conquer with coffee.

I received a couple of emails over the past week regarding Singapore and what to do while you're there. I figured instead of answering a bunch of emails individually, I would do a post on My Guide to Singapore. [You can click on hotels, sights and malls to go to their website.]

Travel
Once you're in Singapore, the easiest way to get around is by the MRT (Singapore's subway/underground rail). While rides on the MRT are super cheap, there is an even better option for tourists. It's called the Singapore Tourist Card and for $20 (for three days) you can ride the underground and above ground trains, as well as all buses. Also, I never waited more than 3 minutes for a train, which is a bonus!

Accommodation
When I've gone to Singapore, I've stayed at Swissotel on Stamford or Parkroyal on Pickering. But, there are heaps of other places throughout the city that beautiful and quite affordable. I would recommend staying near Chinatown, City Hall or Orchard stations.

Sightseeing
This could take forever, there are so many places that I have to recommend throughout the city!! If you're only in Singapore for a short stop-over, I would highly recommend going down to the bay area (use Bayfront MRT station) and check out Gardens by the Bay, the Singapore Flyer and Marina Bay Sands (it's a hotel as well as a shopping mall). Other great things to see are the Singapore Zoo (I would recommend doing the Night Safari), you definitely need to go and walk around Little India and Chinatown! Another great place to visit is the Raffles Hotel, it's famous for their Singapore Sling (a delicious drink) and beautiful architecture.

Shopping
There are so many malls that I would recommend!! Marina Bay Sands, Raffles City, Vivocity and Orchard Road are some great ones (just to name a few).

Food

When over in Singapore, eat like the locals. There are crazy food courts all around the city for you to try local delicacies like chilli crab and loads of different style of rice. While it's not specifically specialised in Singapore, I lived off iced 'bubble' teas and I would definitely recommend giving one a try while in the city.

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The Weekly Bit.

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Liquid Luncheon.

I'm currently over in Singapore for a few days, so here's a post I've prepared earlier :-)
[Just letting you know that because I will be landing back in Australia on Monday night, The Weekly Bit will be uploaded on Tuesday morning at 6am(AEST). This is so I can upload the photos to my laptop on Monday night]

For my northern hemisphere readers who are entering the Summer season, I thought this post would be fitting. For my southern hemisphere readers, it's still totally acceptable to have a garden party or friends over for a few cocktails any time of year ;) Here are a few of my favourite cocktails for any occasion. I've got all of these ideas from Pinterest over the years and have a board dedicated to my favourite (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) drinks; you can find it here.

I like to play around with measurements and differ the amount of alcohol or soda that goes into the drink depending on the time of day or crowd that I have over, so I've left the measurements out for you to decide. And the measurements I have given (for sugar or other flavours) are for one drink :-)

Elderflower & Gin

All you need for this cocktail is gin (my favourite is any from the Four Pillars range), elderflower liqueur, a dash of lemon juice and Prosecco.

Blackberry & Bourbon

This one takes a little more time (and ingredients); you're going to need bourbon, a dash of lime juice, muddled mint leaves and blackberries, a tablespoon(ish) of sugar and soda water.

Early Grey Martini

Again for this one, you'll need some gin. You will also need cold Earl Grey tea, a dash of lemon juice, a teaspoon of sugar and half an egg white.

Tequila Honey Bee

(I usually switch out the tequila for vodka)
You will need tequila (or vodka), a teaspoon of honey, a dash of lemon juice and some Angostura bitters.

White Peach, Rose and Raspberry Sangria
This is one of my favourites!! I use Prosecco, peach brandy and rose water. And then I throw in a handful of raspberries, some finely sliced peach and a few rose petals.