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0:05hello Adventure if you're planning to
0:06visit Singapore then this video is for
0:09you I'm your local Singapore and in this
0:11ultimate Singapore travel guide we'll
0:13cover the best places to stay how to get
0:15around how to pay for things and a lot
0:18more so that you feel right at home in
0:20your visit to my beloved City let's
0:22begin welcome to Singapore we are the
0:25smallest country in Asia with the
0:27biggest personality
0:30million of us share this small country
0:32so it can get very crowded at times you
0:35might have heard of us being the Garden
0:37City fine City or the food Paradise it's
0:40all true and you'll see why next station
0:44Gard of
0:50the let's start with language Singapore
0:53is the easiest Asian country to travel
0:55to because we are the highest ranks in
0:58Asia for English proficiency in fact
1:00globally we are number two so if you
1:02speak English you are set but even if
1:05you don't speak any English wait how you
1:08watching this most of our public science
1:10are multilingual reflecting our
1:12Multicultural Roots so you'll easily
1:14find Mandarin Tamil and Malay
1:16translations alongside the English
1:18science and it's not just the science
1:21most singap parans also speak a second
1:23language because we're forced to learn
1:25in school so we have this subject called
1:27the mother Tong that everybody has to
1:29learn the language of their parents and
1:31many of us like myself are naturalized
1:33immigrants so we still speak our native
1:37language now about money in Singapore we
1:40use the Singapore dollars I love that
1:42the most commonly used nodes are made of
1:44plastic so they're very durable and
1:47they're also
1:49waterproof which makes it easy
1:52[Music]
1:54for
1:56money most modern shops and restaurants
1:59are credit card friendly but if you want
2:01to eat the most delicious and the most
2:03affordable local food in Singapore
2:05you'll need some cash if you're not sure
2:07how much to bring just carry some spare
2:09notes because we have quite a few Money
2:11Changes here that you can convert more
2:13Sing dollars by the way you don't have
2:15to tip in Singapore usually prices are
2:18as stated but some restaurants May
2:20charge a GST and 10% service charge on
2:23top of the final
2:26bill drying my notes
2:35now about general safety Singapore is
2:38the most dangerous country for drug
2:41traffickers just 500 G of wheat will
2:43grant you the capital punishment so
2:46unless you're planning for this to be
2:47your last trip don't bring any word of
2:49caution even if the drug is in your
2:51system it's still considered trafficking
2:53the safest way is to not consume any
2:55before coming here for everybody else
2:57Singapore might be the safest country in
2:59the world the world you want to get a
3:00snack at midnight as a woman come to
3:04Singapore we have a very low crime rate
3:06and a very efficient low enforcement
3:08however low crime doesn't mean no crime
3:10so you must still take care of yourself
3:13so in summary generally Singapore is
3:15very safe now about Singapore being a
3:17fine City other than how it's such a
3:20fine City we also get the name because
3:22there's so many s around that warn you
3:24not to do certain things that will end
3:26up in a fine for example no ltering no
3:28smoking no Duran yeah you actually
3:31cannot bring Duran into the buses and
3:33trains here because it's very smelly and
3:35once it stink out a place it will stay
3:37there for very long now on to the best
3:40way to get around the
3:52city Singapore has the best public
3:54transportation Network in the world not
3:57only that it's super user friendly it's
3:59also the most affordable way to get
4:01around the city for example if you're to
4:03take a train from the Changi Airport to
4:05the Marl Park they'll take you about 1
4:06hour and cost you slightly over $2 so
4:10let's learn how to ride the bus and the
4:12train do you have a credit card the
4:14super basic way to pay here is to just
4:16use your credit card directly all train
4:19and bus payment in Singapore takes visa
4:21and MasterCard you can even use Apple
4:24pay otherwise you can also get a cash
4:27card that's known as the easel Link Card
4:29you can get them at any bus interchange
4:31or train station Counter you will need
4:33to top up the cart using these machines
4:36just put your easy Ling cart on the
4:37reader then insert money or t your card
4:40to top it up beware that you need at
4:43least $3 otherwise you'll get an
4:46error at the Gantry then the door won't
4:49open and the bus driver might kick you
4:51out each person will need to have one
4:53cut with him do note that your credit
4:56card provider will charge a daily admin
4:58fee for every day that you are using the
5:00cart for public transport in Singapore
5:02honestly it's still going to be cheaper
5:04than having money stuck in your cash
5:06card on your last day in
5:10Singapore for super basic navigation I
5:12recommend getting a device with internet
5:14access and let Google Maps do most of
5:17the work it works 90% of the time let's
5:20start with how to navigate when taking
5:22the bus first get to the bus stop that
5:26Google map tells you about and make sure
5:29you're at the right bus stop just look
5:31out for this pole with a lot of numbers
