Jalan Besar: A Walking Tour
Yesterday I went wandering in Jalan Besar, an area of the city that’s known to be a little bit seedy, a little bit hipster, a little bit artsy, and mostly […]
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Books, Movies, and Food
Winter break has started! Most international schools in Southeast Asia have three-week breaks, and SAS is no exception. So I have time hang out in Singapore and then host my sister for […]
The Art and Food of Ipoh
Prescott and I spent the last day of our Thanksgiving vacation in Ipoh, the third-largest city in Malaysia. I feel like this is the equivalent of saying that Hartford is the […]
Post-Work Adventures
Last night I took my first trip up to the top of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, where I went to have drinks at Spago with a friend. The view […]
From the Old to the New
We started our morning at MacRitchie Reservoir, a hiking area in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. While it’s a hiking trail in true Singapore style — many sections are built-up boardwalks, […]
Night & Day
We went to Night Festival last night, which was an unexpected delight. Think Light City Baltimore meets ArtScape, and you’ll have some idea of what we experienced: different kinds of […]
Orchids!
We went to the National Orchid Garden this morning, which may be one of the most beautiful gardens I’ve ever seen. Most orchid displays I’ve seen in the States have […]
Sushi Fun
I didn’t know that sushi bars with revolving plates still existed, but it turns out they do — right at Kinsa on the second floor or our condo complex. Just […]
Happy 51st Birthday, Singapore!
Singapore is 51 years old today, which is remarkably young for a country. To put things in perspective, that makes it younger than Israel. It’s wild to think that I […]
On the Beach
We decided to venture a little farther afield today, onto a boat and out over the Singapore Strait. Our goal was to explore the beaches of Singapore’s outer islands (turns […]
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