How Singapore Showed Us That Nature And Technology Can Be Friends
Singapore was not part of our original travel plans. The city has much to offer to tourists but little that fit into the primary theme of our year-long world schooling journey — to seek out wildlife in its natural habitat. Moreover, the local Peranakan cuisine is delicious but too spicy for our daughters, who were five and three, respectively. Surprisingly though, our family of four enjoyed ourselves on our detour through Singapore to the fullest. Perhaps, because it had been home once.
My husband, Shashank, grew up in Singapore and spent most of his teenage years there. I studied on a scholarship and began my professional career in this city-state too, and went on to make it home for almost a decade. Most importantly, Singapore is where we met for the first time.
Knowing it just too well, we had imagined our stay on this island to be an urban, largely touristy, and commercial experience. We foresaw that we would be spending all our time meeting old friends instead of really exploring. However, after we had travelled for over a month through other parts of Asia, we began to crave some sense of sage.
It seemed wise to make Singapore our urban, safe, clean pit-stop with a support system to rely upon. Subconsciously, we can’t deny that perhaps, we were both unable to shake off the nostalgia once we were so close to where we grew up. So we took a detour through Singapore with the intention of refuelling before heading back to Bali or Chiang Mai for a longer stay.
Perfectly natural, yet created by humans
Singapore is one of the most family-friendly places we visited. It is a very well-planned city that functions like clockwork. Three experiences together made our journey through Singapore fascinating and unexpectedly unique — the spectacularly designed human-made nature and seamless interaction with cutting-edge technology in day-to-day life!
Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden
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