Hope & Beauty at the Asian Civilizations Museum
We’re all looking for granules of hope in these weary times, and Singapore’s Asian Civilizations Museum has created a whole world of solace in its newest exhibition: “Faith Beauty Love […]
A Fantasy in Flowers
In 2019, Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay opened its latest indoor attraction: Floral Fantasy. In comparison to the giant Cloud Forest and Flower Dome greenhouses, Floral Fantasy is quite modest […]
Where the Birds Sing
For a glimpse into the Singapore of yesterday, nothing beats a visit to the Kebun Baru Bird Singing Club. While it’s now a dwindling pastime, bird collecting has been a […]
Cruising to Nowhere
If you want to leave Singapore and play tourist these days, there’s only one real way to do it: get on a cruise boat and spend a couple of days […]
The Largest Cemetery in Singapore
In Singapore’s northwest corner, sprawling across land once used to grow rubber, coconut, and pineapple, sits Singapore’s biggest cemetery. This is the Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Complex, a 318 hectare […]
A Bus to the North: the 975
If you want to really get out and explore the remote corners of Singapore, there may be no better way to cover more ground than on the public bus. To […]
The Wildlife of Pasir Ris
Just west of Singapore’s Changi Airport, you’ll find an unexpected warren of mangrove swamps … … elegant tree-lined paths … … and a long, thin stretch of white sand and […]
Pocket Gardens by the Bay
The Flower Dome at Gardens By the Bay is the largest glass greenhouse in the world, and its ever-changing display of flowers never fails to impress. The latest exhibit at […]
Singapore by MRT: The Green Line, Tanjong Pagar to Pasir Ris
The plan: Continue my adventure of visiting every MRT (subway) stop in Singapore, seeing how the island changes from one stop to the next. Here I took on the second […]
The Last Shophouses of Orchard Road
Orchard Road, Singapore’s most famous shopping street, is best known for its glitzy shopping malls, towering structures of steel and glass that stretch on block after block. But if you […]
