Tag: Singapore

Supertree Grove

Singapore’s arboreal marvel Not a scene out of the movie Avatar but Singapore’s Supertree Grove, part of the Gardens by the Bay that also include the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest. The Supertrees, with heights up to 50 metres, combine hi-tech ecological features with natural flora, serving as vertical gardens of exotic ferns , climbers and

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Cocktails and colonials

Singapore Slings at Raffles Hotel In the days when social etiquette prevented women from consuming alcohol in public, Raffles Hotel barman Ngiam Tong Boon invented a cocktail disguised as a fruit punch: the Singapore Sling. Having a Sling at Raffles has become a rite of passage for tourists and visitors to Singapore. Add satays for

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