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Travel Blogs from Singapore
Singapore: auf den Spuren Raffles und Little India
Singapore! Auf den ersten Blick eine grüne, multikulturelle,saubere, moderne und aufregende Stadt bzw. Land mit 5,8 Millionen Einwohnern, aber nur 3,6 Millionen Staatsbürgern. Es ist eines der dichtbesiedelsten Länder der Erde und Amtssprache ist Englisch.
Unser erstes Tagesziel ist der Kauf eines Bustickets nach Melaka, Malaysia. Denn dorthin soll unsere Reise als nächstes gehen.
Im Internet finden wir einige Anlaufstellen und so ...
Bangalore traffic
... practice, the other morning we were stopped in a line of bumper to bumper traffic waiting for lights to change (a set that drivers obey, some lights get obeyed some ignore.....another mystery). For some unknown reason our driver went up the footpath pas two cars and then tried to push back in. As traffic flowed again, he had success....but why do it?? - sound horn on passing .....common but ...
Sentosa, Siloso and Slings
... visit to The Long Bar in Raffles Hotel. The Raffles Hotel is a beautiful relic of Singapore's colonial past. Some parts of the hotel reminded me of similar buildings in Mumbai, alabaster walls and dark mahogany and teak furniture. The stairs leading up to the Long Bar were covered in peanut shells as was the rest of the floor in the bar itself; an old tradition that seemingly never went out of fashion. It reminded me of a bar I'd gone to with two of my Napolitan ...
Singapore Sling out of a plastic bottle!
... businesses and valuable goods, having disposable assets of $1 million. The port of Singapore is one of the five busiest in the world.
As soon as I stepped off the plane I could feel the heat. Well it was about 34 degrees Centigrade.
After collecting my bag and passing through immigration and customs, the first thing I looked out for was a money exchange. I found one without to many problems and ...
Back to Asia - first stop: Singapore
... as you drive into the city is how perfectly kept the tree-lined median strips are and that there is a keen effort to control perceptions of visitors. I was lulled into a sense of safety, which Dan assured will be ripped away once we get into the 'real Asia'. We arrived at Paula, Garth and Luke's condo quite quickly and were greeted by a slightly nauseous, but glowing Paula, who had just arrived home from her 12 week ultrasound. Once Luke woke up ...
Location
Other places to stay in Singapore
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Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
Downtown Core, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $95- Superb!
- Buidling work on city side
- Marvellous!
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The St. Regis Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $335 -
Swissotel The Stamford
Downtown Core, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $110- Will stay again ...
- Excellent hotel and spa
- Highly recommended
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Swissotel Merchant Court
Singapore River, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $160- Great Hotel, Great Location.
- Great Family Hotel !!
- Merchant Court - BEST hotel in Singapore
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Pan Pacific Singapore
Downtown Core, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $259- Good business hotel
- COZY CORNER
- Great Stopover Break
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Shangri-La Hotel
Central Region, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $325- Not as fantastic as expected
- Unsurpassed Service - These Rave Reviews are Earned
- Shangri-La - SUPERB
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InterContinental Singapore
Downtown Core, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $251- Good hotel, good location, great japanese restaurant
- One of the best stays in Singapore
- Best value in Singapore!
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Fairmont Singapore
Downtown Core, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $164- Let's set the record straight
- Luxury but no atmosphere
- Great location, great hotel
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Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel
East Region, Singapore | 4 star hotel -
Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre
Central Region, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $214- Loved this hotel very good location
- Loved the Holiday Inn, Singapore
- Fabulous location
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Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $159- Good Value
- Noisy
- Adequate
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The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $350- Wonderful Service!
- RITZ CARLTON HOTEL
- A Rave!
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Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Orchard Road, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $230- Good... but not memorable.
- Good Location but noisy
- Good 5 star hotel - Grand Tower Deluxe Rooms
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Peninsula Excelsior Hotel
Downtown Core, Singapore | 3 star hotel- Outdated hotel
- Going Downhill - quickly
- Had a great experience for 3 months
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Carlton Hotel Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $330- Great Location
- Tea please
- Good Hotel
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Orchard Hotel Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $130- Cosy Hotel with good location
- Good Value
- Reasonable
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Hilton Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $229- Long time ago - but it was good then
- Hilton Singapore still in the 1970s
- Decent hotel
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Landmark Village Hotel by Far East Hospitality
Rochor, Singapore | 3 star hotelfrom $170- Good location but rooms very dirty
- Great location, iffy hotel
- Better than Expected
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Orchard Parade Hotel by Far East Hospitality
Tanglin, Singapore | 3 star hotelfrom $179- Average Hotel
- Nothing Great
- Time for a change
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Hotel Royal Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $136 -
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
Downtown Core, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $360- Great hotel
- Definitely my favourite in Singapore
- Disappointing.
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PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road
Kallang, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $150- Average
- Did not like it very much!
- Lousy Experience
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Grand Hyatt Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 5 star hotelfrom $333- Can do better
- A smashing time!!!
- Trendy and chic suitable for the business traveller
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Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay
Central Region, Singapore | 3 star hotelfrom $165- Generally good
- Great Hotel
- Excellent hotel in great location !!
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Royal Plaza on Scotts
Orchard Road, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $204- Great Travel Breaker
- Overpriced and a rip-off
- Excellent Hotel and Great value for money.
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Conrad Centennial Singapore
Central Region, Singapore | 4 star hotelfrom $162- Conrand singapore
- A Great Place to Stay
- Preferred The Regent to the Conrad
