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Singapore was originally a Malay fishing village, the British came in 1819 and the change began. When coming to Singapore and looking out from the window Singapore's unique location at the southernmost end of the Malaysian Peninsular is visible. A strategic important location between East and West as already the British have known who started developing the island just as they did with Penang Malaysia.

After arriving at Changi airport,

maybe at the Budget Terminal it's a pleasant surprise, the airport is very well organized no need to cue in front of immigration for an hour like in Bangkok Airport when 2 jumbos come in at the same time, that includes the budget terminal.

One of this budget airlines is Tiger Airways, they have good prices, but they are

very strict and overdoing this, even if there is the smallest problem, lets say your passport don't have the officially required blank pages left (on travel to Thailand) etc. they will refuse check in and your ticked is gone, among other.

They don't know that nobody in the relevant countries around really care about such things as long as there is enough space for the in and out stamp. People who go by the book in south east Asian countries will always create problems and the passenger finally has the real problem so be careful when using Tiger Airways. Changi is also a great place for shopping and this is for all terminals, but whatever they tell you everything is much cheaper downtown in the center, that must not be at Orchard Road, there are thousands other.

In the arrival halls are banks to change money. Changing money downtown at the money changer give you a better rate, if you use a ATM card (there are several ATM in the arrival hall) calculated how much money you will need since the ATM charges are not so low. Airport to Singapore city transport is at best by SMRT or MRT, there is a MRT Singapore Station at the basement of terminal 3, more on SMRT below.

After going through custom and no hotel booking yet, use the hotel booking counter at the arrival hall, they have hotels in every price range all the way down to about S$ 50,- for a night. Singapore is known for great hotels but most are quite expensive relative to other countries in the region.  

In particular the hotels at Orchard Road area, this is also the main shopping district in the city, its huge, looks good and is very creative. This "Shopping Temples" make lots of money and are real attractions Singapore.

After use the SMRT or MRT Singapore

to move further. The ticket system of the MRT Singapore city  is not on a good level, very often the ticket machines are not working, its very similar to Kuala Lumpur, there most of the ticket machines at the underground wont work at all. Anyway, take the MRT Singapore, its still the most efficient and fastest transportation and run because they never wait, even at the most obvious situation, they just don't care about passengers.

Changi airport arrival
Singapore travel at Changi airport arrival
SMRT Singapore at Changi Airport plus Singapore shopping.
SMRT Singapore at Changi Airport

Run and don't look when you spot some of this pretty Singapore girls, they come in all shades from very white complexion to very dark, but this wont matter, most are pretty regardless of the complexion. Singapore girls have mainly a Chinese ethnic background, but there are plenty of Asian girls from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand Girls, girls from Europe and in the last few years girls from Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union found their way to Singapore city.

The city nation is a prime trading hub, tourist destination and many people, companies and countries got the message, they all sent their envoys to start business. Singapore hotels probably are the second stop after touching down at Changi Airport. The city is also a magnet  for migrant workers from the Indian subcontinent, China and southeast

Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar or Burma etc. They all search for jobs since the construction boom goes on since years and the newest additions are the Singapore casinos such as the Marina Sands and the RWS Casino on Sentosa Island. Singapore travel shows a place in Asia where the urban meets the traditional, modern architecture integrates greenery and high tech merges with age-old historical cultures. The Lion City offers plenty of unique experiences, shopping, sightseeing, partying, dining, nightlife, great hotels and resorts plus other attractions such as food and a vibrant nightlife.

To get around means SMRT Singapore and Orchard Road

is probably the first stop since there are most shops and malls, the whole area screams shopping! tax refunds will be handed out at Changi Airport when you leave. If on transit in the night, take a taxi and get to Mustafa Centre in Little India. Mustafa Centre shopping mall is open 24 hours daily and sells everything including electronics, textiles, jewelry, food, souvenirs etc.. Take a boat ride

on the river, you can board the boats at Clarke Quay, enjoy Little India and Chinatown, have a trishaw ride and visit Singapore Zoo, do a Night Safari, enjoy the Singapore Orchid Garden, the Jurong Bird Park and try the endless array of restaurants and food courts, there are plenty of things to do in Singapore.

Orchard Road shopping is just made for you the area also contains  myriads of pubs, and restaurants of local style, means food courts and nicely decorated bars but be aware they are

Singapore what to do Jurong Bird Park
Singapore what to do. Jurong Bird Park with Singapore mrt.

merciless capitalistic, if you don't order enough they tell you get lost. Which happen to me at the pub behind the Peranakan house at Orchard Road. A similar experience I got was when I stayed at the Swissotel Stamford, since I didn't order immediately something at their lobby bar after I sat down the waitress told me I should get lost, since the Swissotel only wants people who buy something, before this it was the Westin hotel, never had a similar problem with them. This people don't know when enough is enough, they awfully stick in their grid for money, its disgusting, I tell you don't use Swissotel they harass you unless they can squeeze you like a lemon.

Attractions Singapore means also Casinos

they are on Sentosa Island and Marina Bay. There are a couple of beaches around and plenty of Singapore food at food courts, hawker food and beer bars, get some fresh seafood. In 2010 Singapore got a new Landmark it's at Marina Bay Singapore including the Marina Bay Sands Casino, its the ultimate casino travel destination. Within the casino complex is a great up market mall.

Attractions Singapore shopping
Attractions Singapore Marina Bay Sands Casino
Singapore Shopping Orchard Road
Singapore Shopping Orchard Road. Singapore is also a great shopping destination for all kind of computer hard and software products. , orchard hotel, Orchard Road.

What to do in Singapore?

Mainly shopping and eating by browsing the food scene. Having a walk and shopping at Orchard Road is no cheap Singapore at all, the  city is already similar expensive at holiday in Europe, when on slim budget try Thailand.

