Category Archives: travel

Zion Riverside

Posted on December 16, 2014 by andrew

The Singapore neighborhood I’m staying in this year is much more modern and upscale than anywhere I’ve stayed before. It feels a bit sterile, and many of the stores and food shops are selling western food — beer, pizza, burgers. … Continue reading →

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Aegina photos

Posted on April 6, 2014 by andrew

Before a work meeting in Athens I’m spending a weekend riding around Aegina on a tiny scooter than can only barely climb the hills. The high ground away from the tourist areas are full of olive and pistachio trees. No … Continue reading →

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Singapore food gallery

Posted on March 12, 2014 by andrew

If the scale I just stepped on is accurate, I have a few extra pounds to account for. A partial reckoning: That last is of cooks at Hill Street Tai Hwa pork noodles work frantically to keep up with their … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly

Posted on March 6, 2014 by andrew

These photos are framed so it looks like the paddies go on for ever. In reality this is just a little zone of rice fields surrounded on all sides by tourist businesses. I’m not sure if there are other areas … Continue reading →

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The Tiger Balm Guy Builds Some Stuff

Posted on March 5, 2014 by andrew

This place was built as sort of an philanthropist/educational/religious wonderland 80 or so years ago. In the 80’s the Singapore government tried to redevelop it as a theme park, but it rapidly went bust. Now the ruins are open to … Continue reading →

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crash crash thumpthumpthump

Posted on February 6, 2014 by andrew

There’s nowhere I can go this week that doesn’t have crashing cymbals — even up in my 10th floor apartment I hear the sound every hour or so of a little open-backed truck full of drummers rolling by. Just now … Continue reading →

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manta

Posted on January 26, 2014 by andrew

This, the world’s largest fish tank, was originally built for a whale shark.  The developers (under pressure from whale shark advocates, who apparently exist) eventually conceded that even this tank was a bit small for a 40′ long fish, so … Continue reading →

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Singapore Botanical Garden and National Orchid Garden

Posted on January 20, 2014 by andrew

I spent a while today walking around the Singapore Botanical and National Orchid gardens. The orchid garden was magnificent! I can’t imagine the thousands of hours that are involved in upkeep here… the paths were bordered by annual blooms presented … Continue reading →

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Dum Biryani

Posted on January 16, 2014 by andrew

Oddly I’ve been getting requests for more food photos.  Mostly I’ve been eating unphotogenic things, and this is no exception. In the US, restaurant biryani is usually like fried rice: pre cooked rice reheated with oil and spices.   In Dum … Continue reading →

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Tekka center

Posted on January 16, 2014 by andrew

The main draw of my current apartment in Singapore is that it is ‘across the river’ from Tekka Centre, a housing complex which contains one of my favorite hawker centers.  Here’s the neighborhood view on Google maps: The apartment overlooks … Continue reading →

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