Raffles,

A tale of two cities

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January 19th 2008
It's over a month since we were last in south-east Asia, but we've been keeping very busy in New Zealand since. I'll endeavour to get the next blog out on a slightly more timely basis . . . Early December saw us spend a few nights in Singapore, where my brother Ben lives with his wife (Heloise) and daughter (Lyra). My best friend from school (Sunil) also lives there, and my mum and dad came ov ... 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