Singapore Features

Singapore Features

• Holidays
  

  Singapore has 11 public holidays, of which only four (new Year's, Labour Day, National Day, and Christmas) fall on fixed dates. The rest are religious... read more

• Orchard Road
  

  If "downtown" is defined as where the action is, then Singapore's downtown is Orchard Road. Here are some of the city's most fashionable shops... read more

• The Arab District
  

  Long before the Europeans arrived, Arab traders plied the coastlines of the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, bringing with them the teachings of... read more

• Little India
  

  Indians have been part of Singapore's development from the beginning. Although Singapore was administered by the East India Company, headquartered... read more

• A Good Walk: Colonial Singapore
  

  Start from Collyer Quay and Clifford Pier, where most European colonists and Asian immigrants first set foot on the island. Leaving Clifford... read more

• Short History of Singapore
  

  Modern Singapore dates its nascency from the early morning of January 29, 1819, when a representative of the British East India Company, Thomas... read more

• Fodor's Choice
  

  The sights, restaurants, hotels, and other travel experiences on these pages are our editors' top picks—our Fodor's Choices. They're the... read more

• Arts Festivals
  

  The annual Singapore River Buskers' Festival (www.singapore-buskers.com), in mid-November, brings together all manner of street performers, from... read more

• Hawker Centers
  

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• Around the Clock Eats
  

  Early birds can breakfast in Little India, Geylang, and Malay areas, especially around Arab Street. Starbucks, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Delifrance... read more

• The Sling is the Thing
  

  Like the legendary shooting of Singapore's last wild tiger under the billiard table at Raffles Hotel (that's for another time), the Singapore... read more

• Wild & Wet Markets
  

  Roll up your trouser cuffs and explore one of Singapore's wet markets. Fresh food markets are common in many cities, but wet markets are an Asian... read more

• Table Manners
  

  Although Singaporeans are accepting of variations in etiquette, thanks to their nation's multiculturalism, there are a few things to keep in... read more

• On the Menu
  

  Nonya is Singapore's best showcase for cross-cultural foods. When Chinese settlers moved to Malaysia, their methods of food preparation underwent... read more