Tag: Beach, Beach holidays, Cher Tan, Sentosa, Singapore Travel
Sentosa, Singapore’s Playground
By: Cher Tan Formerly known by the rather unattractive name of Pulau Belakang Mati ("The Island After Death" in Malay), Sentosa has been rebranded and resculpted into...
In Between Singapore’s Big Chains and Big Brands: An Interview with Deyana Goh of GOHD Books
Running an independent small business is a lot of work. It's also annoying in a place like Singapore, where people are so obsessed with brands and big chains. Small...
Singapore’s Har Par Villa: The strangest Tourist Attraction in Singapore
By: John Solomon Quite possibly one of the strangest visitor attractions in Singapore, Har Par Villa stands as a relic from a much older period in the island’s...
Singapore Independence Day: Hari Kebangsaan
9 August 1965 the Republic of Singapore was born. Until that time Singapore had been a part of a succesion of local empires. It started out as a trading post of the East...
Orchard Road: Singapore’s most Famous Shopping Street
By: Cher Tan The famous main shopping street in Singapore, Orchard Road can be considered Singapore’s pride and joy. Emblematic of how Singapore got its reputation...
Little India, Singapore’s Most Colorful & Least Sterile Corner
By: Cher tan If anything, Little India is arguably the only place in Singapore which feels out of place in sterile Singapore. The feeling is palpable once you are in...
Singapore’s Holland Village, Laidback Food Haven
By: Cher Tan A slightly upmarket suburb, Holland Village is popular amongst the expatriate crowd. Despite the posh restaurants and bars however, it has a laidback...
Nightlife in Singapore
By: Shazanah Put together an authoritarian government, repressed people, a highly competitive, capitalistic system, lots of money and what do you get? Oddly enough, a...
Mix up some Singapore Slings & Kick Back!
By: Emma Kwee The Singapore Sling, is one of those cocktails everybody has heard of, but few have actually tried. The unique recipe was invented around 1915 by Long Bar...
Singapore’s Chinatown: Highlights Off & On the Beaten Track
By: Cher Tan Singapore’s Chinatown is definitely worth a visit. Every major city in the world has a Chinatown. However, there are little variations present from one...
