Singapore

How many times have you booked a flight and had to change planes in a place you’ve never visited? Singapore was always one of those places for me. I’ve passed through it many times on my way to Australia. But it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I stopped off for a week and explored the city, and what a great city it is!

Bizarrely it was cheaper to fly via Singapore than directly to Bali, this is always worth checking out if booking long haul flights, ask when booking if you can have a couple of nights stop over, or book 2 separate flights, which is what we did. It may seem like a hassle but you get to see another place you haven’t been and a couple of nights will give you plenty of time to have a whistle stop tour of a city!

Richard really wanted to see the National Museum of Singapore: https://www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuseum/

Now usually when at a museum I spend most of my time in the cafe or the shop.

However, there were some great exhibits and I really enjoyed it ( the air conditioning might have helped).

Plus it offered a great view of one of Singapore’s most unusual hotels, the Marina Sands: https://id.marinabaysands.com/

We spent the remaining time on a culinary world tour, breakfast in Chinatown and dinner in Little India, both were amazing.

And of course you cannot go to Singapore without afternoon refreshments at one of the most famous landmarks.

So short stopovers? Try something new you might like it!