Passing Traffic

On the Shiny Briny after Six Days at Sea…Ho, Ho, Ho

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December 29th 2008
On the Shiny Briny after Six Days at Sea…Ho, Ho, Ho Boxing Day and we are sailing easterly between the tip of Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh on the tip of Sumatra preparatory to slipping down the straits of Malacca and on to Singapore, without encountering any pirates, we hope. As PP has been known to remark, there are four main trouble spots for pirates around the world but we are only going to be s ... 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