We were in Singapore in March (2023) and I thought I'd tell you about Assistance available to folks that can't walk so well. I have had assistance in quite a few airports but Singapore was the most outstanding. They made sure that our family (3 of us) were kept together which no other airport has ever done. They lent us a wheelchair so that we could spend some time looking around the Jewel before our flight. They helped with our bag check in and when it came time to go through security they made sure that all members of our party were kept together. (this was all when we where leaving). When we arrived they even had extra staff take our suitcases for us and found an extra large car as we had a lot of luggage. Wonderful people and a wonderful place. By the way the light show on Sentosa is a little bit aimed at kids with the "story" but the actual light show was well worth the trip to Sentosa.
I had been binging all of your Singapore videos over the past few days because I will be visiting for 2 weeks in June. This video was absolutely invaluable and honestly I just love your videos. Thank you so much, i wasn't really able to experience all of Singapore when I lived there (can't blame me, I was 12 lol). So this time I really want to see absolutely everything, I'm also bringing along a friend who hasn't even been to Asia yet. I'm flying from Madrid in economy so wish me luck. I still need to study for my exams but I can't think of anything else right now but this trip, it is so different from Europe. Sorry for the rant lol, thanks again
wear light.. is really humid.. tip.. use the MRT.. no need taxi or grab or gojek.. do note when you grab or gojek, peak time is really expensive and peak time is 8-9.30am and 5-7.30pm.. do take note and other times is really good price.. gojek will take longer like few minutes for booking but they are way cheaper
Great stream, so interesting to hear an update. I appreciate you also share what you don't like. Praise is worthless if there is not also some criticism
When dining at food/hawker centers bring your own tissue/wipes. Unless you want the experience at Raffles Long Bar, the Singapore Sling costs $37SGD before tax. Go or to any bar or other hotels which is much cheaper.
Nice video! I'm from Singapore and will be flying to LAX for 17hrs too. Flying Singapore Airlines premium economy which is similar. Interesting to see this video as a local as I have been using your video guides to plan my 18 Days road trip from LA-JTNP-GCNP-LV-DV-YOSE-SF-LA. Thanks for the amazing tips and guide, planning my first trip to USA is a little intimidating at first. 😅
Good Morning... sorry I couldn't watch your live stream last night... watching you awesome Live Stream now while I'm working from home...I've been to Singapore about 25 times during my 30yrs serving in the Navy... Singapore and Dubai / Abu Dhabi are some of our top spots... Keep up the great work...We will be in Vegas Thur - Sunday of this week and won't be back up at DL until the 29th. Hav a fun, safe and Magical Day....TTFN
@@YellowProductions Thank you.. we’ll be traveling back to the Philippines to celebrate baby EJay’s 2nd birthday with the in-laws in late May and a stop over in Japan. I was stationed in Japan and the Philippines and during my 30 years of service in the Navy. Have a wonderful day.. Thank you for all the wonderful travel tips you and your family share with the world.
Singapore is considered "Asia Lite", meaning that it's an easy Asian destination because almost everyone speaks English there and there are so many Western businesses there as well. I didn't see the whole video but one nice attraction I really enjoyed in Singapore was the Jurong Bird Park. I see that it closed in January of 2023 but will open as Bird Paradise in May 2023. I'm glad you were able to get Premium Plus for your long flight. Economy section has to be a horrible way to fly that long of a trip. I usually take Singapore Airlines out of LAX. I'm glad you had a chance to fly Business Class with that airline. Thanks for the report!
Fantastic video, Chris! I shared it with my sister and her hubby, who want to go to Singapore at some point. Sad that so many places require digital/online purchasing/payment for simple things. Bummer!
I too just returned from Singapore. Took that super long flight out of JFK. It was my first time there and was pleasantly surprised at how uncrowded it was. Your live stream and photos seem to be nearly an exact play by play of everything I did while I was there. I stayed 10 days at the new Hilton Orchard (Previously a Mandarin Oriental). Similar to your experience I found the executive lounge food to be quite good at the Hotel. I found Raffles City to be a one of the coolest shopping and eating areas of the trip. The food court level was exceptional.
If u want cheap Sg food, go to hawker centres I out public housing estates instead of the touristy ones (eg Newton, Lau Pa Sat, Chinatown Complex, etc )
Linking your observation that hotel rates are now even more expensive, and the fact that quite a few hotels had taken the "down time" of the pandemic to remodel (and so are closed temporarily), I would guess that part of the reason for more expensive rates is because there are fewer rooms available. Low supply as demand increases. Basic economics.
17 hours!? Thanks for all the updates. I'll be stuck at home for all 2023 most likely. But I can try to start planning. I'd like to go to Spain first and then Egypt. I have to look thru your videos to see if you have done Egypt.
Wow Chris, can't believe you haven't been on an A380. Flew Singapore Airlines Sydney to Paris/Rome to Sydney (via Singapore) economy on an A380 and it was wonderful. Especially if you can get upstairs. For long haul in economy it was very comfortable. Highly recommend you get on one.
Reply to Dustin Calkins @6:13, Japan took more than 1 hour for me at Narita 3 weeks ago. I have all the QR codes done and saved to my phone but the lines was huge and you have to go through like 3 lines before they let you out.
I love the Subway/MRT in Singapore. But Public transit from the zoo would have taken forever. MRT doesn't go near the zoo. So you have to take a bus.. and it's a couple transfers to my hotel. So like over an hour journey. Or 20 mins in a taxi
Hey Chris, you paid 50K KrisFlyer Miles? You could have saved some miles by converting to Aeroplan miles...it would only have been 45K. You may want to check this out when you fly next time...there may be some savings there.
I totally agree with all your reasons for your love of Japan! Its tourism infrastructure makes them so accessible but yet they can still remain so exotic.
These are called sarongs not skirts! Bak Kut Teh is not Malaysian. Its a rib tea soup dish from Teochew province in China. The main ethnic group in Singapore is Chinese. Then Indian & Malay & a smaller ratio would be expatriates (foreigners) who work in Singapore.
We're having a car price crisis now due to the Certificate of Entitlement (a cert that allows a car to be registered for 10 years) price going well above S$100k. As of today, cheapest Lexus RX costs S$395,800, Jeep Wrangler Sahara is S$344,888 and the cheapest Kia Cerato (with a 1.6l NA engine mind you) is S$144,999. That's why we Singaporeans sometimes wish we were in the US instead!
3 countries in 3 weeks, that's not very impressive; the panda crew is slacking like all pandas🐼. I was in 6 countries in 3 weeks and got back this Sunday: Japan (stop over), Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Korea (stop over), Saudi Arabia (stop over)😵💫
