Travel tips for Sydney & Singapore

My FIL lives in Sydney so we’ve been 7 or 8 times. By far our favourite place is The Australian Reptile Park, about 1 hour out of Central Sydney, if you’re there on Sunday they feed the huge Crocodile they have there. The Zoos good but on a hill, you know you’ve walked around it. I like Manley for a mooch about. Not so keen on Bondai but everyone wants to say they’ve been there. Blue Mountains are nice in the sun. Palm beach is nice, they filmed some of Home and Away there I’m told.
 
I had a few months in Singapore, albeit 14 years ago. The night Safari mentioned was a great experience, as was the tropical rainforest visit. There's a small island just off the east coast, a short ferry trip, hired a bike and spent a few hours away from the densely populated city.

Hiring bikes just to cycle along the coast was decent too, it's cooler than walking.

Take the metro and chair lift to Sentosa beach, I'm not sure how developed that area will be now.

The botanical gardens were another good two hour break from the city, whilst being in the middle of it

I loved the food, the hawker centres, the small cafes with live frogs and crabs.

Boat Quay and Clarke Quay, as well as Arab Street and Orchard Road for nightlife. China Town and Little India.

Lots to do in 5 days 👍🏻
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
There's a small island just off the east coast, a short ferry trip, hired a bike and spent a few hours away from the densely populated city.
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Pulau Ubin. A great place for plane-spotters too - you can literally stay there all day in certain spots and watch as flights come from all over the world into Changi. One every 30 seconds or so.
 
Having lived in Singapore for 5 years I can tell you that the best thing to do is get away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy some of the amazing nature.

Walk around Macritchie Reservoir which will take 2-3 hours depending on your pace. I would always get there at the crack of dawn before the hordes arrive and the creatures scurry away. At times during the walk you will be away from the water and feel like you are in a dense jungle.

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A few miles off the coast of Singapore you will find St Johns Island and Kusu Island which are stunning beyond belief, barely nothing there apart from one food place on Kusu but amazing beaches and some nice walks. You can find the ferry schedule here: https://islandcruise.com.sg/ferry-schedule/

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Another place to take a ferry is Palau Ubin where you can take a cycling trail and maybe see the wild boars that roam free but be careful of your belongings.

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Sungeu Buloh Wetland Reservoir is quite a nice walk and again if you get there at the crack of dawn you might encounter a saltwater crocodile!

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For food I would highly recommend heading to Lau Pa Sat at night. From 7pm until midnight there are quite a few outdoor stalls preparing Satay on barbecues. It's an amazing experience and the food is incredible. I can almost smell the smoke as I type this!

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Another great place to go for food and drinks (along with a spot of unusual shopping) is Golden Mile Complex which is essentially a huge Thai shopping place with bars and hawkers. Great food and good price drinks.

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There are local football teams in Singapore too that generally play games at night. We adopted Albirex Niigata as our local team to support, the quality was pretty poor but was always a good night out when combined with a bite to eat and plenty of drinks.
 
Also, don't be afraid to go to one of the housing blocks as most have a food court at ground level selling beers too at a very reasonable price. We used to frequently head to Block 468 on North Bridge Road which is a short walk over the river from Lavender MRT. Some great food to be had in there.


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FatCat said:
there is a Middlesbrough supporters club in Singapore but I’ve never managed to catch up with them for a game - but could be fun depending on when you are there!
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I called into the Man Utd supporters shop on Orchard Grove the day after we beat them 3-2 with my Boro shirt on. Went down like a lead balloon 🎈
 
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