As a former British Colony, Singapore has been awash with news of the Queen’s Jubilee, which falls on Tuesday, June 5. Walking around the city yesterday, however, I couldn’t help but remember the first British queen to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. Signs of the Queen – Victoria that is – can still be found throughout […]
Glow Worms (New Zealand)
Above photo by Timo Newton-Syms Today my seven-year-old daughter, Elisa, is a guest blogger. On our recent trip to New Zealand this spring, her favorite activity was visiting the country’s caves and observing the glow worms. Here’s what she has to say about them. Have you ever seen glow worms? I have! I went to […]
The Blue Mansion (Penang)
Singapore, together with Penang and Melaka in Malaysia, formed a triumvirate of British colonial presence in Southeast Aia. All were, at one point, trade centers for this vast empire, and much of their colorful past remains to be viewed by those interested in the history. After a trip to Melaka earlier this year, we set […]