Peranakan heritage in Singapore

So today was a cultural day, insofar as I spent a good deal of it in museums. This year marks 50 years of Singapore’s independent nationhood and every institution on the island (of which there are quite a few) seems to be focussing on aspects of the island nation’s story.  My discovery of the day…

Revisiting Singapore

I’ve passed through fleetingly on numerous occasions since then, but this time I’m revisiting some old haunts. Which is not always easy, given the rapid pace of development pursued by the Lion City; more of which soon. 

Port Arthur named nation’s No 1 attraction

Along with my hard-working colleagues, I am very proud that the Port Arthur Historic Site took out two major awards at the recent Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. As well as being named Australia’s best Major Tourism Attraction, Port Arthur took the award for Heritage and Cultural Tourism. You can read more about it in this…