Singapore Skyline

Singapore

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August 1st 2006
Arrived in Singapore via the dodgy Malaysian bus that insisted on travelling overnight, through the pouring rain, with no windscreen wipers whatsoever. Stayed in the Little India quarter (after the BIG India experience, I don't know what I was thinking!) and walking down Seragoon Road (the main artery in Little India), it was only polite to have my fortune told by a plucky parrot who, upon hearin ... 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