A typical 'wet market' in Singapore

You might have had snow but god it's hot here!

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November 24th 2007
Wow it's warm! Apparently it is winter here but as we are only a couple of hundred Km from the equator, not sure "winter" makes a blind bit of difference! Been here for four days now. Singapore seems to be a city of contrast, demonstrated best yesterday. We ate out and two meals cost us less than two pounds (brilliant!) but then went for a drink in Raffles Hotel and two drinks cost us 15 pou ... 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