Tramping Through Tampines
The area of northeastern Singapore known as Tampines — now a major Regional Centre (read: giant suburb) — was once little more than a twine of mangroves, mudflats, and swamp […]
Tag Archives: Parks
Here There Be A Dragon
Singapore has more playgrounds that I can count — given that over 80% of the population lives in government housing, and all of the housing buildings (HDBs) have playgrounds nearby, […]
Have a Nice Home!
Roughly 85% of Singapore’s population lives in government housing called HDB (“Housing and Development Board) flats, which usually come in the shape of big blocky towers that look something like […]
Happy Labour Day!
Singapore celebrates Labour Day on May 1. This public holiday was started in 1960 just after the rise to power of the People’s Action Party (still the ruling party on […]
NZ’s Oldest National Park
After a frustrating Airbnb experience — at 7:00pm, the host at the Forgotten World Motel, where we had made a reservation, told us that she had given our room away […]
Hot Stuff
We spent a full day in and around Rotorua, the heart of geothermal activity in New Zealand. Think hot springs, geysers, bubbling mud, and the smell of sulfur in the […]
Where the Puritans Sailed
I had a conference in Boston several weeks ago, so I made the long trip across several oceans to spend a week in the great state of Massachusetts. This gave […]
Down Under
Prescott and I are in Australia! We’ve come for the three-day weekend (it’s Hari Raya Haji, the Muslim feast of sacrifice, back in Singapore) and for Prescott’s birthday. Our journey […]
Natural Beauty
I would be remiss if I left the United States behind without recognizing the incredible beauty of the Northeast. We visited multiple wineries on Seneca Lake with Prescott’s family: Here’s […]
A Walk in the Parks
We have been looking for new places to explore the outdoors, and of Prescott’s colleagues suggested that we visit Windsor Nature Park. When we arrived on Saturday morning, we realized that […]
