Travel Bits: June 2020

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Explore your neighbourhood...... Travel in your own backward

In a time when travel beyond national borders are difficult to plan and execute, traveling in our own backyard through exploring our immediate neighbourhood seems to be the new norm. At the very least, we get to know our own neighbourhood better, contribute to the local economy and at the same time, still get to "travel".

Linkway between different wings of the museum, National Gallery, Singapore (2016)

Traveling refreshes our mind and break the boredom of everyday work life. Anything that is not part of our normal and daily routine thus qualify as a new experience to refresh our minds. Go for a stroll in that nearby neighbourhood park. Spend an hour or two during the weekends to hike in the small hills, forest or meadows near your home. And you will be surprised how refreshing that experience can be for both body and mind. Of course, safe distancing and social responsibilities still apply.

View of the roof from the ground, National Museum, Singapore (2017)

Thus, as we wait in anticipation for the time when we could all travel again to distant destinations to explore and enjoy different cultures and meet new people, do travel and explore your own backyard. Local businesses and jobs need our support. And we get to "travel" while we wait for national borders to reopen for leisure travel. :-)

Taking a 10-min boat ride from the rural island of Pulau Ubin back to Changi, Pulau Ubin, Singapore (2016)

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