Dealing with Nut Allergies in Singapore
Steven Baxter writes about living in Singapore with a child with a nut allergy.
My family had made the compulsory trip to Raffles Hotel’s Long Bar with the latest round of visitors for the...
High Tea – Top 5
The Rose Veranda, Shangri-La Hotel, 22 Orange Grove Rd, Tel 6213 4486The influences of British colonialism can still be felt throughout Singapore – whether it’s architecture, street names or through English as the...
Netball – From Strength to Strength
In the past seven years, the amount of girls playing has increased from 60 to 350 (see Note below). All that growth is fantastic for the league, but is a big jump in the...
Hot To Trot
Don’t have a mare? There are plenty of equestrian options for horse lovers in Singapore.
Aussies and Kiwis are renowned for their horse-riding prowess. So the good news for equestrians moving to small, tropical Singapore...
ACRES Wildlife Rescue – Guardians of Nature
A three-metre albino python, seven large iguanas and several rare star tortoises are just some of the animals housed at an enclosure in north-western Singapore. But this is no zoo – these animals...
Selecting A School
It is a truth, not always acknowledged, that all schools, for-profit or otherwise, are in the business of selling. And the language of the sales pitch is almost identical: on offer is a holistic...
In Pursuit of the Outdoors
In the past decades there has been a growing movement toward Outdoor Education for both schools and businesses as we seek to develop character in our young people and cohesion within our teams. Adventure...
Back on the Health Wagon
Michele Fernyhough has found a fast way to lose weight and feel great.
In early 2013, she decided to do a seven-day fast – a regime which bans all solid foods, which is one...
Having a Baby in Singapore
More and more expats in Singapore means more and more babies born here.
Daniella Jenson was 56 hours into labour when she was asked once more if she needed a caesarean section. “I was...
Tea By Train in the hills of Sri Lanka
Ceylon, or Sri Lanka as it is now known, has been regarded as a top tea producer ever since the plant was introduced by the British in colonial days past. Kieran Nash booked a...