Singapore

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Nicolas Lannuzel

Singapore is a tiny city-state located south of Malaysia that I had the pleasure of visiting about 3 years ago. It is home to about 7 million people and has made a reputation for being extremely clean and safe. For example, it is safe to walk the streets at midnight! There's no telling what could happen if you did that here in Ireland...

The best way to get here is through Singapore Changi Airport, continuously voted Best Airport in the World. It has a swimming pool, free internet access, luxury shops and a tropical butterfly garden (every airport should have one!).

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Things to do

Singapore Flyer

David

The Singapore Flyer is a huge observation wheel similar to the London eye (but bigger!) that opened in 2008. It's the largest one of these in the world. I've been on it once and I think it took about 35 minutes to go the whole way around. Inside the base, there's a tropical garden with streams and trees. There are also lots of restaurants, a fish spa (very popular here) and even a flight simulator (?!).

Sentosa Island

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If you are interested in beaches/theme parks, Sentosa seems like heaven on earth. It is home to the only Universal Studios in Asia and has many beach side hotels and other interesting things for people to do. To get to Sentosa, you can use the boring way and go by car over the bridge (which is a toll bridge) or take the cable car or the very colourful (and very busy) Sentosa monorail.

Marina Bay Sands

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This is the world's most expensive casino/hotel property. It sits just across the river from the Singapore Flyer and contains many different facilities, from casinos to exhibition centres. It also has a so-called "Infinity Pool"...

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I'm not so sure I'd want to swim right at the edge of this pool!

Orchard Road

Gabbe

Orchard Road is heaven on earth for all shopaholics out there. It's a whole street lined with some of Singapore's most expensive designer shops and hotels. Ngee Ann City, Singapore's largest shopping centre is here and is stuffed to the brim with expensive clothes shops.

These are some of Singapore's main attractions but there is so much more to see in this tiny state.