5:33these are the bus numbers that comes to
5:35this bus stop so you want to make sure
5:38the bus number you're waiting for exists
5:40on that pole there also make sure you're
5:43going in the right direction look out
5:45for this info boards where you can see
5:47the bus and where they're going you can
5:50see all the stations that the bus will
5:51stop at Cross trck if your destination
5:54is in the list another super helpful
5:56feature here is this icon this indicates
5:59if the train in station is very near to
6:01that stop the color indicates which
6:03train line it is it's super helpful when
6:06you're trying to get to a train station
6:09once all is good wait for the
6:12bus the bus doesn't follow a specific
6:15schedule on average waiting time is
6:17about 10 to 15 minutes when your bus
6:19arrives give the driver a friendly wave
6:23pay attention to this especially if
6:24you're the only one at the bus stop
6:26because if you don't wave the bus might
6:28just drive by and skip your
6:32stop next get onto the
6:35bus tap your cut at the reader and greet
6:39the
6:40captain look out for this yellow red
6:42stop button that you can find all around
6:45the bus when you're one stop away from
6:47your intended stop press it a bell will
6:49ring and the bus stopping sign will
6:52light up remember to tap your cart at
6:55the exit Gantry else you'll be charged
6:57the maximum Fair most of the time time
7:00you must enter the bus from the front
7:02door one time I saw someone entered from
7:05the back and he got sced because the bus
7:07Captain thought he was trying to dodge
7:09the fair I hope you manag to get off the
7:11right stop now let's touch on
7:19trains the trains in Singapore are also
7:21locally known as the
7:23MRT it's a large network of train lines
7:26that could look very intimidating the
7:28first time you see it but don't be
7:30afraid I'll teach you how to read this
7:32train map after learning how to read
7:34this you can go anywhere on the MRT line
7:38each of these colored lines represents a
7:39train service and each label along it is
7:42a station where the lines intersect with
7:44a label there's a station that will
7:46allow you to transfer from one line to
7:48another I'll cover that in a bit once
7:51you get to your train station tap your
7:53card to enter through the
7:55Gantry then find the right train
7:57platform to get to your destination
8:00the train platform will have signs to
8:02tell you which direction it is going it
8:04will display the name of the station at
8:06the end of the line for example on this
8:09green line You'll see the direction
8:11towards TOS link and in the opposite
8:14platform towards SP series or towards
8:17Chi airport there's always this line map
8:20on the platform for you to check which
8:22station you're at and which stations the
8:24train will go the train does not run on
8:27a schedule the average waiting time is
8:29around 3 to 10
8:33minutes once you arrived at your
8:35destination get off the
8:37train then tap out of the Gantry and
8:40look out for the super useful locality
8:43map here you can find out about all the
8:45station exits and the places of interest
8:48around the area I usually look at this
8:50to find out which exit to get out from
8:53so that I will be nearer to my
8:55destination now back on the topic of
8:57transferring sometimes you need to
8:59change bus or change train to get to
9:01your final destination for changing bus
9:04it's very simple just get off the bus
9:06station where you can take your next bus
9:08at when you are changing train you need
9:10to make sure you stop at a train station
9:13that has a connecting line for example
9:15if you in Kent Ridge going to Chinatown
9:18you need to get onto the yellow line to
9:20hper front then change to purple line to
9:22get to Chinatown when transferring
9:25between train lines you don't have to
9:27get out of the station you just have to
9:29get off the train onto the platform and
9:31then follow the sign boards that will
9:32lead you to your next train line there's
9:34one exception if you're taking the dark
9:36blue downtown line you might still need
9:39to get out of the train station to get
9:41to the next platform where you can take
9:43your next train the best part about
9:45transfer is that your fair is calculated
9:48by the distance traveled so you don't
9:50have to pay extra if you change from bus
9:51to train and vice versa congratulations
9:54you can now go anywhere in Singapore via
9:57the public transport if you want
9:59something more comfortable or you want
10:00to reach your destination faster there's
10:03also taxi services available across the
10:05whole island and the easiest way to get
10:08these taxes is to call them via these
10:10right healing apps called grab Tada or
10:13zip download at least one of the apps
10:15and create an account before your
10:16departure so that you can use it the
10:18moment that you need it for comparison
10:20if you to take a taxi from Changi
10:22Airport to Marlan park it would have
10:24taken you 20 minutes and will cost you
10:26anywhere about 20 to 25 Singapore
10:28dollars and don't bother trying to rent
10:30a car in Singapore not only that it's
10:33going to be super expensive you're also
10:35going to waste a lot of time trying to
10:37find parking if you find this video
