Sharon and Jacques’ Excellent Blog

Where did we go?
Ok we got sidetracked! After spending a fantastic week with Helene in Singapore, we suddenly hit some challenges in order to get out. Seems we could not book onward tickets from Singapore to Dubai for about two weeks because of Ramadan. All the flights were booked and we were stuck. Well not [...]

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Every Chinatown I have been to anywhere in the world has had questionable sanitation standards.  The streets have been overflowing with stuff, there is often garbage at the curbside as well as on the sidewalks, and well, there are the smells.  That does not mean it is not interesting or engaging, just that it has [...]

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We hit the Night Safari this weekend and it was fantastic.  The most amazing animal exhibit I have seen outside of Africa.  The Night Safari is a zoo type experience that happens at night when the animals are at their most active.  There are kilometres of walking paths as well as a monorail that takes [...]

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We have arrived safely in Singapore and I have to say I am impressed.  This place is beyond fantastic.  It is sort of an adult version of Disneyland, in that everything seems perfect.  There is nary a pothole to be found on the roads, there is no garbage to be found anywhere on the streets, [...]

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