If Carlsberg did Zoo’s, it would do Singapore Zoo. The last zoo we went to was in Santiago and we left there a bit depressed after seeing only one animal per cage. They looked totally unhappy and it is not a zoo I would advise anyone to visit. Singapore Zoo on the other hand is the complete opposite. Orang-utans roam freely around the zoo and you can get so close to the animals sometimes you wonder are you too close. The big difference with this zoo and every other one we have been to is that the animals move around in [View Full Entry]

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My last day in Singapore on my own!! First of all I decided I desperately needed a new camera as the one I had isn't taking pictures very well so I went to the shopping place - Orchard Road and thought I would be trawling the many many camera shops for a good deal!! I really couldn't be bothered, it was my last day and wanted to see as much as possible and not spend it shopping. I know, I know that doesn't sound like me does it? I think I am turning into a real explorer now!!! I got a [View Full Entry]

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We are now in Singapore where we are relaxing (read indulging) and celebrating my birthday. Simply, we are both quite impressed. If we would have started the trip here, I don’t think we would have appreciated it as much because Singapore is a lot like NYC—only cleaner, calmer, and more organized. (Okay, maybe not that similar....) But after a month of stern self-talk before entering any bathrooms, contraband monkey juice, and constant curries, this place is a playground. We gave up and admitted we could not begin to experience a fraction of this city/country/gastronomical Baby [View Full Entry]

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To say that Singapore Zoo is a bit out of the city is both fact and fiction... For starters, it takes about 70mins to get there involving 2 trains and a bus, but although it gets a little more forrested, you never actually leave the city. I have a feeling that the whole island is just one big city. So after hearing that it is classed as one of the best in the world, we deciding to head there for the afternoon. Now think of the local zoo.... now add a rainforest.... now take away nearly all the glass... and add [View Full Entry]

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Ko sva se zjutraj odpravili novih dogodivscinam naproti, naju je presenetilo vreme: sploh ni bilo soparno. Kaj takega? Sli sva na hitro v Sultan mosejo, ki je pac v sosednji bajti, in si jo ogledali v spremstvu ene muslimanske vodicke, sicer Japonke, porocene s Singapurcem. Razlozila nama je kar veliko zadev v zvezi z mosejo, muslimani tukaj in mosejami po Singapurju, potem pa sva sli dalje - najprej na market na zajtrk st. 2, potem pa spet v zivalski vrt. Sprehajali sva se po vrtu in si ogledovali bolj ali manj znane zivalske vrste. O t.i. klimatskih azilih, katerih se je [View Full Entry]

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Wednesday 11th February 09: Caught the early bus to Singapore this morning. Arrived in Little India and looked around for a hostel that wasn't way too out of our price range. We went off for a little explore around Singapore which seems to be one endless shopping centre, joined by over-passes over the roads. We found our way to Clarke Quay where there was BOGOF beers at a microbrewery. The bill still came to 16 singapore dollars - that's 8 quid for effectively one beer - criminal! It was in nice surroundings but I think I'll leave Clarke Quay to the [View Full Entry]

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Singapore Zoo is fantastic. The animals are all housed in open exhibits which are as natural as possible with hidden barriers and moats etc, rather than scary looking wire cages. It is also one of the few zoos to have white Bengal tigers which Amy was particulary besotted with. I'll attached as many pics as I can! After the zoo we went back to the hostel (we're now starting to call Boon Keng home!) for a shower and a change of clothes. We then went out to meet a big group of the RBS and ex RBS guys from the Singapore [View Full Entry]

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We got an old Finnish friend far from Hong Kong to visit with us. She had just finished her exchange semester in HK and was on her way aroun South - East Asia passing by our beloved Singapore. It was a time to do some touristic things here and Singapore Zoo together with the Night Safari seemed to be a good option for us all. I personally had a little doubts towards Zoo, not that I wouldn't like animals, vice versa, I really like and appreciate them, I just dislike the Zoo concepts in general. Years ago I have visited in [View Full Entry]

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9/12/08: OK, for the second time I'm saying, it was a good flight, but this time I got 20 mins sleep! Also, we get picked up at the airport by my aunty. We went back to my aunty's villa/flat sort of thing, and then, typically, Mark needed to get medicine from the Hospital, so we spent about an hour there. Then we had lunch, but I wasn't that hungry, so I tried a dish with pasta and tomato, which didn't turn out very well because I had mushrooms in it. After that, me, mark and mum went swimming in the villa [View Full Entry]

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As requested by Grandad... [View Full Entry]

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