View of Singapore Flyer, Esplanade Theatre and clouds!

Singapore

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December 1st 2009
After a good eight hour flight from Sydney we arrived in steamy Singapore! We landed about 10pm and it was a very humid 22c. We had booked into a hostel called Sleepy Sams in Kampong Glam, the muslim quarter. The hostel reception closes early so we were given the door pin code by Email and told to let ourselves in! Our 'private' room was at one end of a dormitory and so we had to walk through ... 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