My trip to Singapore for the World Sailing Awards and Rolex Sailor of the Year was absolutely spectacular. At the event I was presenting some videos for social networks, recording and editing, interviewing athletes and personalities and posting content on networks. It’s been 30 years since the Rolex Seaman of the Year Award was held and the Spanish duo of Diego Botín (31) and Florian Trittel (30) took victory in the men’s category, while the most decorated sailor in history to date, Marit Bouwmeester, won the women’s category after her gold in Paris.
Visiting Singapore
In any case, I took the opportunity to go to Singapore, not only to work on the event, but to visit this piece of city. I’m not going to lie to you, I had two goals in my 4 days as a tourist before I started working:
1. Don’t get up early
2. See as much as possible
And I came up with the fantastic idea of pulling Artificial Intelligence. I gave him my prompt:
TI am 4 days in Singapore. Can you make me a day-by-day itinerary so I can see and experience the most interesting things? Don't start it too early unless you have to. I love sleeping in. And don't make it too busy, I'd love to be able to rest.
The AI gave me the following plan (which I then modified a bit according to how much I wanted to do certain things at certain times):
Here's a relaxed 4-day itinerary for Singapore that allows you to sleep in and experience the most interesting attractions without getting overwhelmed:
Day 1: Marina Bay Little India
3:00 p.m. – Gardens by the Bay
– Visit the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest conservatories
– Stroll through the outdoor gardens and Supertree Grove
16:00-18:00h PM – Little India
– Stroll through the colorful streets and markets
– Visit the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
Being in this area, I found that they were celebrating Deepavali and there was a sign with recommendations of what to visit that I leave here:
- Campbell Lane
- Buffalo Road
- Tekka Centre – Buffalo Road
- House of Tan Tent Niah, 37 Kerbau RD. A typical Indian building in the middle of Singapore
- 141 Serangoon Road Temple
And I ended my first day in Singapore on the rooftop of my hotel which, although I don’t get advertised for saying this, is probably one of the most underrated hotels in Singapore. The rooms are not wonderful but they are correct and it has a super pool and rooftop for you to relax and enjoy the sunset every day that is worth it.
Day 2
Once again, I started the day quietly on the rooftop of the hotel. I bought food at a local business in front of the hotel where there is a wide variety of types of food and enjoyed it from the pool watching the daily rain storm arrive.
15:00h BUS TOUR. Yes, I am the maximum tourist but I thought it was a good idea to visit the city comfortably. It takes you around all the main attractions and you can hop on and off as many times as you like. I recommend arriving earlier than I did, because the tour ends at 5 and you will have to continue the next day (you have 24h). In any case, once I ran out of time, I visited the following things on foot:
China Town. I got off here and took a walk around the area seeing the hundreds of shops with souvenirs they have. And the art on the walls and walls.
Massage. They advertise everywhere and I indulged in a foot massage.
Pagoda Street. Market, market!
Taoist Templea. An idyllic garden in the middle of the city.
18:00h Marina Bay SkyPark Observation Deck. This is a MUST, that is, you have to visit it no matter what. I got pretty and climbed into the most expensive hotel in Singapore to enjoy the views.
8:00 p.m. Dinner at Lau Pa Sat. One of the things I liked most about Singapore is that you can find practically every food in the world. This place is a pavilion full of small restaurants or grilled meat outside. Loved dining here
Live music at Haji Ln. On this street you have a lot of bars where you can enjoy a good Singapore Sling and live music.
Day 3
- Mosque. I started the day walking from the hotel to the mosque which are super close. Walking through any of the streets that take you to the mosque is quite an experience.
- Bus tour. I got back on the bus and got off at Orchard Street, where the city’s little money is. I ate something in the first place I found.
- Bugis Street . The site blew my mind. It is a shopping center but in a seedy way. Hundreds of mini stores that sell you clothes, watches and more things at very cheap prices
- Chinese medicine. In this city you can find everything and, as my lower back hurt a lot, I found a place (there are many) and entered the world of Chinese medicine.
- I ended the day on the rooftop of my hotel with these views:
- Dinner: on my third day in the city, I decided on a Chinese hot pot, the best thing is that it was only for 1 (as I was alone it was luxurious) and the food you could have was on a rolling belt passing in front of you, at the end they count the sticks you have eaten and they charge you. I loved it!
Day 4
- Haji Lane + sultan mosque. I decided to revisit these two sites but for the day. I didn’t regret it. I ate an açaí on the way and on to the next adventure.
- Duck tour. Another mega tourist that I marked, but I don’t regret it. I hopped on a “boat/car”, which gave us a tour of the waters and land of the city. And so I was able to see the famous lion of Singapore, Gardens by the Bay, Helix Bridge, and all from the sea.
- Cable car. I took a taxi (since I didn’t have time to go with public transport) to go to…
- Sentosa island. I made an express visit and tried to jump on a very high platform, bungee jump, oh my god, what an adrenaline!
And to finish my 4-day tour of Singapore, I finally had the opportunity to eat Japanese BBQ again!!! There are many places and I chose the one in the photos but, if you want to try this delicacy, I recommend it 100%
Other things worth seeing
- Lantern bar. From here you have an incredible view of the marina.
- Singapore Botanic Park. I didn’t have time to see it but I’ll have it for the next visit.
- Southbridge. Great atmosphere and bars with sea views.
- Another amazing view of the marina. And while you’re at it, you drink a chilled lemon juice
- Rooftop bar Smoke Mirror. I didn’t go because I was alone and he gave me a beating, but I have it for the next visit because they say it’s very cool.
- Cafeteria very yum yum. I ate some sweets and a juice and… How delicious.
- Tourist Public Transport card. Cheap and you can travel in public transport as much as you want during the days you booked.
- Tourist attraction pass. I booked this one and I believe I saved some money instead of buying single tickets!
- Credit card is accepted almost everywhere, have some cash on you just in case.
- Grab will be your friend to move around the city if you feel lazy to take the public transport.
PS: Doha airport is crazy, I stopped there and you can’t miss the mega interior garden that they have in the same area and all the art they have on every cornerPS: I went in November and it was crazy hot , take cool clothes. And don’t forget the umbrella and raincoat, I got rain practically every day.
