An urban forest

Of skyscrapers ! Singapore's central business district. Smoke from forest fires in Sumatra (caused by illegal burning-off of cleared land) has wafted over the Straits of Melaka. The haze is terrible, and while we were there reached unhealthy levels.

The Wonder That Is Black Pepper Crab

October 8th 2006
Our boat back to Ambon is "only" two hours late in leaving port, which can be considered "early" by PELNI standards. During our short stay in the Spice Islands, the Bukit Siguntang has been all the way to Sorong in West Papua (formerly known as Irian Jaya) and back. No surprises as to the reason behind the delay - have a guess...it begins with a "K" and ends with "ARGO". I'm not quite sure ... read more

Asia » Singapore

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

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