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- Singapore
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Singapore Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Singapore
Oasis again!
This is a top pick! ... I even had to write it down on one occasion! Thankfully, the driver who took me to the gig understood the words "Singapore Indoor Stadium," so I arrived at 7.30pm despite the horrendous traffic. I treated myself to a t-shirt from the merchandise stall ...
*Day 80: National Day '08
This is a top pick! ... ended, and Donald Duck who was for some reason still awake bidded us a goodnight. ---Vital Signs--- Food Poisonings: None Bug Repellent Supply: In the Yellow Travel Weariness: Cured by Singapore's Comfort Countdown to Full Moon Party: T-1 ...
*Day 90: Bittersweet Farewells
This is a top pick! ... I settled down at a Muslim food court near the hostel and "splurged" SGD$5 on a huge feast of deliciousness including Singapore's specialty fish-head curry, gross in appearance but heavenly in yer mouth. Yousif, the obese mustached cook of either Malay ...
Bindi Blessings
This is a top pick! ... . But sometimes you just cant put a price on such an experience. The day ended with another "must do"...The night safari at the Singapore Zoo. It was amazing! It was a tram ride thru the Zoo after dark when all the night animals are out and in their ...
Alternative Travel Experience in Singapore
This is a top pick! ... live in Singapore Grand Prix I didn't hesitate to put everything away then plan a four day trip to the fantastic Lion City, Singapore. I spent the first two days of the trip at Formula One Grand Prix taking pictures of the formula one racing cars and ...
Furthest South (in continental Asia...kind of)
This is a top pick! ... which in turn is joined to Mainland Singapore by a further bridge making this the southermost point on continental Asia". What?!!?!?! Singapore itself is an island. You can't keep adding new bits to the mainland by tacking on bridges. they are still ...
"When I see an Elephant fly....."
This is a top pick! ... I’m sure being married to Kate I will find out. We headed back to the Hostel having completed 4 great busy days in Singapore. I was hoping before we came here I wouldn’t be disappointed with coming back as it stands as one of the highlights ...
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
This is a top pick! ... days were spent doing what basically summed up a large part of Asia for me and that is shopping. I hate shopping and Singapore is a shoppers heaven. There are shopping centres everywhere - and I mean everywhere. It is on a par with Hong ...
Singapore or 'Death of a Budget'
This is a top pick! ... simply resign yourself to the fact that you're going to overspend, that's what we did. And so we headed to Sentosa Island, Singapore's answer to Disneyland. There's lots of cool things to see and do, most cost between S$10 and S$20, packages are ...
My Five Days in Singapore
This is a top pick! ... in front of the TV and no bath curtains in the bathroom! Well, it was only a budget hotel with reasonable price (around $170 Singapore Dollars), so I shouldn't have expected it too much. The following day, we left the hotel and took a taxi to the Resorts ...
Day 81: Singapore Redux Cont. & The Indian Trio
This is a top pick! ... Duck a faretheewell. I shared some tea with him as he told about his father's B&W photography work, chronicling Singapore's development from an underdeveloped Colonial backwater to booming modern financial center and Andy's own hopes to continue the ...
City Tour
This is a top pick! ... of the British Empire. When it was occupied by the Japanese during World War II, Winston Churchill called it "Britain's greatest defeat". Singapore reverted to British rule in 1945. In 1963, it merged with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak to form Malaysia. Less ...
A Family Holiday in Singapore
This is a top pick! ... 8217;m sure you will be amazed and surprised by the night view you see in front of your eyes. During this family holiday in Singapore, I and my parents had visited Universal Studio as well. The One Day Pass costs SING$74.00 per adult and SING$36.00 ...
Last Stop SE Asia - Singapore
This is a top pick! ... the water out of the tap. There are strict emissions controls and littering laws. You cannot buy chewing gum in Singapore. After contending with the less-than-wonderful toilets in the rest of Asia, Singaporian public washrooms are heaven (and always ...
