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September 10th 2006
Today's our last full day in Singapore. We get a bus to Jota Baru (or somewhere) in Malaysia (just over the border) tomorrow, and from there we're going to Malacca. More on that when we get there... We took a look around the colonial area of town yesterday - went through Raffles' hotel, looked at a cathedral and a church as well (not as impressive as the European churches but that's not what th ... 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