunger:

While I was studying abroad in Australia, I decided to spend my mid-semester break in Thailand. Because of scheduling, my friends from my study abroad program who were traveling with me and I ended up with a 24-hour layover at one of the world's most amazing airports: Changi Airport in Singapore. We were stoked to check out the iconic Marina Bay Sands' infinity pool and, not wanting to waste a minute of this opportunity, see what Singapore's nightlife was all about.

After landing, we went in search for a hotel room that we could jam-pack all six of us into. We ended up finding a place that, while light on review stars, was much more in line with a study abroad budget, which was all we really cared about. We booked a room through the airport "travel agent" that for 2 people, thinking that was the same as 6 drunk, study-abroad Americans. 30 minutes later, we were at our hotel.

"No sir, you cannot have 6 people stay in this room."

"Actually, I don't see your reservation in our system."

After a good deal of arguing, we eventually decided that it wasn't all that bad as we could just head back to the airport and spend time in the world-renowned Changi Airport.

Nope. The airport was closed now and we wouldn't be able to get in until two hours before our flight. The only area that would be open to us was the transit area. So, how did we end up spending our layover?

We slept on the floor of the airport transit area, far from Singapore's bustling nightlife, and far from the world-class amenities of Changi's airport.

At least I got a pretty epic photo-bomb out of the experience....

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