Singapore: Food Tourism Galore

Thosai for Breakfast

As soon as we arrived in Singapore everyone got off the train and started sprinting toward the exit as if the lion from the Singapore night Safari got loose or whoever reached the exit first got to import gum. Welcome to Singapore. We were baffled by the sight of three hundred people sprinting at once and and well...when in Singapore do as the Singaporeans do. It turns that the only prize at the end of the race was getting a slightly shorter wait in the line at immigration. Except if you forget to fill out the right form because it's your first time to Singapore. Then the sprint is just a pre-workout for all the food you're about to eat.

Our Amazing hosts!

First time I ever drank Barley...it was surprisingly good!

Other than it’s fascinating mix of Chinese, Malay and Indian cultures, the main reason to go to Singapore is to eat. Just go to the food stalls with the longest line or ask a Singaporean to choose the dishes for you (see below). We simply didn't have enough to try everything, but we tried by eating as many dishes as possible during each meal.

Singapore truly is a food tourist’s dream. I'm looking at you Chris and Moira :) We stayed at Hotel Li Hui (aka my friend’s apartment) and were completely spoiled by a night safari in the jungle, dinner with a view of the Singapore skyline and a relaxing walk in Singapore’s beautiful botanical garden.

The endless supply of hot showers, cappuccinos and a working laundry machine wasn’t bad either. Traveling in Southeast Asia will make you appreciate those things like never before. I remember when my sister Sara traveled to India she wrote us a postcard that said if a genie granted her three wishes she would wish for three showers. I've never understood that until this trip. So thank you Singapore for your modern amenities, for not fining us even though we jay walked all over the place and for a rejuvenating and literal breath of fresh air that allowed us to rest up for the thirty hour ferry journey to Indonesia (which none of our friends in Singapore believed to be legal and/or exist).