Singapore’s former railway line that’s now a walking path
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The Green Corridor – Singapore’s former railway line that’s now a walking path
The former Singapore railway corridor is now an urban walking path.
Travel Reads
The couple who sailed across the Mongolian countryside
What do you do when you want to sail 300 kilometers through a landlocked country? You grab $200 and you build a land sailing cart, of course.
Chinese on trains: photographer Wang Fuchun captures a nation’s progress over 40 years
“Candid portraits of travellers on China’s railways expose how breakneck economic development transformed lives since reform in the 1970s to the present day.”
How Mumbai became a capital of urban noir - Maxed-out city
“THIS summer Ganesh Gaitonde’s eyes burned through the monsoon haze from billboards across the metropolis. The fictional gangster, played with seductive menace by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is one of the heroes of “Sacred Games”, Netflix’s flagship Indian drama series.”
Lost America: The Reconstruction of 7 Great US Buildings
“From the original Penn Station to Midway Gardens, our "lost” buildings reflect our (sometimes misguided) desire to move forward.“
Travel News
Singapore Airlines receives first Airbus A350-900ULR to fly world's longest route
“Singapore Airlines took delivery on Sunday of the first Airbus A350-900 ultra long range aircraft.”
Singapore's Changi Airport Is Partly Run By Robots
“Singapore’s Changi Airport is blazing a trail when it comes to automation.”
Rare Tree Kangaroo Reappears After Vanishing for 90 Years
“Once thought to be extinct, the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo has just been photographed in a remote New Guinea mountain range.”
Is this one of the world's most beautiful airports?
“India’s newest airport, which is carved out of a mountain, has been called an "engineering marvel”.“
Chuukese defiant about independence from FSM
“Efforts are continuing to have Chuuk leave the Federated States of Mircronesia despite warnings its departure would adversely impact the island group.”
Travel Photography
Open letter to photographers
“This is an open letter to the travel photographers discussing the importance of being ethical and treat our subjects with respect.”
Digital Nomad
How Walkability and Wi-Fi Have Made Prague a Freelancer's Paradise
“If you want to work on your own projects, the city’s low cost of living and good coffee could make it a great home base.”