Har Par Villa

The 'King of Fruit' and Singapore Slings

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May 20th 2008
(Matt) Throughout South East Asia a big green thorny fruit know as Durian is considered to be the 'King of the Fruit'. Durian lovers consider the fleshy inner seeds as a delicacy to be savoured. After months of putting it off, we eventually tried it on our last day in Singapore (which was also our last day in Asia) and it made us feel a bit sick. The texture is like raw chicken, it smells like che ... 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