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City Guide Singapore

Visiting Singapore

A city, island and country, Singapore is seen by some as the most important financial centre in South-East Asia, while others think of it as a sterile city where everything runs like clockwork. Both these assumptions aren't that far away from the truth. This may not paint the most colourful picture in the world though. But don't fret - there is a lot to see. Singapore has a beach to bask on, stores to shop in, sights to snap at, and some of Asia's most fascinating neighbourhoods.

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The Making of the Singapore Sling

Rizuan Smile, bartender in The Long Bar in Singapore's famous Raffles Hotel, tells Colm exactly what goes into the famous cocktail.

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Singapore - A video postcard

In this video you can see all Singapore has to offer.

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Singapore City Reviews

  • 70%

    grisel8978

    Very well organized, modern / occidental type, tiny city

    Very clean, organized city and easy to get to know. Is very small and easy to travel all along. Nice people with a lot of shoppings. 3 different neighborhood that are wealthy to see (and odorous as well)

    Insider Tip:Take the city tour bus, really worthy! You can jump in and out through stops, change between 4 different routes and explains you the town's history. Furthermore, it has 3 neighborhood very remarkable (little india, Arabic and chinatown). Grab a beer at the roof of the building that has the shape of a boat ;) Great view In my personal point of view, do not spend more than 3 days in this city

  • 70%

    kmmm

    Singapore Explore

    SG is a good city for short holidays. It's a perfect city for eating and shopping. Easily to Transport with MRT.

    Insider Tip:1. Try to avoid Universal Studio on weekend 2. Good taste, clean,and cheap food at Maxwell Hawker located in Chinatown 3. Must try Sa-te at Lau Pa Sat (it's not loacated in there have to walk outside at Boon Tat St.) 4. Try to avoid taking taxi after midnight, it would charge 50% of regular fare 5. If you need to buy some standard souvenir or more luggage after shopping malls has closed, check out at Mustafa(24/7) 6. Bugis is one area must try to visit, it show the traditional Malay cultures

  • 70%

    miriamhayden

    Singapore Tour

    i highly recommend Singapore as a tourist destination. It's not polluted, trees are ubiquitous, everything seems organized, taxis are metered and the MRT is amazing.

    Insider Tip:Stay at @ The Little Red Dot which is a walking distance from the MRT so you can experience their MRT. Try the MRT especially if you are travelling alone or it's just the 2 of you. You can save if you are 4 in a group because you'll fit in 1 taxi. Try Transformers at Universal Studios and for cheap food you can go to Chinatown's Hawker Center.

  • 80%

    manilasunshine7016

    The Great Mix

    A lot of people dismiss Singapore as being too sterile, predictable, unexciting. That's true to some extent---everything runs efficiently & one has a right to expect it to, the default behavior is to queue up for something, maximum productivity at minimum waste. That's the legacy of Lee Kwan Yew's excellent governance from the get-go (and that is the tradition being carried out by the "new" guard). But the

    Insider Tip:Don't focus on the city. Get yourself to the outskirts---Sungei Buloh, Kranji, Pulau Ubin, etc. It's not exactly a Bornean trek nor a week on Tonga but you'll always find new things; if you keep an eye out for them.

  • 60%

    kix_london3581

    make plan for Singapore every ten yaers

    I haven't been back for six years and the city does change quite a lot. not a good place for frequent travel, so I think once every ten to twenty years is sufficient.

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