Dear Flyertalk: I'm in Singapore. What's off the beaten path?
#16
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Mint Museum of Toys behind Raffles Hotel
Get some custom tailoring done to suit your own design aesthetic
Cheap eyewear for sale, if you already have a prescription
Check out HDB housing as suggested. Hit a wet market/hawker center to see how locals shop & eat. Bukit Merah View is very "local." However, Peoples' Park Eating Centre in Chinatown has much better food and food selection
Find a local drink stand in a local hawker center and ask the "uncles" loitering about to recommend favorite foods. Sure to get a lively discussion started.
Get some custom tailoring done to suit your own design aesthetic
Cheap eyewear for sale, if you already have a prescription
Check out HDB housing as suggested. Hit a wet market/hawker center to see how locals shop & eat. Bukit Merah View is very "local." However, Peoples' Park Eating Centre in Chinatown has much better food and food selection
Find a local drink stand in a local hawker center and ask the "uncles" loitering about to recommend favorite foods. Sure to get a lively discussion started.
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Betel Box Tours hosts a walking tour that takes you through an HDB out in Joo Chiat and around some great local restaurants. I went on this tour a year ago and thought the guide was fantastic, covering lots of information about daily life in Singapore.
http://www.betelboxtours.com/tour-de...tong-food-walk
http://www.betelboxtours.com/tour-de...tong-food-walk
#18
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I'm here now, and I've made one of my off-the-beaten maps for future generations of flyertalkers. It's editable, so feel free to add things in the future.
A huge thanks to @invisible for a fantastic tour this weekend!
A huge thanks to @invisible for a fantastic tour this weekend!
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I'm here now, and I've made one of my off-the-beaten maps for future generations of flyertalkers. It's editable, so feel free to add things in the future.
A huge thanks to @invisible for a fantastic tour this weekend!
A huge thanks to @invisible for a fantastic tour this weekend!
#20
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Betel Box Tours hosts a walking tour that takes you through an HDB out in Joo Chiat and around some great local restaurants. I went on this tour a year ago and thought the guide was fantastic, covering lots of information about daily life in Singapore.
http://www.betelboxtours.com/tour-de...tong-food-walk
http://www.betelboxtours.com/tour-de...tong-food-walk
#21
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The Smart Local is a good source for things to see and do as well.
Here's one of their recent posts
Queenstown walk
and another
52 Things to Do in Singapore Before You Die has more local expereinces
Here's one of their recent posts
Queenstown walk
and another
52 Things to Do in Singapore Before You Die has more local expereinces
Last edited by glennaa11; Jun 6, 2017 at 7:01 am
#23
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Sorry I am late in this ....
Off the beaten path,
Try Pulau Ubin on a bicycle
Also make a trip to St John's Island and Sisters Island, there are regular ferry service from Marina South
Rent a bicycle and trace the Singapore River
Rent a Bicycle and trace the Kallang River from source at Lower Pirece Reservoir to the Barrage
Off the beaten path,
Try Pulau Ubin on a bicycle
Also make a trip to St John's Island and Sisters Island, there are regular ferry service from Marina South
Rent a bicycle and trace the Singapore River
Rent a Bicycle and trace the Kallang River from source at Lower Pirece Reservoir to the Barrage
#24
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I stumbled across this place, but they have a really cool exhibition on design in Singapore (and its free!)
https://www.designsingapore.org/nati...-design-centre
Go through the main entry, and up to the second floor to find the expo. Not terribly well signed, but it's there.
https://www.designsingapore.org/nati...-design-centre
Go through the main entry, and up to the second floor to find the expo. Not terribly well signed, but it's there.
#25
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Went to Pinnacle@Duxton last evening. Very worthwhile despite the grey skies. The guy at the management office isn't the friendliest person in the world either. Only a few other people up there.
Another interesting spot to visit is the new-ish Indian Heritage Centre. It has some nice exhibits about the history of South Asians in Singapore. It's in Little India near the MRT station of the same name. http://indianheritage.org.sg/en
Finally made it out to the Botanic Gardens this morning. Quite nice, but a bit steamy even relatively early.
Another interesting spot to visit is the new-ish Indian Heritage Centre. It has some nice exhibits about the history of South Asians in Singapore. It's in Little India near the MRT station of the same name. http://indianheritage.org.sg/en
Finally made it out to the Botanic Gardens this morning. Quite nice, but a bit steamy even relatively early.
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yes, indeed. I was in a mall today and noticed that the UNIQLO is bursting with their "heatgear", parkas and all sorts of heavy coats. I can't figure out who they're planning to sell all of this stuff to. Seems like corporate HQ didn't realize exactly where Singapore is or what the climate is like.
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yes, indeed. I was in a mall today and noticed that the UNIQLO is bursting with their "heatgear", parkas and all sorts of heavy coats. I can't figure out who they're planning to sell all of this stuff to. Seems like corporate HQ didn't realize exactly where Singapore is or what the climate is like.
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Ha - we said the SAME thing about Uniqlo in Singapore. And then my husband bought a pair of insulated pants because he had extra Singapore $ he preferred to spend instead of exchanging ;-)
(at the same time - I was trying to find a wicking shirt for myself because I'd forgotten to pack mine and we were at the beginning of our trip - and everything was way warmer than I wanted...Ah well)
(at the same time - I was trying to find a wicking shirt for myself because I'd forgotten to pack mine and we were at the beginning of our trip - and everything was way warmer than I wanted...Ah well)
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