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A Weekend in Singapore

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October 15th 2007
We flew into Singapore’s shiny modern airport in the late afternoon on October 12th. We’d made reservations at Bugis Backpackers Hotel, the cheapest hotel we could find, which was still a whopping $50 a night for a room without a bathroom. We were able to take the MRT (Singapore’s mass transit system, an above and below-ground subway) directly from the airport to the Bugis stop, which was ... read more

Asia » Singapore

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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 ... ... read more