Singapore travel guides & articles
All 6 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Singapore — newest first.
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Singapore's Little India in September, Hour by Hour
The district works hardest before nine in the morning and after nine at night. Here is how to walk Serangoon Road in September without spending the day in a crowd.
Ferry-Hopping Singapore's Southern Islands in One Day
Twenty-five minutes from Marina South Pier: a free beach, a pilgrimage islet shared by two faiths, and lunch out in the straits. Here is how to fit all three into one day, with the ferry times, the prices and the door policies.
Singapore Wet Markets at Dawn, Before the City Wakes
Before the hawker stalls open, Singapore's food starts at a fish auction in Jurong and a wholesale yard in Pasir Panjang, on its way to the markets in between.
One Hundred and Sixty-Two Years: Singapore's Botanic Gardens and the Rainforest the City Forgot to Build On
How a free garden in Tanglin came to hold a slice of primary rainforest older than Singapore itself — and the best morning in the city built around it.
Under the Fluorescent Tube: Singapore's Hawker Centres and the Soul They Keep
A calm, practical walk through fourteen of Singapore's hawker centres — where to start, where locals actually eat, and how to seat a group without a fight over a tissue packet.
Singapore After Dark: Night Safaris, River Cruises, and Light Spectacles
A calm, hour-by-hour route through Singapore's night — from a wildlife park that opens when the museums close to the rooftops built for the 8pm light show and the clubs that run until the MRT restarts.