Visitors to the 2010 Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) may find that one of the Landscape & Fantasy Gardens is reminiscent of the alien world depicted in a blockbuster 3D sci-fi movie that thrilled audiences last year.

I turned off into Labrador Villa Road - a rather deserted lane - and was immediately drawn to the calm quiet of an early, cool Saturday morning. With the help of NParks' DIY Guide to Labrador Nature Reserve Walking Trail, I navigated myself back in time to the late 19th century. At Fort Pasir Panjang, I stumbled upon a ‘treasure chest’, an area filled with precious maritime and historical relics.