A Sustainable Park: Tampines Eco Green
Singapore’s parks tend toward the highly manicured and perfectly sculpted. You’ll usually find crowded parking lots alongside plenty of concrete and potable water. But in the early 2000s, someone had […]
Tag Archives: Animals
Walking the Intertidal Zone
If you want to see some of Singapore’s wonderful sea creatures without diving under the water, your best bet is to head over to Changi Beach Park just around low […]
Snorkeling in Singapore
While Singapore is a tropical island just 85 miles north of the equator, it is not a beachgoer’s mecca. The oceans are crowded with diesel-dripping container ships; coastal land is […]
Walking in the Trees: The Southern Ridges
In Singapore, there’s rarely such a thing as a simple hike; instead, there are hike experiences. It’s hard to argue with the results, at least if you travel down to […]
The Farms of Kranji
With high rises in most areas as far as the eye can see, Singapore would hardly seem to be an agricultural paradise. But take a trip up to the northwestern […]
The Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum
For a truly odd and sometimes wonderful Singapore experience, you might want to visit the Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum. Before you even step inside, three things let you know […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
