Head for Singapore's China Town for some cheap and delicious street food
If you are a budget traveler, chances are that you will not want to spend too much time in Singapore as it is a very expensive city when compared to the rest of Southeast Asia. However, providing you know some cheap hotels to stay in and some cheap places to eat it is really possible to enjoy the beautiful sights in Singapore fairly inexpensively. Here are some ideas and suggestions on how you can do this.
Although it can be very expensive to stay in Singapore, especially if you insist on four star or five star accommodation, there are definitely ways you can stay there for much cheaper. If you are traveling on a fairly tight budget you should look into hotels in Little India, Chinatown or the Malay section of town. Just as it is possible to find fairly inexpensive hotels at Munnar, so you can find cheap Singapore hotels in these areas.
Just as you can save a lot of money by staying at a cheap Singapore hotels, by the same token you can also be quite saving if you are careful not to eat at expensive restaurants. It can be very expensive to eat at a restaurant in Singapore, but if you choose the right restaurant it can also be very inexpensive. If you are already staying in an area such as Chinatown or Little India you have probably already seen that there are a lot of small restaurants scattered around the hotels. They serve excellent food, and it is worth ordering from them. In Little India area you will see mainly Indian restaurants, if in Chinatown there will be much more Chinese food available.
If you combine the above tips with booking your tickets well in advance, you should be able to keep the costs of your vacation to Singapore down to a minimum.
September 12, 2011
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