Singapore Travel Blog

As it’s a long weekend in Singapore (we’re celebrating National Day) – it’s a great excuse to enjoy a long, leisurely, boozy Sunday Brunch, without the worry of turning up to work on the Monday morning with a hangover. The Champagne Sunday Brunches at the city’s five star hotels are something...

Today’s photo comes from Haw Par Villa – a statue garden filled with hundreds of multi-coloured statues and tableaux depicting Chinese myths and legends. Originally known as Tiger Balm Gardens, as the brothers made their fortune from ‘miracle’ ointment Tiger Balm, Haw Par Villa is unlike any...

Today’s Friday Photo is of some fresh fish for sale at the Tekka Centre, one of Singapore’s best wet markets. Wet markets are the traditional food markets found all over Singapore. Named because of the vast quantities of melting ice, and the constant washing-down of the fish and meat stalls, the...

As the Singapore Food Festival kicks off today, celebrating the Chinese influence on Singaporean cuisine, I thought it would be apt to have today’s Friday Photo of a selection of Dim Sum – everybody’s favourite Chinese treat. As you would expect, there are a LOT of good places to enjoy dim sum...

This week’s Friday photo is taken at Pulau Ubin. Just a ten minute boat ride from Changi Village, this 1,020 hectare island is a great place to escape to when the high-rises and traffic of the city all get too much for you. A visit to Pulau Ubin whisks you back to the days when Singapore was a rustic...

It’s the weekend again, and so many people will be preparing for a night out with their friends and loved ones. In Singapore, one of the most popular places for a night out is Clarke Quay. Here you’ll find an impressive collection of bars, pubs, restaurants and nightclubs, filled with people eating,...

Everybody loves the odd foot massage or pedicure, but how many of us would think letting little fish nibble the dead skin off our feet? The hot springs of Turkey have long been the destination for pilgrimages for those seeking alternative methods of healing for skin diseases such as psoriasis. Here the...

The Jurong Bird Park is one of the best days out to be had for the family in Singapore. This beautifully presented 20 hectare park houses to over 8,000 birds belonging to more than 600 species, and its huge range of exhibits and aviaries means hours and hours of fun. A programme of feeding times throughout...

Despite the cliché, sipping on a Singapore Sling at the Raffles Hotel Long Bar remains on the top of many a visitor’s hit list. The Singapore Sling was created by Raffles bartender Ngiam Tong Boon at some time around 1910, and now sees tourists in their thousands flocking to the Long Bar to sample...

The Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple, popularly known as the ‘Temple of 1,000 Lights’, is a Buddhist temple in Little India.  The temple was founded in 1927 by a Thai monk called Vutthisasara, and acted as a refuge to many people during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. During this time, it was...