Singapore Travel Blog

Singapore’s premier international contemporary arts exhibition, Singapore Biennale 2011 (SB2011) returns this week. Featuring over 150 works by 63 artists from 30 countries, the third Singapore Biennale, is titled Open House and runs from 13th March – 15th May. Artists from around the world will...

If you’ve wandered down to Merlion Park lately, you may have noticed that our beloved Singapore icon is boarded up, and no longer posing spewing water into the harbour for camera-wielding tourists. The reason for this is that the Merlion is currently being transformed into a temporary hotel room, as...

Disney’s long-running Broadway musical The Lion King, winner of six Tony Awards in 1998 and over 70 other major international theatre awards, is about to hit Singapore. The show has wowed over 50 million people around the world, and broken box-office records, and now finally the people of Singapore...

This weekend sees the return of the HSBC Women’s Champions, giving the people of Singapore the opportunity to watch the best players in women’s golf in action. This four-day event runs from 24th – 27th February. Widely regarded as Asia’s Major, this LPGA Tour event will see the world’s top...

Somebody turn up the air-con, it’s about to get a lot hotter in Singapore thanks to our friends at the two integrated resorts. Next Wednesday evening the latest see-and-be-seen hotspot Ku De Ta at Marina Bay Sands will play host to a Playboy Bunnies bikini pool party, and you are invited to go along...

Today sees the opening of the ArtScience Museum in Singapore. The first of its kind in the world, this is the latest museum to open in Singapore and forms part of the impressive Marina Bay Sands complex. The museum promises to become a premier venue for major international touring exhibitions from the...

We’re still celebrating Chinese New Year here in Singapore! This weekend, the annual Chingay Parade will entertain the masses with its extravaganza of colour and cultural diversity. The word Chingay comes from the Hokkien dialect for “the art of masquerade”. The festival began as a Chinese neighbourhood...

The River Hong Bao is one of Singapore’s great Chinese New Year traditions, and will this year be celebrating its 25th anniversary. This year’s thirteen day festival will run from 1st to 13th February, and take place at the The Float @ Marina Bay, with the theme “Year of The Rabbit; Many Returns”....

With the Year of the Rabbit just around the corner, here’s a beginners guide as to how you can get into the spirit of Chinese New Year: 1. Spring Clean It’s important to start each New Year afresh, which means undertaking a thorough spring cleaning of your life and home. Your house should be...

This week sees one Singapore’s most exciting and visually stunning festivals take place – Thaipusam. This Hindu festival of thanksgiving is held on the day of the full moon during the Tamil month Thai (usually January in our calendar), which this year falls on this Thursday 20th January. Thaipusam...