Last train to Singapore
This is a top pick! Slightly sad to leave KL, but at the same time looking forward to returning to Singapore where we have some good memories from our Honeymoon three years ago. Before we left KL though we dropped our bags off in Left Luggage (5 ringgit for the day) at KL ...
More Singapore
This is a top pick! We took a trip on the 16th to Sentosa Island. It's effectively a "theme park" island and mainly caters for tose looking for beaches. We took the cable car across the sea to get there, and went to see the aquarium. Saw some sharks, manta rays, Dugong, ...
Slinging around Singapore
This is a top pick! ... organized for our jump to Hong Kong tomorrow. She Said: After so many months on the road, I loved the organization of Singapore and the general feeling of being completely anonymous. We stayed in an area of town called Little India, which seemed ...
Out Of Time
This is a top pick! ... photos of the leeches ready to pounce and the blood covered ankles pretty much speak for themselves). In the meantime, we're in Singapore. Singapore is great. I want to live here, but I'm not allowed. It's about 70 percent Chinese, 15 percent Indian, ...
Sipping on the Sling
This is a top pick! ... to call it a night. Universal Studios today, off we went. I haven't said yet how good the public transport is in Singapore, clean cheap and efficient, I know they are very strict but its a very well run city!The studios was decent, Steven Spielberg ...
Singapore
This is a top pick! ... wakes up around 10.30ish the area was strewn with litter! Ditch the image of heavenly cleanliness and instead delve into Singapore's fascinating history. Firstly, big up to my Auntie Caz whose acted as our Asian flashpacking saviour. (You've ...
Singapore - Day 13
... it, the ATM must be broken or something. We took the shuttle bus to our hotel and were immediately shocked by the prices in Singapore, everything was so expensive! The shuttle bus cost us 18SGD, but we were taken right to our hostel. This was to be the ...
Singapore - Day 14
... out later, just a very close cousin. A bit taken aback, we took some photos and thought nothing more of it, clearly Singapore Zoo were very liberal with their enclosures. After seeing about half the animals, we were expire fly hot, sweaty, sticky and ...
English and the Garden
This is a top pick! ... it looks comfortable. Not bad so far - something we didn't see before. Once arrived at 'Lavender' we step out onto a typical Singapore back street. A food court, some hustle and bustle - and two minutes later we get to 'The Travellers Inn'. After reading ...
Clean and friendly
This is a top pick! Singapore is really clean just like everyone says it is. We treated ourselves to a lovely aircon room not too far from anything, grabbed a map and headed out to see what there was to see. David's Mum had bought him a t-shirt years ago with all the ...
The first 22 hours...
This is a top pick! Everyone who was concerned about our adventure into the rustic and wild East should spend a few hours in the Singapore airport. Phil found his first souvenir: a brochure with a map of the airport and directions to the pool/swim-up bar, the nap lounge, the ...
Singapore
This is a top pick! ... really nice with an awesome view of downtown. The buildings here are all amazing, they dont do anything half assed in Singapore. Someone from our great civilization of Alberta must have come here to show the natives how to build stuff. Also the trees ...
Singapore Sling!
This is a top pick! ... , rooftop pool, health spa, and a great viewing/resting area that served us very well. A tourist destination in itself! Singapore is a great introduction to SE Asia as it is a conglomeration of several different cultures - composed primarily of ...
*Day 48: Big Things & Lights! Phase 2 Begins
This is a top pick! ... !" It wasn't Disneyland though, it was, you know, a normal, functioning Westernized city. An abnormally clean westernized city (Singapore is that infamous "benevolent authoritarian"state where bubble gum lands you a $1,000 fine), but a city nonetheless. ...
Heading North this time
This is a top pick! ... same as the London Eye. This really gave us the chance to see the whole of the city from up high. Singapore is seriously impressive when it comes to adding new buildings to the city, everything is well planned and placed around the ...
Singapore
This is a top pick! ... straight through passport and customs and jumped into an awaiting taxi. Just a taste of how efficient and accommodating the Singapore lifestyle could be. We checked into our hostel, 1 Florence Close, located in the northern suburbs of ...