Singapore!

We were lucky enough to have family that lived in Singapore; otherwise, we would never have known about this amazing, out of the way place.  This small restaurant is actually in the private civil-service clubhouse, and you'll have to pay about $…

Jumbo's is an open air restaurant in the East Coast Seafood Center in Singapore; basically, in between the airport and town. It is famous for it's Chile Crab and Pepper Crab, and we were told that if you were only going to get one chance to eat th…

Singapore has many different areas, but Little India was one of my personal favorites.  All around you was sensory overload of bright colors, and exotic smells.  Almost anything you can imagine is for sale here, from fancy sandals to incens…

You will love this!!!  This is the only nocternal zoo in the world, and it's in the rainforest.  There is a good way to get a tour to do it; we did this and were glad we did. The company is called Viator; we were very happy.  (Tha…

We stayed in this lovely hotel for our first two nights in Singapore.  It's near the Marina, and is also walking distance from the Raffles Hotel, the place that invented the Singapore Sling - a fun place to see and get the historic drink. We li…

We stayed in this hotel in 2004, before it was taken over by Holiday Inn; so things may have changed since the change in management.  That being said, it was a good mid-budget option for us while we were there. This hotel is in a quiet par…

This hotel is a true landmark of Singapore, so I was really excited when one of our offers on Priceline came back with this as the hotel! It's right on Orchard Road, the main shopping area of town, where all the action is.  It is shaped li…