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Singapore: the garden city of the future
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Singapore is best savoured neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from the futuristic to the traditional. The Marina Bay area is its spectacular heart, with the three towers of Marina Bay Sands, the Supertrees of Gardens by the Bay and the Merlion facing the bay. Chinatown delights food lovers with its hawker centres and lively temples, while Little India intoxicates with flower garlands, spices and Bollywood music. On the riverside, Clarke Quay comes alive at night, and Sentosa Island, linked to downtown, offers beaches, Universal Studios and theme parks. Eating like a local inevitably means the hawker centres, the no-frills food halls where Hainanese chicken rice and laksa cost just a few dollars.
The infinity pool and rooftop of Marina Bay Sands host the finale of “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018).
Prince Sang Nila Utama named the island Singapura, Lion City, after sighting a beast that was likely a tiger.
At Maxwell Food Centre, Tian Tian's Bib Gourmand Hainanese chicken rice is worth the queue from 10am on weekdays.
Singapore can be visited year-round under a hot, humid equatorial climate, with frequent but brief downpours; February to April is a touch drier. To get around, the MRT metro is clean, fast, air-conditioned and reaches most sights, backed by efficient buses and plentiful taxis. One tip: keep some small change and patience for hunting down the best stalls in the hawker centres. As for connectivity, 4G and 5G rank among the fastest in the world, free public wifi is widespread in malls, stations and tourist spots, and coverage stays excellent everywhere.