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Hello Everyone, First off I'd like to apologize to all our avid readers for slacking off on our entries so much. We shall try to do better in the future. So I'm going to start by catching up on our Singapore experiences. On the 15th of June (wow, time flies), we had a very busy day. We started by visiting the famous Singapore Zoo. I can see why it's famous. Instead of cages or fences, it has moats filled with water or other obstructive materials, so you have a close-up view of the animals. There were even some animals that didn't [View Full Entry]

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Singapore, a city's country. [View Full Entry]

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After 23 sleepless hours of flights and stopovers, at 23:45 PM, I've finally arrived in Singapore. As the plane touched down at Changi Airport, an almost-tangible wave of nostalgia hit me. Suppressing it was no easy feat; when I took the first few steps outside the airport, I was amazed at the incredible amount of foliage and vegetation. Moreso, I was even more frightened by the prospect that I had forgotten that such breathtakingly beautiful sceneries exist in this world. Our hotel bus took us on a 30-minute drive through part of the city. I couldn't help but gawk at this [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, My first impression of Singapore, as we sped away from the airport on the highly clean and efficient MRT system, was that it looks a little like Tomorrow Land at Walt Disney World. The streets are incredibly clean, the pedestrian zones are spacious, and the buildings are like something from the future. The only spot that is not spotless seems to be our hotel room. Although the price is right, it smells like a bug bomb exploded, probably to cover up the smell of our sheets, that look like they are in dire need on replacement. We did not [View Full Entry]

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Here is what I did for 7 days in Singapore: (Note: I was mostly travelling alone on this trip as my bf was attending a seminar. I tried to visit all the must-sees, commuting via MRT or bus.) Sunday - After checking-in at the hotel, went straight to the Singapore Zoo and the Night Safari. Ang galing ng zoos nila! We bought the Parkhoppers Special at $30 (good for the 3 parks) but were not able to use the one for Jurong Birdpark as I got sick :( Monday - Orchard Orchard Orchard! Unfortunately, I found stuff really expensive even if [View Full Entry]

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first and foremost, apologies for not doing a detailed post/posts on/from cairns (which was the MAIN reason i even set this travel blog up!)..... didnt expect to face probs in accessing the site and the comp even! pple on holiday shld NOT be on the comp but out in the streets and exploring! MAN! =) anyhow, just to summarise my cairns trip, i enjoyed myself THOROUGHLY!!! from exciting river rafting (and breaking my sandals in the process), to a slow relaxing trip up the mts to Kuranda, to diving and snorkelling @ Frankland island, to partying away with drinks (oh we [View Full Entry]

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Just a quick entry here to post up some pics from the weekend spent day-tripping around Singapore. It was the usual weekend spent working for a few hours each day, so I took off Saturday and Sunday afternoon to see how the Singaporeans spend their weekends off. Saturday I spent the afternoon rambling around Orchard Road and experiencing the capitalist hysteria which is Singapore. My god these people know how to shop. Orchard Road consists of one street about 8 blocks long with about three shopping malls per block. It's like every country in the world wanted to build a shopping [View Full Entry]

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Here are a few trips from a long weekend trip to Singapore. [View Full Entry]

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Singapore eh? Well we didn't do too much slinking but I was curious about Singapore's history and reputation as "the place they don't sell chewing gum". One of the things that has struck me time and time again whilst travelling has been the incredible impact of the British on the modern world. Australia and New Zealand don't bear explaining, but the impact of the British in Asia (in particular) and South America has been very notable. I will not forget the random breaking-down of our bus in northern Peru, and my chat with that chap about the English railway (always with [View Full Entry]

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