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  • Singapore

    2005/10/14 – earlier days below Travelled by bus to Johor Bahru in Malaysia to fix up B’s identity card – it needed to be replaced by a smart card. Malaysian immigration wanted to cancel her passport because it is of the non-electronic type. That would have put a serious crimp in our plans as the…

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  • Just a few more hours…

    Just a few hours left before we go. Overcast outside (what happened to the brilliant sunny weather?). Hopefully we will still get a smooth flight, although the weather map gives me a few causes for worry. I was planning to start off in a relaxed fashion and complete all the packing early. Unfortunately, lots of…

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  • Hotel List

    Dates City Hotel Notes 12 – 16 Oct 2005 Singapore Allson Hotel 101 Victoria Street, SINGAPORE 188018 Telephone: (65) 6336 0811Fax: (65) 6339 7019Email: allson.busines@pacific.net.sg Web: http://www.forhotelpeople.com/allsonhotels.php?hotel=355 Booked via Zuji 17 – 19 Oct London Country Inns & Suites Kensington 162 Cromwell Road, Kensington London SW5 OTT, GB Phone: 44 (207244) 2400 Fax: 44 (207244)…

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  • Barcelona

    Dates  Arrive: Saturday, 22 October 2005, 10:55pmDepart: Monday, 24 October 2005, 1:30pm Accommodation Barcelo Hotel Santshttp://www.bchoteles.com/sants_in.htm+34 93 503 53 00sants@bchoteles.com  Sights Sagrada Familia La Pedrera (Gaudi appartment) Museu Picasso Parc Guell La Rambla Palau de la Musica Catalana  

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  • Singapore – Europe – Japan Holiday Planning

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  • Kiasu

    My first overseas trip was to Singapore, almost 10 years ago (December 1995). On my arrival I remember reading an issue of the Straits Times celebrating the fact that Singapore had just been recognised as a developed country. However, the prime minister of the time, Lee Kwan Yew, was warning Singaporeans that their behaviour was…

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