Having a look around Orchard Road almost more Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche are visible than in Monaco, a clear indication where the money is. But keep in mind there are no cheap hotels at Orchard Road or vicinity, cheap Singapore at Orchard Road is a myth but attractions Singapore are countless. This cosmopolitan state attracts plenty of tourists every year aside of the fact that prices are high relative to the other countries in the region. Singapore managed to get a good reputation as being a safe country with lots of green around, maintaining the image as a garden city of the East somehow similar as Rangoon or today Yangon was built by the British. This is a real great tropical city by any means, only sometimes the authorities are overdoing it, they are very tough if something wont go the way they want to have it go. Browsing the malls and shops are the prime idea of most people in the city, not only the tourists. Other things to do are visiting the Singapore Orchid Garden and Jurong Bird Park. In the evening have a look at Clarke Quay a great place for dining and entertainment at the waterside real attractions Singapore.

In the nineteen century

this place was still a malaria infested jungle settlement and today the city is considered one of the top financial and business powers in Asia plus a tourist hub in the region via Changi Airport. Lots of people in the surrounding area consider the Island State a save haven and invest and bunker their money there. The island nation is well known to be home of different cultures and ethnicities, mainly Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian and plenty of other from around the globe. The place is a rather very small country, its modern, its trendy

and a lot of people make lots of money there.

Singapore casinos have opened.

Although everyone know that most people loose in a casino, only the state via taxes and the casino owners make the cash, but in any case visit the "Lion City", its a great exotic Asian City-State, try to 

Singapore Naughty Girls
Singapore Naughty Girls, this is not as vibrant as Bangkok nightlife but quite ok, the hot go-go and bar girls environ is not available in the city. Here is Phuket nightlife for comparison.

find a great Singapore Hotel, more about the casinos. A top notch hotel is the Marina Bay Sands (picture right) the newest Singapore attraction, that's a hotel plus casino. Prices are starting at S$ 399,- up to about S$ 12.000,- for the best suite, but they have no Jacuzzis, whether in the normal rooms nor in the suites.

A simple example concerning a Singapore hotel, around Orchard Road, the main shopping mile in Singapore no hotels are available below around S$ 150,- but if you choose a hotel lets say around Aljunied SMRT train station its about S$ 70,- and the only difference is that the hotel rooms are a little bit smaller and have no bath tub, just shower.

That's also the area with most of the naughty girls in the city. The ugly ones hang around on the roads, the pretty ladies are at office like shops in the side roads

Sands Singapore Casino
Sands Singapore Casino. The city has a strong economic system greased by the money of the rich people in the countries around the island state who are moving their cash into Singaporean banks known as a safe haven. A lavish Singaporean lifestyles often copied from London, Paris and New York attracts luxury tourists into luxury hotels and resorts, shop Singapore.
Garden by the Bay
Singapore what to do

is a good question which is difficult to answer because there are lots of attractions Singapore one of the main reasons to come to the island state is to be in a typical Asian country without the chaos around in particular when comparing the city to other chaotic places in south east Asia such as Manila and Jakarta. Now the City State has a new attraction called

"Garden by the Bay" at a reclaimed piece of land

nature has been developed, created and implemented in a stunning structural way. In the created tropical garden sequoia like structures made from steel were erected climber plants attached and

orchids

a lush tropical garden is forming the natural way. Until now the culmination of the Singapore garden idea is the Singapore Orchid Garden, more about all orchids

Singapore culture and art,
Buddhism is the main local religion depicted in many Singapore antiques, in particular in the Tanglin Shopping center, one of the prime antique Buddhist art shopping complex in Asia, actually the real religion is money. Many antique artifacts which disappeared in Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar miraculous appeared in antique shops in Singapore, Bangkok and elsewhere.

A good blend of European and Asian cultures makes Singapore a excellent choice for overseas companies to put their regional operation offices there. Skyscrapers, clean and attractive parks, a ban on chewing gum and other strange things add exotic flavor, Singapore is a expensive country in relation to the other states around, but with a little information it is easily possible to keep Singapore vacation and travel costs at bay.

Singapore shopping

visiting restaurants, bars and food courts that's the main attractions for most tourists and the premier destination is the Orchard Road area and elsewhere, the more expensive Singapore restaurants usually are in the hotels. On your  trip you will experience a great bar and


Singapore what to do

 Singapore lounge here and there plus exotic food. It seems like Singapore has the highest density of restaurants and food courts in Asia, virtually at every street corner a other eatery is offering some exotic food. The good news is you can eat the stuff from this street restaurants and not running 2 days to the toilet afterwards as it is with most street food in 

Attractions Singapore Nightlife Restaurants
Attractions Singapore Nightlife Restaurants at Clarke Quay

Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia etc., it might be the water they use for cooking and cleaning, in Singapore its clean. There are different varieties of Singapore food such as various Chinese, Malay, Thai, Japanese, a dozen of Europe verities, Arab food and even Russian, Mongolian, Myanmar and so on. You could eat through this multi-cuisines for a whole year and try a different one every day. Also all this fusion food, fast food, burger etc. is available, in Singapore what to do? its for sure visiting restaurants for excellent food that is real attraction Singapore.

Some Singapore nightlife

In the Aljunied area you even get a extra bonus, I don't know if you like it but this is one of the 

areas in Singapore where the naughty girls hang around. But no problems, nobody will ever bothering you if you wont do the start, its not like Bangkok nightlife, Phuket nightlife or Kuala Lumpur Nightlife where they run after you, on the other hand its no as vibrant and spicy as Thailand nightlife. Many Singapore food courts are open 24/7, this is a real customer friendly environ, in almost all other south east Asian countries the restaurants and food courts are closed at least by 11pm.
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