Singapore in 2 days

I’d always wanted to visit Singapore, but never really had the chance. Sure, I’d transited through Changi Airport before, but that doesn’t count. This time around, I planned a 48 hour layover in Singapore. Being my first time in Singapore and with limited time, I decided to skip some of outskirt touristy stuff and shift focus instead on doing a bit of sightseeing around the downtown/city center...

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Devonport & Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

I had the opportunity to explore Devonport , a nice seaside town on Auckland's North Shore. Its a 10 minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland across the harbour from the Ferry terminal. Also, great sights of the Hauraki Gulf to take in from the ferry.  The town with old victorian style houses gives a taste of what a village in New Zealand might be...

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Auckland, New Zealand

After nearly a fifteen, leg-cramping hours later, I arrived in New Zealand! Immigration at the Auckland Airport was the usual cattle gridlock, however moved on quickly. The customs was quite stringent in the fact that officers asked the same question,if you had brought any food items from other country,  in three or four different ways. But, still finishes with everyone's luggage being...

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24 hours in Edinburgh, Scotland

Traveling from Newcastle to Edinburgh is simple enough, as there is a high speed train service from newcastle central to Waverley station, and it takes just 2 hours. I arrived in Edinburgh around 9am.When coming out of  Waverley, the main train station in Edinburgh,  you can see the castle sitting up on a rock above the city centre I walked up the Royal Mile, the...

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Durham, North East England

Durham is a small university town in north-east England near Newcastle. It is home of the University of Durham, one of the ancient universities in England. On any train along the north east railway line running from London to Edinburgh, the train pulls into the small Durham station to the view of the splendid Durham cathedral and castle. Both castle and cathedral are on the Unesco...

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