The first point of call for those who want a Singaporean experience in London is a pilgrimage to Westminster Abbey. There, in the north choir aisle, you can find a seated marble statue of Sir Stamford Raffles who founded the colony in 1819. Although a legendary figure in Singapore itself , Raffles incurred the displeasure […]
2012: a review of my year
2012 was a pretty hectic year for me with trips to Brazil, the Caribbean and Europe. Here are the posts made on the spot: live blogging from several countries. After my usual January detox, first it was Switzerland in February: The Engadine valley with posts like Swiss Romansch, Unfortunate Swiss names , Scuol: Hom Strom […]
Greece: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Fix Hellas I know that “Fix Hellas” sounds like a cry of despair, but anyone who’s travelled to Greece before the early 1980s surely remembers ordering and drinking Fix Hellas, the only beer produced in Greece with a national distribution network. The country’s Soviet-style industry control system, import controls and a small domestic market ensured […]