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 […]
Tag Archives: Parks
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 […]
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 […]
Singapore by MRT: The Green Line, Tuas Link to Outram Park
The plan: Continue my adventure of visiting every MRT (subway) stop in Singapore, watching the island change from one stop to the next. For this adventure, I rode the Green […]
The Coast-to-Coast Trail: Coney Island to AMK
The longest walk in Singapore is the 36-kilometer Coast-to-Coast Trail, which runs from the island’s northeast coastline to the western central part of the island. We decided to explore the […]
To See a Tree
It may seem bizarre to travel halfway across an island just to see a tree, but it makes perfect sense when the tree in question is a rainbow eucalyptus (also […]
3 Days in Nai Harn
There’s nothing like a weekend getaway, and the lazy beach town of Nai Harn on the Thai island of Phuket offers a lovely escape. You could spend three days here […]
Singapore by MRT: The Blue Line, Expo to Fort Canning
The plan: Continue my adventure of visiting every MRT (subway) stop in Singapore, seeing how the country changes as you travel beneath the land and then pop up every few […]
Milan in 2 Days
Two days is not nearly enough time to spend in Italy’s second-largest city, but it’s certainly enough to dip your toe in the water. Here are 10 things that I […]
