Reflections on Crete
The largest island in Greece, Crete is a fascinating place. It’s hard to appreciate the island’s size from looking at a map, especially when evaluating driving distances; because Crete is […]
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The Botanical Park & Gardens of Crete
On our fourth day in Crete, my sister and I paid a visit to the Botanical Park & Gardens of Crete. What a special place! In 2003, a fire in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sinagpore by MRT: the North South Line, Marina South Pier to Ang Mo Kio
The plan: Complete my adventure of visiting every MRT (subway) stop in Singapore! The goal is to see what the island looks like if you cover the entirety of this […]
Singapore Topiary!
I never think of “Singapore” and “artfully carved ornamental shrubbery” in the same breath, largely because tropical rainforests don’t lend themselves to being politely shaped. So I was surprised and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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