Kampong Glam Street Art
Singapore is not exactly known for its street art, especially of the unofficial kind. But there is one neighborhood that abounds with murals, storefront paintings, the occasional tag, and even […]
Kampong Glam: A Heritage Walk
One of the oldest neighborhoods in Singapore is Kampong Glam. Today it has transformed itself into a fun and fairly touristy commercial district, but the National Heritage Board has developed […]
The Murals of Chinatown
There’s a lot to see in Singapore’s Chinatown, from temples to tea shops to Michelin-starred hawker stalls — it’s one of few neighborhoods in Singapore that can easily cause sensory […]
Paddling Around the Pulau-Pulau
Last weekend, Prescott and I took a kayak trip to see a couple of Singapore’s islands from the water. For this particular adventure, we took a 10-minute bumboat ride from […]
The Singapore River Walk
Singapore’s National Heritage Board has developed a series of walks through which they invite people to “discover our heritage.” These are ambitious adventures, each requiring several hours of walking and […]
Walking to Kranji
Outings are limited these days, but one thing that you can still do is strike out from your apartment and walk. I did just that a few weeks ago, heading […]
A Dipterocarp Arboretum
Singapore has dedicated itself to the cause of helping to save the members of the Dipterocarpaceae family, the forest giants of Southeast Asia. These tall, straight trees play a central […]
The Coast-to-Coast Trail: Bukit Timah to Jurong
We tackled Singapore’s 36-kilometer Coast-to-Coast trail over the course of three weekends in three different sections: the northeast, middle, and finally the southwest. The southwest section for us started at […]
Fashion Traditions of Asia
There’s not much traveling being done these days — I’m writing as nearly everyone in the world has been told to stay indoors due to COVID-19 — but I thought […]
The Coast-to-Coast Trail: AMK to Botanic Gardens
The middle section of Singapore’s Coast-to-Coast Trail runs through the island’s heartland and then down to the southern edge of the central catchment area. Last weekend, we tackled the northernmost […]
