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Discover the oriental delights of Singapore.

Sentosa Island Singapore

Image: Cynthia Dammerer Sentosa Island is one of the `must visit’ places in Singapore. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water and is connected to the city by road, cable car, pedestrian boardwalk and monorail.  The name Sentosa means...

Destination Dining in the Air

A short drive along a winding road takes visitors to Mount Faber peak, home to the Singapore Cable Car station. One of the oldest parks in Singapore, Mount Faber is covered in lush rainforest and stands nearly 100m above ground. Opened in 1974, the Singapore Cable Car connects Mount Faber...

Restaurant: Sushi-Jiro Keppel Bay

Sushi Jiro@Keppel Bay is truly a hidden gem. Hidden also from view, in a leafy perch atop the Marina building at Keppel Bay – the millionaire’s yachting playground that fronts Sentosa Island, it has a loyal local following. Sushi Jiro is semi fine-dining Japanese Restaurant...

Singapore Airlines Puts the Shine Back on the Big Apple

Singapore Airlines (SIA) returned to New York in early November, when it launched non-stop flights between Singapore and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Services to Newark Airport were suspended at the onset of COVID-19. SIA will operate the Airbus A350-900 long-range...

Restaurant: SKAI

Stepping from the lift on the 70th  floor of Swissôtel The Stamford in Singapore, you will feel like you are in the sky, but you have in fact arrived at SKAI, known and loved for its breath-taking views. Here, in this modern restaurant specialising in grills, the views...

A walk through Singapore’s history with Yip Yew Chong

It took a stranger, local street artist Yip Yew Chong, to finally make me feel at home in Singapore. During Covid, I found myself stuck on the tiny island-state I had called home for almost eight years – and yet had not really explored. Working in travel, I was used to doing my...

A walk from Merlion Park to Gardens by the Bay

Singapore’s fururistic skyline combines cutting-edge buildings that stretch into the clouds, elegant colonial architecture and carefully planned greenspaces and is best captured in a walk from Merlion Park to Gardens by the Bay. Half fish, half lion, the mythical Merlion is the national...