TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction 1
- Chapter One: Singapore Overview 4
- Singapore in Focus 5
- A Brief History of Singapore 7
- Singapore’s Language, People and Culture 9
- Chapter Two: Travel Essentials 13
- Visa and Passport Requirements 14
- Chapter Three: Getting In and Around Singapore 29
- Chapter Four: Hotels and Accommodations 36
- 1. Marina Bay District 38
- 2. Orchard Road 41
- 3. Clarke Quay 43
- 4. Sentosa Island 46
- 5. Chinatown District 49
- 6. Little India 52
- 7. Bugis and Kampong Glam 55
- 8. Colonial District 58
- 9. Bras Basah Road and Rochor Road 61
- 10. Central Business District 63
- Chapter Five: Dine and Shop 66
- 1. City – Central District 67
- 2. City – East District 69
- 3. City – North District 71
- 4. City – West District 73
- 5. West Zone 75
- 6. North – West Zone 78
- 7. Central Singapore 80
- 8. North Zone 82
- 9. North – East District 84
- 10. East Zone 86
- Chapter Six: Tourist Spots in Singapore 89
- 1. Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino 91
- 2. Singapore Flyer 94
- 3. Singapore’s Botanical Garden 97
- 4. Gardens by the Bay 101
- 5. Raffles Hotel 104
- 6. Orchard Road 106
- 7. National Gallery 109
- 8. Night Safari 112
- 9. Universal Studios Singapore 115
- 10. Merlion Park 118
- Chapter Seven: Temples in Singapore 122
- 1. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple 124
- 2. Bright Hill Temple 126
- 3. Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple 127
- 4. Temple of 1,000 Lights (Sakyamuni Buddha Gaya Temple) 128
- 5. Sri Mariamman Temple 130
- 6. Sri Thandayuthapani Temple 132
- 7. Sultan Mosque 134
- 8. Abdul Gaffoor Mosque 136
- 9. St Andrew’s Cathedral 137
- 10. Central Sikh Temple 138
- Chapter Eight: Interacting with Singapore 141
- 1. Esplanade – Theater by the Bay 142
- 2. Peranakan Museum 144
- 3. Resorts World Sentosa 146
- 4. Haw Par Villa 148
- 5. Fort Canning Park 150
- 6. National Museum of Singapore 152
- 7. Henderson Waves 155
- 8. ArtScience Museum 157
- 9. Wild Wild Wet 159
- 10. Ultimate Drive Singapore 161
- Chapter Nine: Nightlife in Singapore 164
- 1. Clarke Quay 165
- 2. Marina Bay 168
- 3. Orchard Road 171
- 4. Sentosa – Harbour Front 173
- 5. Chinatown 176
- 6. Holland Village 178
- 7. Kampong Glam 180
- 8. Civic District 183
- 9. Little India 185
- 10. Marina Bay Sands Casino/ Infinity Pool 187
- Chapter Ten: Off – Beaten Path in Singapore 189
- 1. Pulau Ubin 190
- 2. Kusu Island 192
- 3. Bukhit Timah Nature Preserve 194
- 4. Katong and Joo Chiat 196
- 5. Queenstown 198
- 6. Toa Payoh 200
- 7. Jalan Besar 202
- 8. Tiong Bahru 204
- 9. Outram 206
- 10. Punggol Waterway 207
- Quick Travel Guide 210
- 1. Singapore Quick Facts 211
- 2. Transportation 211
- 3. Travel Essentials 212
- Singapore Highlights 214
- PHOTO REFERENCES 221
- REFERENCES 233
- Singapore in Focus 5
