Travel in Singpore

Singapore is a small country on a small island but with just over five million people it is a fairly crowded city. Combining the skyscrapers and subways of a modern, affluent city with a medley of Chinese, Malay and Indian influences and a tropical climate with the tasty food, good shopping and a vibrant night life scene.

MARINA BAY

Marina bay is a little fuzzy. Its the body of water created by reclaiming lang around the mouth of the Singapore River and blocked off from the sea by the marina Barrage. Marina South has to date been just empty land with construction sites but its centrepiece.

Singapore skyline viewed from Gardens by the Bay East

Bumboat sailing past the Esplanade Theaters and the hotels of the Marina District

Marina Square shopping mall and hotel developments around the north shore of the river. Marina Bay is defined as everything to the east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Drive.

BUGIS AND KAMPONG GLAM

Kampung glam was located at the east of the city center. Bugis originally named after the bloodthirsty race of pirates who prowled in the Straits before the arrival of the British. Moreover, kampong glam also known by Arab Streets.

Bugis junction

Bugis Junction, 200 Victoria Street.Singapore's teenage haven, built around the restored shop houses of Hylam and Malay Streets, covered with a roof for shopping in any weather.

Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

According to legend, wishes made in here come true, which would explain why it's always packed. The procedure goes like this: enter, light some joss sticks, pray for advice about a dilema, then shake a container of cham si(bamboo sticks) until one falls out. Throw a pair of red Jiao.

CHINA TOWN

China town is the traditional Chinese quarter of town and while the entire city is largely Chinese these days the area does retain some of its own charm. The area between Pagoda Streetand Smith Street has been tarted up considerably for tourists, but workaday Chinatown continues south and east, merging seamlessly into the Central Business District. Tanjong Pagar is the unofficial home of Singapore's gay community, with many watering holes in restored shop houses, while Club Street caters more to the expat and yuppie crowd with small, intimate eateries offering excellent (if pricy) Western fare.

People's Park Complex, one of the more well known malls in Chinatown