Vampire bats

Singapore

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March 26th 2010
Singapore!   We left Japan ready to embrace warmer climates - we’d both had colds since being in Japan and although Singapore was renowned for rain, we didn’t care - it was 30° and we were armed with waterproofs and umbrellas.  The torrential rain that greeted us at the airport was a bit of a shock, but Singapore is designed for rain and we made it to our backpacker hostel pretty dry thanks ... read more

Asia » Singapore » Little India

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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