Singapore’s Changi airport was my home airport for a while and I spent lots of time at the various Singapore Airline lounges, including my favorite, The Private Room! On a recent trip to Singapore, I was flying a budget carrier, but thankfully was able to access the SATS Premier Lounge in Terminal 2 with my […]
For the second part of our recent trip to Singapore, we stayed at the Marriott Orchard hotel. It’s a very upscale hotel in one of the most popular areas of Singapore for leisure and business travelers alike. It’s a very nice hotel with great service – and that comes at a price! Read my review
One of my favorite Italian restaurants in Singapore during the time I lived there was DaPaolo. They have multiple locations, including Holland Village and a beautiful, black & white colonial building in Rochester. On our last return visit to Singapore, we picked the DaPaolo on Club Street for an evening out – and it was
Singapore is an expensive city to visit. Fortunately, with hotels like the Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay, you can stay in the heart of the city in a stylish room at a reasonable price. I’ve stayed there twice, enjoyed it each time and recommend it as a great value option!
When we lived in Singapore and friends asked about it, I’d always say: “Singapore is Asia for beginners!”. It’s very easy to visit, very organized, safe and clean, making it an easy destination if you have never been to Asia. It’s also a melting pot, with people of Chinese, Malay and Indian origin and many
On my recent Baltic Explorer trip I was connecting at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on my way to Helsinki. Arriving in the early morning after a 13h flight from Singapore, I was looking forward to a shower to freshen up for my day and made my way to the Aspire lounge, the contract lounge of Singapore
I just found my new, favorite lounge at the Manila airport terminals: The recently opened Singapore Airline lounge at Manila’s Terminal 3! It is large and well designed, there is plenty of food and drink on offer and the staff is very professional and attentive – what more could you ask for at a departure
Singapore Airlines (SQ) has a number of lounges at their home airport Changi. As a First Class passenger, you have access to the First Class lounges in Terminal 2 and 3, but there is something unique at Terminal 3 that’s worth making the trip there, even if you are flying out of Terminal 2: The
Despite having lived in Singapore and having flown on Singapore Airlines (SQ) enough in Business Class to earn PPS status, I had never flown them in First Class! Having read so many glowing reviews of their First and Suites class, which are considered some of the best in the business, I was looking forward to trying it
With oil prices at historic lows, the airlines are running out of excuses for imposing fuel surcharges on their flights and exposing them as what they are: hidden increases of fares. They allowed airlines to advertise low fares, and hiding the surcharge among taxes and government fees, and also charge frequent fliers for their “free”