Let yourself be pampered and other Singapore, Singapore Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: If you go to Singapore, get in the the right mood from the start by flying there with Singapore Airlines. It's worth every cent, and if you do some research on the Internet some time ahead and if you don't get tired of trying endless combinations of outbound and return flights, you are likely to hit a good deal, even in economy class.
First, there's legroom, lots of it, unless you happen to sit at the seat that has the box for the video on demand in front of it. On my 12h flight from Frankfurt time simply flew by as I watched and endless arry of movies, listen to music of all kinds and played video games. Comfy seats (first time I ever slept on a plane without having my neck twisted).
For starters, a hot wet towel. Real cloth, not paper tissue.
Drinks, generously poured, not just one round.
Dinner: Go for the Asian choice, don't even consider the other option. You will be rewarded.
More generously poured drinks.
Throughout the night, chilled water to keep you from dehydrating, and even a mid-flight snack: sandwich.
Before breakfast, another wet towel.
Breakfast: a superbly done meal, say no more.
Arrival at Changi: Very efficient: the baggage was already waiting by the short time (15 mins max) I spent walking through customs to the conveyor belt.
And no immigration hassles. No lines, a quick machine-read of my passport, a smile and a "Have a great stay in Singapore".
So all in all, if you want to fly like a person and be treated like one, choose SIA. If you're a cheapskate and want to be herded like cattle, choose anything else.
OK, for the sake of fairness, there are a few more airlines that do it as good as or maybe better than SIA, but not many.
If I ever go back to S'pore, and I will, I promise, I'll definitely choose SIA again.

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: If you can stand the heat, the traffic and the noise, Singapore is actually quite a walkable city. It's safe, even at night, it's lush green and tropical, flowers abound, and at night it's not too bad. Ok, the air-conditioned MRT is better, but it doesn't always run the way you're headed. I walked a lot when I was there, maybe that was because I stayed in Little India, in walking distance from both Chinatown and Orchard Rd. A small tip: If you know which side of the street you should be on, or which turn you should take, some blocks ahead, try crossing to that side as soon as possible. Pedestrian overcrossings or undercrossings are not that frequent, neither are traffic light crossing, and you may end up walking up one side of the street to searching fro a point to cross and then having to walk back to where you want to be. However, I never had any trouble finding a walkway, even along busy highways.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: My economy ticket with Singapore Airlines clearly stated that my baggage allowance was 20kgs. On calling the airline I was told that they would allow 25kgs, which was good, since I had bought a lot of stuff. On check-in my bags turned out to be 29kgs...ouch!...at 80NZ dollars per kg (I had checked that too) this was a small shock. Then...phew!...it turned out that they allowed up to 30kgs...at the discretion of the check-in attendant. So I wouldn't want to count on that, say, if the plane is smack full, but it's worth knowing.

P.S. This was on a flight from Christchurch, NZ to Singapore, August 2004.

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