Singapore is a city-state - but one that claims, and proves, to be a "garden city". The government mandate is

As I was on holiday, and Shanhong was not, I took the opportunity to go and explore a new corner

Kranji Marshes are Singapore's largest freshwater marshes, spanning some 57 hectares, although only a small section is open to the

The Mandai Wildlife Parks are Singapore's resident "zoo" group - operating Singapore Zoo, The Night Safari, Bird Paradise and River

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted in Singapore (2002). Home to its

The Fuling or Fu Mausoleum (福陵), is the mausoleum of Nurhaci, the founding monarch of

We popped into Dalian, to sort out the flat, get personal items sent back to Shanhong's parents, and put the

Mukden Palace (盛京宫殿), was the former palace of the later Jin and early Qing dynasties. It was built in 1625, and

In the middle of Beiling Park (北陵公园), the largest park in Shenyang, lies the mausoleum of Emperor Huangtaiji and Empress Xiaozhuang -

Shenyang is Shanhong's childhood home, so we started with a trip to the university where they all used to live!

Another of the Mandai Reserve parks is Bird Paradise, the new home for all the birds that used to be