Despite everything that I enjoyed about Singapore, the city had its share of overrated attractions. If I were doing it again, I might have skipped:
The Singapore Sling: The city’s eponymous drink is a fizzy concoction of gin, cherry brandy, club soda and pineapple juice. It was invented at the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel, [...]
I just got back from a little more than a week in Singapore. The city is large, but a week was almost too long to stay there as a visitor. (Living there would be another story.) Most of my last few days were spent at the pool. Still, I found a few gems that made [...]
It’s Christmas already in Singapore:
Orchard Road and its many, many malls are already bedecked with more lights, Christmas trees and other suitable-for-December adornments than I’ve ever seen in one place (with the possible exception of a few Dallas-area cul-de-sacs). And according to rumour, the holiday trimmings debuted even before Halloween. To think that Americans complain [...]
