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High tea at the Raffles Hotel Singapore

For our trip to Singapore, I made only one restaurant booking from Australia – high tea at the Raffles Hotel. On the day, I was glad we had a reservation; well before the doors to the Tiffin Room were opened, we stood in a long line of people with reservations, all eagerly waiting to get […]

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Singapore – ice cream wafer

In Singapore, ice cream sellers are strategically positioned to take advantage of foot traffic – next to MRT (train) stations, outside temples and schools, on street corners, touristy spots like Chinatown, Clarke Quay and Orchard Road. The mobile carts are usually run by weather-beaten, elderly ice cream uncles who rarely crack a smile. The i…

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