Jan 19th 2013 “It very rarely rains all day in Singapore”. So say the guidebooks. Well in that case, I can claim to be honoured, nay privileged to have shared the experience of one of those very rare occasions. It was raining when we woke up, it rained through the… Jan 19th 2013 From after independence through to the turn of the millenium, nothing was going to stand in the way of progress in Singapore. This was a city with a vision, with a singular purpose and a lofty aim. Singapore, always a trading nation, always a crossroads of the… Jan 18th 2013 It felt strange to be back in Singapore. Eleven and a half years? In so many ways it felt like yesterday: navigating round the centre felt so easy with its many familiar landmarks. Everything was so familiar, so much was still the same. Here in front of… August 2014 The warm breeze ruffled the yellowing leaves of the grapevines and the August sun beat down on the grey tiled terrace. Shelter from the burning rays was provided by a makeshift blind: an old khaki tarpaulin suspended from the beams that held up the terrace roof and tied… The Cairngorms. Despite a multitude of visits to the Highlands over a multitude of years, this was one area I had not really visited. I had driven through a couple of times on the road from Braemar to Speyside. I had skirted it who knows how many times on the…From Colonial to Subcontinent in Singapore.
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