The Merlion

Arriving in Singapore

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November 16th 2006
Today was a little dull really, we were up early (07.00am is early for us now!) to catch a train to Singapore arriving at 4.00pm - as you can well imagine it was boring and not much to report. You will be pleased to know however that for a very small extra fee we upgraded ourselves to 1st class, so that was something (read it and weep Charlotte and Dyce!). The guard on the train however (who wa ... 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