Events & Photos of Singapore

by Gregory Smyth

Singapore is listed at the top when it comes to ‘world’s firsts’. Suntec city is the biggest man made fountain and is located in Singapore. Night safari is the world’s first night zoo and also the world’s highest man made waterfall at Jurong Bird Park is also located in Singapore. China town, little India and Geylang Serai are among those which illustrates the local culture. Singapore’s successful economy is very much attached to its tradition and this can be felt really closer after visiting these spots. Singapore is not all about urban landscape, but natural beauty is also very much prevalent in this city, as it is also known as the ‘Garden city’.

Image Source: Wikipedia - The Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City, Singapore.

Additional, hot spots in Singapore include Singapore zoological gardens, Bukit Timah nature reserve and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. For those who love history and culture there are lots of museums, architectural heritages and exhibitions. Asian civilization museum and the Singapore art museum are among the highlights. [Read more]

by: Ieuan Dolby

Fast, easy and efficient could describe life in Singapore. You don’t stroll along the streets in a world of your own with time to spare and you definitely do not walk when a taxi is waiting nearby. Life in Singapore is geared towards the making of money and any spare moment given is put to that task. So if one should need to get to work or get to the office, go shopping or attend the cinema (because the children insist on it) then transport is essential.

Image Source: flickr.com/photos/hokiecole

Private cars are good and super efficient. The MRT or underground system is also a perfect feat of Engineering: fast, clean and cheap for the average punter, but life also seems to include an inordinate number of taxis. They seem to be required and used whether one owns a car not and even when one is standing right next to the entrance to an MRT station. In an average week one can use a taxi about seven times and that in anybody’s books is a lot. [Read more]

Singapore is a jewel of a city in Southeast Asia, a great place for families to visit and enjoy together. With a unique blend of attractions and things to do, Singapore is an exciting place to visit. Allow me to show you seven of the top Singapore attractions for children and their families.

Singapore Ducktours - Enjoy this wonderful time of traveling both on land and over the water, all without having to leave the Duck! The Duck was used in the Vietnam War and is now used to show visitors some of Singapore’s historic landmarks such as the Merlion Park, Clifford Pier, and the Esplanade.

Underwater World Aquarium in Sentosa, Singapore

Underwater World Singapore - This is an aquarium and so much more! You’ll walk through an incredible 83m-long tunnel where you’ll have sharks, fish, and rays swimming around and above you. Touch and feed rays first hand at the Ray of Fun pool. Feed fish at The Mystical Anti Gravity Interactive Concept Tank, through a hole in the middle of a water-filled tank. You’ll scratch your head and ask, ‘Why doesn’t the water flow out?’ At the Dolphin Lagoon, the whole family will enjoy meeting very special Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins that are actually pink! [Read more]

by: Kevin Laura

Singapore is one of the most dynamic tourist cities in the world. It is hot destination among tourist from around the world. Fun and activity never seems to end in this small and amazing city. Singapore hotels are in itself a center of attraction. In case you are planning your trip during some festival do get your hotel room reserved early. Otherwise you may not get reservation at the last moment. Which may result in disappointment and rescheduling of your visit?

Nightlife at Riverside Point, Clarke Quay

Once you arrive in Singapore there is no shortage of fun and activities. One thing is certain one or two holiday visits are never enough to enjoy Singapore. This island is quite a unique mix of different cultures and ethnicities. All these diverse elements have resulted in various attractions that never seem to stop amazing tourist.

Eating and shopping is national pastime of the island. Besides these two activities tourist can always go for any of the following activities: [Read more]

by: Kevin Laura

Tourism is always the most exciting and amazing activity to carry on that to on the paradise Singapore but if the stay is at its best. Search for the Singapore hotels is one of the important requirements when on tour. If a proper hotel is not made available may even spoil your tour as after the whole days toiling and moiling while experiencing natures beauty and capturing it all around in eyes and cameras, one needs relaxation at the end of the day, if a proper nest if not arranged would spoil the whole trip would be painful rather being pleasurable.

An affordable & cheap Singapore hotel should be selected for the stay with some predefined decisive factors like, location, budget, facility; comfort ability etc. Hotel should be booked counseling your travel agent or agency through whom you are booked for the trip or tour. Or a person who has already visited the beautiful destination .Just to name some of the fantastic hotels of Singapore are Royal hotels, Link hotel, Albert court, Robertson Quay hotel, Raffles hotels and the royal wings etc. This beautiful abode is in the centre of the cities most important and highly graded for their hospitality, which a tourist would always look for. [Read more]

by: Ong Hui Woo

The best way to explore Singapore is to do what the locals do. That’s right, do things that are ‘non-touristy’. I have compiled a list of places and things to do in Singapore that are mostly free, other than a bottle of drink and transport fares. Hope you will find them useful and have fun!

1. Grab your 20 mega pixel camera and head down to Chinatown …. ok, ok, 2 million pixel is just as good. Take some pictures of the old shops and their almost 90 degrees staircases. If you like taking pictures of elderly people, there are many sitting around the wet market doing nothing.

2. Go to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve for mountain biking or walk around and smell the green. Bring a bottle of water and shades.

3. Take a ferry (cost only $2) to Pulau Ubin and explore the island. You can also rent a bike or worn out motocycle. Try taking a taxi if you can find one, they can climb rough terrains better than jeeps. Explore some of the Malay kampungs and prawn farms.

4. Visit the Changi Prison. It’s free entrance for both tourist and inmates. Drop by the museum and chapel for some WW2 history and photos.

5. Visit the Siang Lim Si temple at Toa Payoh. Watch people get blessed. For the non-believers, you can count the number of deities inside … it should occupy you for one hour.

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