March 26th 2006:

Singapore

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March 26th 2006
After a brief layover at Perth for one night, we flew (very excitedly) to Singapore. After we had boarded, the plane was delayed for about an hour while they loaded eleven dogs (yes, dogs!) onto the cargo hold. As we were taxing down the runway we could just hear barking over the roar of the engines. Upon arrival in Singapore we caught a transfer bus to our hotel which is 1 block from Raffles. 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