10:39helpful so far please leave a like so
10:41that more people can find it thank you
10:43very much next the most important
10:46question where is the best place to book
10:48your accommodations are you looking for
10:50a hotel that's nearby to tourist
10:52attractions within walking distance to
10:55amazing food places at an affordable
10:57price we're going to show you a map of
10:59the city where we are right now is the
11:01mor lion Park I've marked the major
11:03tourist attractions on this map to give
11:05you a good gaug of where things are most
11:07of the tourist attractions are around
11:09this little area near the Marina Bay so
11:12you might think oh is that the best
11:14place to stay but no they are way
11:17overpriced because not only they are in
11:19a very Grand and prime location these
11:22hotels fton and MBs are five-star luxury
11:26hotels you do get an amazing view of the
11:29City but unless you want to be poor
11:32after Singapore I'm going to share with
11:34you places where you can get better
11:36value for your money for comparison the
11:38price per person per night at a budget
11:41accommodation is around $30 to $100 for
11:44mid-range hotels 100 to 200 and anything
11:46above is higher end staying nearby the
11:49tourist attractions is very good but
11:51what's even better is having good
11:53accessibility to our public
11:55transportation Network which is
11:57considered the best in the world our
11:59buses and trains are very user friendly
12:02and they are the most affordable way to
12:04get around the city for example a trip
12:07from the Changi Airport to the Maran
12:09will only take you 1 hour and cost you
12:12slightly over $2 the best way to utilize
12:15the public transportation network is to
12:17pick a hotel that's within walking
12:19distance to a major train station or a
12:22major road with many bus services of
12:25course you still don't want to spend too
12:27much time in transits every day so I
12:29don't recommend staying outside of this
12:31area to visualize our public
12:33transportation Network let's add another
12:36layer to our map each of these are the
12:38train stations and those stations with
12:40more than one colors are interchange
12:41stations that gives you access to
12:43multiple train lines giving you an even
12:46better accessibility now let's look into
12:49the best areas to spend the
12:52[Music]
12:55night at number four we have l India
13:00this is a very vibrant neighborhood you
13:03can easily spend the whole day just
13:05walking around this area the streets are
13:08full of FNB options many of them
13:10offering Indian Cuisine and if you're
13:12vegetarian you'll have a lot more
13:14options in this area this Hawker Center
13:16called the teeka center is a must go
13:18there are also iconic cultural points of
13:20interest such as the S V caman Hindu
13:24temple former tant prakan house and the
13:27Indian Heritage Center Little India
13:29train station serves the blue line and
13:32the purple line which gives you direct
13:34access to MBS via Bayfront santosa via
13:37Harborfront and
13:39Chinatown looking at the accommodations
13:42available in this area you get quite a
13:44few budget hostels and mid-range hotels
13:46to choose from which are very suitable
13:48for Budget Travelers so Little India is
13:50a pretty good place but a better place
13:52to stay at is the out Park
13:59there isn't much in the immediate vinity
14:01but you get excellent accessibility the
14:04Alum Park train station sits on three
14:07lines you have a direct train line to
14:09Chinatown to the Merion Park via Raffles
14:12Place santosa via Harborfront and the
14:14gardens butter Bay also Kamp Glam via
14:18bis the local gem in the area is the
14:21kyong road this is where you can find a
14:23lot of nice
14:27restaurants however there are only
14:30mid-range to high-end hotels that's
14:32available for booking here so this is
14:34not the most suitable for Budget
14:40option at number two the second best
14:42place to stay is at boogies it's also a
14:46very Lively area you can have a lot of
14:48fun browsing the boogies Street where
14:51there are lots of Street fashion shops
14:53for modern amenities there's the boogies
14:55Junction and the boogies plus shopping
14:57malls food option is very very good here
14:59there's Albert Center Hawker Center
15:01within walking distance and lania street
15:04that has nice restaurants and actually
15:06all around the area there are dozens of
15:08eist that you can choose from you'll
15:10also be within walking distance to a
15:12major attraction which is the kampong
15:14Glam where you can explore the sultan
15:16mosque Lane and Arab Street if you
15:19walk the other way there's the National
15:21Library accessibility in Bugis is also
15:23very good the road along Victoria Street
15:26has many bus services that connect you
15:29to Chinatown and harbor FR to get to
15:33Sosa and Boogie station serves the green
15:36line and the blue line which gives you
15:38very convenient access to Little India
15:40Merion Park via Raffles Place MBS via
15:44Bayfront and many of our famous
15:46architectures at City
15:49Hall now looking at the accommodation
15:52options in this area there's lot of
15:54budget mid-range and some luxury options
15:58so very easy to find one that fits your
16:01bill and the best place to spend the
