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httpswww.escapeatlazarus (2).jpg" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.the-independent.com/2024/03/18/12/Lazarus%20credit%20httpswww.escapeatlazarus%20%282%29.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.the-independent.com/2024/03/18/12/Lazarus%20credit%20httpswww.escapeatlazarus%20%282%29.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.the-independent.com/2024/03/18/12/Lazarus%20credit%20httpswww.escapeatlazarus%20%282%29.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Lazarus is just a 20-minute boat ride from Singapore’s mainland </p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC"></a></div><div class="content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-1 jzyyUO capsules"><a href="/travel/asia/singapore" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 kPYPKv capsule">Singapore</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 bQJwom"><a class="title" href="/travel/asia/singapore/singapore-holiday-islands-pulau-ubin-lazarus-b2513440.html">Embracing island life in Singapore, 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