A town of many cultures and colors, Singapore is a mixture of hi-tech sky scrapers and business and trade and also “the other side of the coin.” This city which is an island and also a country is situated on the Singapore River which flows through the heart of Singapore. This is where all the business and trade takes place and also where all the entertainment and dining places are. The Little India commune and the Arab Street are separated from Chinatown by the Fort Canning and Hotel Raffles.

Apart from the places of entertainment which are always brimming over with people, shopping is a major past time for all those who visit Singapore. People from all over have settled here and more come pouring in to shop at the fancy stores that are a never ending source of temptation. Orchard Road is a place where you will never tire of shopping and if you have run out of all your money you could still take a stroll around and window shop till you drop. Other areas where it is great fun to shop and look around are the backstreets of Arab Street, Little India and China town.

All major airlines have flights to Singapore and land at the busy Changi International Airport. The airport itself is a haven for shoppers where you can spend half a day without even realizing how the time flew by. So you can fly into Singapore or take a train on the Malaysian rail system, use a luxury bus or get a ferry or taxi.

Most people who visit Singapore club in a trip to Malaysia also across the Straits of Johor. Bus fares are not too expensive and it is very easy to travel this stretch. While in Singapore there are many ways of getting around and you could use taxis or the rickshaws while you are checking out the backstreets.

This immaculately clean city with its stringent laws does not forget the less fortunate and there are a lot of helpful ways of making it easier for those who are confined to wheel chairs or have any other physical disorder.