The most beautiful street in Singapore is Koon Seng Road. Beauty is subjective of course. One person’s Mona Lisa is another person’s steaming pile of hot garbage. One person’s steaming pile of hot garbage is another person’s Mona Lisa. But let’s be real here. The Peranakan shophouse above is beautiful. It’s colourful, it’s ornate, it…
Singapore is a country filled with lots of hiking trails, from the highest point at the top of Bukit Timah Hill, to the Southern Ridges, to the wetlands in the north, and lots more I haven’t explored yet. But the Coast-to-Coast trail ratchets the difficulty up a notch, combining multiple parts of many hiking routes…
This is your simple guide to the Southern Ridges, one of the most popular hiking routes in Singapore. Covering Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park, HortPark, and Kent Ridge Park via a series of elaborate trails, bridges, and connectors, the Southern Ridges is an incredible example of how even a densely-populated city like Singapore…
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in the very northwest of Singapore really puts the wild in wildlife. Crocodiles, mudskippers, monitor lizards, and, err, onions, this part of Singapore is one of the best escapes into nature you can get without leaving the country. My phone didn’t agree with that last part. After I’d taken a bus…
It was a trek for the ages, destined to be remembered by historians for generations to come. I speak, of course, of the epic journey of hiking to the highest point in Singapore. Let me tell you, friends, it was a thoroughly taxing 30 minutes. The highest point in Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill, which…
We just moved into our new condo apartment in Singapore. Now we’re in comparable spaces, let’s look at New York City vs Singapore apartments. Hint: we upgraded in almost every way. First, let me explain what we’re comparing. In Singapore, we’re in a one-bedroom on the 5th floor of a condo in the Bukit Timah…
We visited the world’s highest urban microbrewery in Singapore. It’s called LeVeL33, and yes, that is how you write it. My first thought when seeing the claim “world’s highest urban microbrewery” was, why do they need to specify “urban”? Is there a 50-floor tower in the middle of the Kansas prairie that is overall the…
Once more for emphasis: Singapore Airlines wants you to eat a meal on a parked plane. And just to avoid any confusion, yes, they do want you to pay for the experience, up to $600 for the Suites tier in fact. And they sold out. Immediately. There are two ways of looking at this. Firstly,…
Below are 6 incredible examples of unique architecture in Singapore. From garden hotels to fruity shopping malls to bridges that look like worms, there’s really something for all tastes here. The Interlace Buro Ole Scheeren, architect of The Interlace, must be a younger sibling. I say that because The Interlace is made of LEGO, and…
Below is a day by day account of our 14 days trapped in hotel quarantine in Singapore. We stayed at JEN Hotel on Orchard Road. Hopefully the below is entertaining for everyone, but also helpful to anyone also looking for SHN information/experiences [stay home notices]. Day One – Tues, 1st Sep We arrive at the…