Ronan And Thomas Stamford Raffles

Singapore

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February 18th 2007
After wandering the huge shopping centre that is Bangkok airport we were on the plane (Fire exit seats - Oh Yeah!) and faster than you can watch four episodes of friends we were in Singapore. A quick subway into town and we were in our hostel - Goodbye to the pains of Asia. After checking in we were upgraded to a twin room (Yes upgrades happen in hostels too). To celebrate we did what we generally ... 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