Hanging around in Singapore

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July 19th 2011

Published: August 13th 2011

The door of the plane opened and we were hit by a 30 degree heat saturated with humidity, it was 8.50am. The Singapore airport is renowned to be one of the best in the world, so we had high expectations as we were whisked over the travelaters, listening to the plinky plunky music. The airport is indeed a nice place. I enjoyed my first hot coffee since wearing out Steve's coffee grinder durin... Read Full Entry

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Matt Ross

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Giving up our jobs, renting our flat, my girlfriend and I are travelling the world for 12 months. I'm English and Del is French. We were living in London, working as secondary school teachers but have decided to take a year out of life to spend some quality time with one another and see parts of the world we think we may not have the chance to see again. ... full info

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A look of patience

He was interested in everything except sitting still.

Bornean -note the darker complexion

He's seen something...

..and he wants a closer look.

immediately, sweetly pulled back by his mother - those arms are long. Felt a bit sorry for the little tyke, I think human kids must have it easier without 7foot arms to contend with.

Mother and child 2

He was so inquisitive and a real handful.

To give an idea of their size

Love this photo

look at the hands!

To give an idea of their size

Youngster eating

The hands were so dextrous and the expressions so human.

He was really interested in this tree

and stole leaves from it whenever his mother wasn't looking.

They all wanted a hug with mum

two minutes!

but mum would appreciate some time to herself

love this shot

Sentience

Very relaxed

Everything was very relaxed with these animals, they weren't jittery at all. They watched us as we watched them.

Tasting something on her fingers

and not liking it

Shot of mum

the little arm is her child's.

Waking up from a snooze

He actually just climbed in to her hair for a while and then re-emerged.

Wide-eyed

The youngsters were equally intrigued by us.

You wouldn't steal her doughnut

16th August 2011

Ben
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Truth
Come on, be honest, is this whole Orang love thing not just an expression of your feelings for me?

31st August 2011

Travelpossum
Matt Ross

Orang/Roche love
Honestly mate I think it might be a toss up (no pun intended) between you and Glyn on the Orangutan stakes but it's your stag do coming up so you might get lucky!

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