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MUST VISIT PLACES IN SINGAPORE

Singapore has been described as a playground for the rich, and it's true that the small city-state does have a certain sheen of wealth. But Singapore offers more than just  high-end shopping malls, luxury hotels, and fine dining  (though it's worth indulging in those a bit if you can). There is also a vibrant history and diverse ethnic quarters to discover, along with many family-friendly attractions and lovely public spaces that make exploring this slightly futuristic city worthwhile. Singapore has an excellent public transportation system that makes sightseeing convenient and easy. Once you've gotten a sense of the metro map, you'll have no problem zipping from one part of town to the next. English is spoken everywhere, and signs are in English as well. In fact, Singapore is one of the easiest and most comfortable countries to navigate in Southeast Asia. And as long as you're not comparing prices to nearby Thailand or Vietnam, you're in for a lovely stay. For

MOUNT KENYA

  At 5,199m/17,057ft high, the largest mountain in  Kenya  is also the second highest in Africa after Kilimanjaro across the border in Tanzania. The stratovolcano was created around three million years ago when the East African Rift (part of the Great Rift Valley) opened up. Today its lower slopes are covered in forests of bamboo and African rosewood trees and the mountain runoff provides water for over two million people. With its rugged snowy peaks and glaciers along the upper slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Kenya. Travelers hoping to summit can either hike to Point Lenana, one of the three peaks, taking the world’s highest via ferrata route, or climb to the highest point, Batian Peak, though this requires experience of technical climbing. IMAGES MOUNT KENYA TUST

DIANI BEACH

  The beach is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) long, from the Kongo river to the north and Galu beach to the south (the southern point of reference is an old Baobab tree). Diani is one of the most prominent tourism resort areas of Kenya. The indigenous people of the area are the   Digo , one of the nine ethnic communities known as the   Mijikenda . Today the area includes Kenyans of various ethnicities who have migrated to Diani, drawn by the tourism related economy.   With a population of over 100,000 inhabitants, the Diani/ Ukunda   urban area is one of the largest at the Kenyan coast and forms part of the larger Mombasa   metropolitan region . A small airstrip -   Ukunda Airport   - is located between the beach area and the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga road. The water remains shallow near shore, with some underwater   sandbars   near the surface which allow wading with a clear view of the sandy bottom. Inland from the beach, there is extensive vegetation ( see photo at right) , including numero