16:03night in Singapore is
16:09Chinatown this is a very vibrant
16:12neighborhood with lots of things to see
16:14and do in the area there's the Buddha
16:16too Relic Temple SRI maraman Temple and
16:19generally lots of shops along the
16:20streets for more modern amenities
16:22there's also a big shopping mall called
16:24the Chinatown point the accessibility is
16:26the best here because the uton Street
16:29and the New Bridge Road has lots of
16:31buses that brings you everywhere you can
16:33easily get to campong via bus on top of
16:35that the Chinatown station serves the
16:37blue line and the prople line giving you
16:39easy access to santosa Via Harborfront
16:42MBS via Bayfront and Little India and
16:45just a short walk to Maxwell station you
16:47get access to the Brown Line that brings
16:49you straight to Gardens by the
16:52bay you will also never go hungry in
16:55Chinatown because this is the place with
16:57the most number of Hawker centers you
16:59can find the Hong liim Hawker ChatOn
17:02complex Maxwell food center and People's
17:04Park Hawker you also get the best range
17:07of Hotel options at very competitive
17:10price there are many budget hostels
17:12decent mid-range hotels and even luxury
17:16high-end ones for you to choose from so
17:18you'll definitely find one that fits
17:20your comfort and budget level before I
17:23get to the places that I don't recommend
17:25staying at if you find this video
17:27helpful please leave a like and use my
17:30affiliate link when booking a hotel so
17:32that I get a small commission which
17:34helps me make more video guides like
17:36this thank you very much and here are
17:39the areas that you should not stay at
17:41and why number one Archard Road you'll
17:44be within walking distance to many many
17:47very nice shopping malls offering very
17:50high-end luxury products it's not a hard
17:52no but I feel that it's not worth your
17:54money to stay here in terms of
17:56accessibility it's not too bad because
17:58the red line gives you direct access to
18:00the Marion Park via raffle place and the
18:02Brown Line can get you to Chinatown via
18:05Maxwell and Gardens by be to me the
18:08biggest downside is the whole area is
18:10very Grand very nice but I feel that I
18:13will miss the Charming Vibe and the
18:15lifeless of the shop houses small
18:17atories and the Hawker centers also
18:19there are mostly just high-end hotels
18:22and maybe one or two mid-range options
18:24here so it's not very budget friendly
18:27anyway you're not going to spend much
18:29time in the hotel right so I rather you
18:31spend that money elsewhere actually if
18:33your objective coming to Singapore is to
18:35do a lot of shopping this is the perfect
18:37place for you to stay in but if you want
18:39to explore things that are more uniquely
18:42Singapore then you might want to stay
18:44elsewhere the second no no no is santosa
18:47Island I'll just start with the prices
18:50okay similarly most of them are high-end
18:53hotels but this time not only that it's
18:56not worth your money it's also a waste
18:58of your time because of the terrible
19:00accessibility of the Sosa Island the
19:03only affordable way to get in and out is
19:06via the monoral or walking down the
19:09bwalk there's also very limited uh
19:11public transportation all around the
19:13island so if you plan to explore
19:15anything outside of santosa you're going
19:17to spend at least 15 minutes just
19:19getting out of the island the monoral is
19:21also notorious for being overloaded
19:24especially on the weekends because it's
19:26much smaller than the normal trains but
19:28pick periods you might have to wait a
19:30long time for the monoral the only
19:32scenario that I'll recommend staying
19:34here is if you booked at least two to
19:36three full day activities that are all
19:38within santosa for example day one USS
19:41day two Adventure Cove day three Sea
19:44Aquarium then maybe it will be
19:45worthwhile especially for families with
19:47children because I know after a long day
19:49it's nice to walk back to your hotel
19:51without fasting with transport and the
19:53third area to avoid is clarky actually
19:56clarky is right beside Chinatown so it
19:59has a very similar level of
20:00accessibility you'll also be staying
20:02within walking distance to many
20:04restaurants and bar along the Singapore
20:06River but that's the problem those
20:09restaurants and bars opens late into the
20:11night and they can get very loud
20:13personally I also don't like to stay in
20:16areas that serves a lot of alcohol
20:18because I prefer not to encounter drunk
20:19strangers on the street the only
20:21scenario that I can recommend staying at
20:24clock key is if you are actually
20:26planning to experience the night life in
20:28Singapore it's very convenient to be
20:30able to walk back to your hotel at 2:
20:33300 a.m. after partying for the whole
20:35night but if you prefer to have a good
20:37night's sleep then I suggest staying
20:40elsewhere we've covered the basic things
20:42but there's so much more like the top
20:43things to do best food to try how to eat
20:46at the Hawker centers so to cover all
20:49that watch this ultimate Singapore guide
20:51playlist next and I'll see you there
20:56[Music]

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