Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe. To be updated
July 26th 2008Asia » Singapore » Little India Singapore! You maybe have heard about this "fine" city, where even chewing gum is illegal! Well it is true, it definitely is a fine city!
I arrived last Thursday early morning from Malaysia, which ... [full story]
July 25th 2008Asia » Singapore We arrived in Singapore about 11 hours after we got on the train at Jerentut in Malaysia. The train was incredibly slow and at each stop people got on/off the train to have a look around, buy food an ... 18 photos[full story]
May 24th 2008Asia » Singapore
Dreading a budget hammering 3 days in Sir Stamford Raffles' former stomping ground I had convinced Kate that a 3-day/2-night stay would be sufficient. Despite the immigration official's refusal to ... 6 photos[full story]
July 22nd 2008Asia » Singapore Heips taas vahaan aikaan...
Luang Prabangin jalkeen on taas tapahtunut melkoisesti. Nyt ollaan Singaporessa ja tultiin tanne suoraan Kuala Lumpurista mika ei alun perin ollut tarkoitus, mutta paate ... 4 photos[full story]
July 20th 2008Asia » Singapore » Little India It's been a while since I last managed to update this, we've been pretty busy over the last week or so, so lots to tell. We're now in Singapore (country number 4), which is quite a change after Cambod ... [full story]
July 20th 2008Asia » Singapore » Holland Village
It is now Sunday morning in Southeast Asia, The Philippines, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Centennial II, strictly for Philippine Airlines. The flight from Frisco to Manila took about tw ... 5 photos[full story]
July 15th 2008Asia » Singapore Blog Fans this is it, after 11 months we are heading home so this is our last blog entry.
After Cambodia we flew to the island of Phuket in Thailand for a week of relaxation and healing. Phuket ha ... 9 photos[full story]
July 19th 2008Asia » Singapore » Little India Hola a todo el mundo, por fin llegamos a Asia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, concretamente a Singapur, una pequena isla/ciudad/estado de 4.5 millones de habitantes en la que hay un mezcla impresionante y tremendame ... 13 photos[full story]
July 19th 2008Asia » Singapore Greetings from the 28th floor of our hotel on the River. Where did the time go? Barely a chance to write about Kuala Lumpur and here we are leaving to Phuket in a couple of hours.
Singapore is in ... [full story]
July 16th 2008Asia » Singapore Now at Changi airport, waiting for our night flight to Melbourne. Very impressive country - yesterday evening we went to a night safari - tram ride through a rainforest watching animals by artificial ... [full story]
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