Singapore Features

Singapore Features

• When to Go to Singapore
  Climatic considerations shouldn't figure much when you're planning a visit to Singapore. There's very...
• Orchard Road
  If "downtown" is defined as where the action is, then Singapore's downtown is Orchard Road. Here are...
• The Arab District
  Long before the Europeans arrived, Arab traders plied the coastlines of the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia...
• Little India
  Indians have been part of Singapore's development from the beginning. Although Singapore was administered...
• A Good Walk: Colonial Singapore
  Start from Collyer Quay and Clifford Pier, where most European colonists and Asian immigrants first set...
• Short History of Singapore
  Modern Singapore dates its nascency from the early morning of January 29, 1819, when a representative...
• Fodor's Choice
  The sights, restaurants, hotels, and other travel experiences on these pages are our editors' top picks...
• Arts Festivals
  The annual Singapore River Buskers' Festival (www.singapore-buskers.com), in mid-November, brings together......
• Hawker Centers
  "Hawkers" originally referred to wandering food vendors who advertised their arrival by sounding horns...
• Around the Clock Eats
  Early birds can breakfast in Little India, Geylang, and Malay areas, especially around Arab Street. Starbucks...
• The Sling is the Thing
  Like the legendary shooting of Singapore's last wild tiger under the billiard table at Raffles Hotel...
• Wild & Wet Markets
  Roll up your trouser cuffs and explore one of Singapore's wet markets. Fresh food markets are common...
• Table Manners
  Although Singaporeans are accepting of variations in etiquette, thanks to their nation's multiculturalism...
• On the Menu
  Nonya is Singapore's best showcase for cross-cultural foods. When Chinese settlers moved to Malaysia...