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Our visit to Singapore didn’t go as planned. I booked a cruise to end in Singapore adding on five days to be able really explore this intriguing city/state. I wanted to see it all…..and then I got sicker than I have been in years. I spent two days in bed in the hotel, basically canceling...
I had never heard of a minority group called the “Peranakan” until I went Singapore last winter. It is a group of people who are mixed Malaysian and Chinese, with a very strong presence in the fascinating city state called Singapore. I learned about them on a lovely tour given by Tribe Tours,...
Last winter we stayed at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Expensive and posh? Yep. But I decided YOLO, it was my birthday and I like pampering. Who doesn’t? The hotel, synonymous with the city/state Singapore, was originally built in 1831 as a private home on Beach Road. In 1887 at the Dawn of...