Background: 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.
June 16th 2008Asia » Singapore » Raffles Marina Singapore in many ways set the tone for my travels. Hong Kong was my first stop but Singapore held a special place for me. I arrived in Singapore for the first time on March 21st. If you can recall my ... 23 photos[full story]
April 5th 2008Asia » Singapore » Raffles Marina P'tite session wake board du dimanche apres midi avec Céline, Xav et Stéphanie dans les eaux "paradisiaques" de Raffles Marina a l'est de Singap dans les eaux internationales entre la Malaisie et Sing ... 20 photos[full story]
January 6th 2008Asia » Singapore » Raffles Marina Sorry for lack of words, I'm actually publishing this from Queenstown NZ. More appologies ;o( ... 21 photos[full story]
January 22nd 2008Asia » Singapore » Raffles Marina Today we ventured out of the hotel and did some sightseeing. We visited the Marina Waterfront and other sights around Singapore city centre. The sun was very hot and again humid so didn't go too far - ... 12 photos[full story]
January 22nd 2008Asia » Singapore » Raffles Marina We arrived safely in Singapore after a very long flight. We left N Zealand 6.00 a.m. Sunday morning, arrived at Brisbane Airport 7.05 a.m. and then caught our connecting flight at 13.30 p.m. arriving ... 13 photos[full story]
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