Old and new

Singapore: Rain in the forest and bugs in the bed.

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February 17th 2007
Singapore was meant to be our first step back into “civilization” after the “dirty” India and the “backward” South-East Asia’s countries. First impressions proved true as we took the clean, air-conditioned and quiet MRT tube to our hotel. We had booked a hotel in advance as we were staying over the busy Chinese New Year period; (but were only able to book 1 of our 3 nights.) When we ... 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