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Singapore
Located on the southern tip of the Malaysian
Peninsula, this island, country and city is a melting pot for
Asians. Jungle and swamp has been cleared to make way for a super
metropolis. Better known as a major hub for finance and investment,
Singapore is a peaceful haven in an unsettled region and very
underrated stand-alone tourist destination.
Area : 647 sq km
Population : 3,100,000
Capital : Singapore
Languages : Malay, English, Chinese,
Tamil
Major religions : Taoism, Christianity,
Buddhism
GNI per capita : $21230
Internet domain : .sg
Currency : Singapore Dollar
Phonecode : # 65
Hotels : Crowne Plaza Changi Airport ; Shangri
-La Hotel ; Raffles Hotel ; St Regis (Obama preferred hotel)
; Swissotel Stamford ; Pan Pacific, Marina Square;
Ritz-Carlton Millenia ; Capella, Sentosa ; Four Seasons Hotel ;
Fullerton Hotel ; Hotel 1929, Chinatown ; Raffles The Plaza ; Club
; Scarlet ; Wanderlust ; New Majestic, Chinatown ; Ascott Singapore
Raffles Place (Apartments) ; Marina Bay Sands Resort ; Conrad
Singapore ; Studio M ; Citadine Apartments
Restaurants : Lemongrass, Orchard Road ; Lei
Garden ; Samy's Curry, Holland Village ; Inagiku, The Historic
District ; BLU, Orchard Road ; Imperial Herbal Restaurant ;
Absinthe ; Raffles Grill ; One Rochester ; Restauarant Andre ;
Orso, Singapore ; Yan Ting, St Regis ; Salt Grill Ion Orchard (Luke
Mangan ) ; Jim Thompson, Minden Road ; BROTH ; Forlino, One
Fullerton ; PS Cafe at Palais ; One on the Bund, Collyer Quay ;
Jing, One Fullerton ; Chiharu, Bukit Timah ; TWG Tea Salon &
Boutique ; Waku Ghin, Marina Bay ; Santi, Marina Bay ; Guy Savoy,
Marina Bay ; Cut (Wolfgang Puck), Marina Bay ; Lau Pa Sat for
traditional food ; Maxwell Road Food Centre-Tian Tian/Hokee ; Dim
Joy
Attractions/Tips : Sentosa Island ; Singapore
Zoo ; Little India ; Orchard Road ; Thian Hock Keng Temple ;
Peranakan Museum ; Baba House ; Shermay's Cooking School ;
Underwater World ; Resorts World Sentosa incl. Universal
Studios ; The View from the top of Swissotel Stamford ;
ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands ; Casino, Marina Bay Sands ;
Chien Chi Tow for steam bath and massage, Bendemeer Road ; Tan
Chiew Song, Massages by sight impaired Tan Chiew SZong, Tanglin
Halt Road ; Buddha Tooth Relic Temple Chinatown ; Views from the
Henderson Waves pedestrian bridge ; Megazip Flying Fox, Sentosa
Island ; Gardens By The Bay ; Take a ride on the Eastern
& Oriental Express all the way to Bangkok
Shopping : Takashimaya, Orchard Road ; Mustafa
Brothers, Serangoon Road, Little India ; Books Actually, Ann Siang
Road ; Ion Centre ; Strangelets, Amoy Street ; Arab Street for
fabrics (Know it Nothing/Salad Shop/Puck) ; Bussorah Street for
antiques and furniture ; Paragon Shopping Centre ; Haji Lane,
Arab Quarter ; Chocolate Research Facility
Bars/Cafes : The Long Bar, Raffles Hotel, The
Monkey Bar, Raffles Hotel ; Tiffin Room, Raffles ; Zirca Mega Club,
Clarke Quay ; Ying Yang, Club ; Kith Cafe ;' Cova, Paragon,
Orchard Road ; Does Your Mother Know, Kreta Ayer Road ; Yello Jello
Retrobar, Clarke Quay ; New Majestic Bar, Bukit Pasoh Road ; The
Pigeonhole, Duxton Hill ; Littered With Books, Duxton Hill ; Buyan,
Duxton Hill ; The Wok & Barrel, Duxton Hill ; Tippling Club ;
Supperclub, Odeon Towers ; Ku De Ka, rooftop Marina Bay
Sands
Airport : Changi- (SIN) 20 km east of the
city.
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