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Nanyang University (Nantah) – Arches & Gardens: There are two Nanyang University arches in Singapore. The original Nanyang University arch structure...

Southern Ridges – Gillman Barracks: Gillman Village was formerly known as Gillman Barracks, which used to house the British army and lat...

Crafts@home – Shroom Faux Terrarium: Had some free time on my hands so decided to get crafty and build a mushroom-shaped faux terrarium f...

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NY – Midtown Manhattan: Parks & Greens: The High Line is a 1-mile linear park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the stre...

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NY – Uptown Manhattan: Manhattan is loosely divided into Downtown (Lower Manhattan), Midtown (Midtown Manhattan), and Uptow...

NY – Downtown Manhattan & Waterways: Once the sprawling home of much of New York City's Italian population, Little Italy has become more ...

NY – Roosevelt Island: Roosevelt Island is a mixed income, racially diverse waterfront community situated in the East River...

Sembawang – Beaulieu House: Beaulieu House is located at 117 Beaulieu Road, within the grounds of what is now Sembawang Park. Bu...

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Macpherson – Van Gogh Street Gallery

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If you've been to this area, it's hard to miss the graffiti at void deck of Block 56 on Pipit Road. It is "defaced" with the postimpressionist works of Vincent Van Gogh. It was interesting to walk into this gallery and read about Vincent Van Gogh as well as the thoughts behind his paintings. In 2011, Social Creatives launched ...

Nanyang University (Nantah) – Arches & Gardens

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There are two Nanyang University arches in Singapore. The original Nanyang University arch structure is still stands along Jurong West Street 93 and was gazetted as a national monument on 18 December 1998. The construction work on the grand and distinctive Arch of Nanyang University started in October 1954 and was presented to the public ...

Southern Ridges – Gillman Barracks

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Gillman Village was formerly known as Gillman Barracks, which used to house the British army and later some units of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), including the School of Combat Engineers and the SAF 3rd Transport Battalion. After the army vacated the camp in the 1990s, the area developed into a cluster of restaurants, bars ...