Post 11 - First steps into South East Asia; from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok
June 23rd 2010 The third and final major leg of my round the world journey begins with a five hour Qantas flight from a chilly and wet Perth to a hot and sticky Singapore. I've done some reading up on Singapore while in Perth and opt to stay just outside the main commercial heart of this city-state, in a small heritage hotel, the Perak, in Little India - a maze of narrow streets which are home to the sizeable I
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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 
