Singapore - any tips?

Going to Singapore on Sunday for a bit of work, anyone on the forum over there? any funky shit [bike and otherwise] I should go and scope

cheers.

cheap child prostitutes.

Singapore?!?!

All I remember is the humidity, cheap watches and SARS.

isn't that where whats-his-pedo got caught last year?

sweating, mostly.

and lots of yummy satay sticks at the satay club.

Mind the Ladyboys.

Askk for Floor 4 if you want to see some fucked up genderbending

Eat lots!! I love food from Singapore...

chewing gum- you can chew it now.

leave chewing gums at home! how long you out for wayne? prob rainy season right now but still frkn hot...

There's a singapore fixed scene... Wayne I owe you a pint! I had to split last night.

It's here...

BDW food on the street is where its at night markets.... i'll see later if i can find some linkys to locations.

BDW food on the street is where its at night markets.... i'll see later if i can find some linkys to locations.

your from hong kong, lady boy

I thought Shin is from Norfolk?

shhhhh!...tell no one!

I was there yesterday and last week but happily home today. Very hot and humid. Not really good for cycling and you don't see many cyclists out. Boat Quay for food. Not at lunchtime becoase the sun is very hot. Orchard Road for shops. The Night Safari at the Zoo is very good. Sentosa Island and the fort there are worth a look. Four Floors of Whores on Orchard Raod if you like that type of thing but beware, apparently many have extra appendages. Don't chew gum.

and the pump don't work cos the vandals took the handles.

Bump! Any more tips?

Any hotel/accom recommendations?

Book a hotel through the airline if you're just stopping over, way cheaper...

Not much to do apart from eating yourself stupid, that's what we did... I think we crammed five meals into 24 hours... Great food...

I was out there in 2010, I'd recommend the cable car to the top of the hill/mountain and then out to Sentosa, exploring the different ethnic sections of the city on foot is quite pleasant and if you're into your cityscapes I loved the view from the Skydeck on the top of Marina Bay Sands.

Agre with the above.

Singapore is the Disney version of south east Asia.
Main benefits, you can eat any food, (subject to dietary restrictions or preferences), anywhere, and crime is very low, subway cheap & on time, taxi drivers reliable, airport stunningly efficient, the premium visitor attractions, 'Night Safari', Zoo, Bird Park, all well maintanied with seemingly healthy and alert animals/birds,
but at the cost of any 'edge'.

Bugis Junction used to be a hoot with a large outdoor eating area, now just a myriad of tiny stalls selling t-shirts, alongside the cheap-ish fake watches.

Orchard Road has probably 60 shopping centres, featuring department stores and brands you've never heard of.

Sim LIm Tower, a complete tower block of computer/digital camera/consumer electronics shops, (with a good food court in its basement), is a good place to escape from the heat, and the top 3 or 4 floors have many smaller retailers to find stuff that is best bought hands-on, (we got phone cases with bike mounts that do seem to be weatherproof, and had all the shims for all sorts of handlebars, long 1.5m usb-to-micro usb cables that felt substantial).

Marvel at the architecture,
beware the kofi will come 50% milk as standard,
and do try a durian.
(Spiky fruit, with an appalling smell.
Once your nasal sensors have been overloaded by the apparent stench of sewage
you can enjoy the unique taste of the durian).

The Asia museum across the river from the Fullerton Hotel is worth a look. Also near there, on the street behind Boat Quay you can get a nice beef rendang for cheap. The Fullerton itself is nice but pricey, I stayed there when visiting for work.

Taxis can be difficult to hail on the street, esp. in the rain (every afternoon) or at busy times. You will generally have to phone to book one, or find a taxi rank at a posh hotel.

As someone mentioned upthread, the ethnic neighborhoods are worth seeking out. Chinatown is near the central business district and great if you want tea or tea paraphernalia.Or good local food.

See if there is a way to view/tour the black and white colonial-era houses (I had a colleague show me around so I don't know how viable this is. Maybe you could hire a bike and get to them? Cycling around the central district looks a little unfriendly but my colleagues there take taxis to work with Bromptons in the boot for the journey home.)

Awesome thanks guys, this is great.

I'm gonna come back fat.

I went years ago for work. Did the Boat Quay, Night Zoo, street food things, all of which I'd recommend.

The last night there I went "local" with a couple of Singaporean colleagues. That was a fairly weird night that took in several bars (quite expensive to drink out there), whispered jokes about the government, a hostess bar in the suburbs staffed by Mandarin-speaking Vietnamese girls, a bar in a mall owned by a band who did great covers in a very strange accent...

I think that if you want to go off-piste there it'll be a lot easier if you can hook up with some local contacts - maybe the fixies there?