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50! 50!

Rehearsals for the big celebration on 9 August are under way and the whole city  seems ready to commemorate the 50th anniversary of independence.  There is even an extra day public holiday on […]

Samsui Women and Modern Singapore

These colourful Samsui women on Banda Street, in Singapore’s Chinatown, are juxtaposed with a mural of the present day skyline. About 200,000 Samsui women were believed to have emigrated to Singapore from […]

Glass Shop

Half reflection and half peek inside the Louis Vuitton Shop on Marina bay in Singapore. Linked to Half and Half. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 19 July 2015

Toilet Renaissance

Public toilets are having a renaissance period right now, in London and around the globe. Many former toilets have fallen into disuse and some bright young sparks are finding innovative new […]

Takeaway Japanese Style

Here at Mount Fuji’s Fifth Station, this take away stall was doing a roaring trade as hordes of walkers prepared for their climb. Trade was quieter, though, on the Hozu River […]

Looking Down in Yokohama

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 31 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]