Downtown Singapore

Singapore

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August 30th 2007
After the adventures of Indonesia, I have a couple of days in Singapore before I leave Asia. I stay in a hostel in Little India, an area which has all the aromas and sights and sounds of India but without the smelliness and ugliness and noisiness of “real” India. However, despite being an ultra-clean version of India, it is actually the scruffiest part of Singapore. Singapore is a spotless, ... 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