The Couple’s Travel Guide to Singapore

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Not a bad view for happy hour 🍺 #couplescoordinates #singapore

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Singapore Travel Guide

Our time in Singapore was a mere weekend, but we are lucky to have good friends who live in Singapore and teach at an international school.

As such, we got a locals perspective and have been able to compile a great Singapore travel guide for you guys.

Singapore is a gorgeous country and has a TON to offer for her size. Singapore is arguably the cleanest and safest city in the world but also one of the most expensive. Singapore is very international and is called home by individuals from all over the world. It is very business centric, and is a model to the world with its approach to economics.

-Where to eat-

Singapore has just about every type of cuisine one could imagine. Some of our favorite restaurants are:

Boon Tong Kee – Try the chicken rice here
No Signboard Seafood – Get the chili crab
Ya Kun Kaya Toast Singapore – For the Kaya Toast

“Hockers” also offer a great assortment of food from just about every country you can imagine. Think of hockers as essentially amazing food courts. The best part? They’re SUPER cheap (not common for Singapore).

-Where to stay-

Whether you know anything about hotels in Singapore or not, we are almost certain you’ve at least seen a picture of the pool at the Marina Bay Sands. This pool sits 57 stories above the ground in the most expensive hotel ever built in the world. These are our 3 hotel choices:

Marina Bay Sands
Fullerton
Swissotel

-What to do/see-

There is a TON to do in Singapore and the international community greatly takes advantage of that. There is a great bit of fun to be had, regardless of what you want to do while you’re there.

Gardens by the Bay
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Waterfront Promenade
Take a ferry ride on Marina Bay
Chinatown
Haji Lane
Arab Quarter

Like walking through a dream! Singapore super trees at night.. 😍

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“A true relationship challenges you. It pushes you to be better every single day- making you see life from a completely different perspective. Two people: equally benefiting from the beautiful bond between them.” Lost in Singapore with the mancub! So thankful to always have your love and support (both literally and figuratively 😉) @michael_j_gallagher

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So thankful for the last 6 months spent traveling with this beautiful woman by my side. Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends and family back in the States. Please do me a favor and eat an extra plate for me, have an extra beer for me, and enjoy the hell out of a Thursday full of family, friends, and football. We introduced some of our new friends here in Bali to American Thanksgiving and had a blast…but nothing can quite compare to the real thing. @alexandra_carson #couplescoordinates #singapore

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Easily the cleanest and most colorful China Town I’ve ever seen. #couplescoordinates #singapore @alexandra_carson

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Overlooking Marina Bay in Singapore this weekend! Such a beautiful and diverse city. 😍

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-Nightlife-

Singapore is great for rooftop bars and nightclubs with gorgeous views of Marina Bay. Check out these 3 bars/clubs when you visit Singapore:

Level 33
Kyo Nightclub
Altitude

-Getting around-

Singapore is EASY to get around. The city has fantastic public transportation and is honestly relatively walkable.

MRT – Your best bet for traveling around Singapore is the MRT (their subway/train). Get an MRT card, add some cash value, and you can get just about anywhere in the city at a pretty cheap rate.
Uber
Taxis
Walk – It will likely be incredibly hot and humid while you’re in Singapore, but the city itself is pretty walkable

I’m not sure what it is but there’s just something about a pool 9 stories above Singapore that makes it more fun to swim in #couplescoordinates #singapore

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