Christmas lunch

Singapore Bling

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December 27th 2006
Singapore for the festive season. Christmas lunch at Raffles: damn the expense! That was the plan decided in October when I was relatively rich. It was now December 24th and there I was on a soggy Orchard Road fighting my way through the hoards of fellow shoppers in an attempt to find some clothes suitable for the posh hotel. To make matters worse the torrential rain was not to the liking of my sa ... 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