Singapore - Hong Kong

[HR Solutions]

We want to go at the end of the year after Christmas. And advice from people that have done it ?

[Phil Cooper]

Fly Singapore airlins - SUPERB airline.

They have arrangements with local hotels for discounted tariffs for their flyers, with discounted tours.

The Singapore Zoo is wonderful - day and night - the noght tour is brilliant. Not to mention the Botanical Gardens and the Bird Park...

[Dave S]

Any room for me in your luggage?

[HR Solutions]

Thanks Phil - I most certainly will.
Eish Dave .. let me have a look closer to the time

[eina26]

Go to Universal Studios.

[desA]

Don't take chewing gum...

[HR Solutions]

Don't take chewing gum...

You got me there des ?... ?
The only chewing gum problem I know about is on the streets of London. Is Singapore the same ?

[desA]

Singapore has draconian laws. Chewing gum used to be one of them. Their logic was that folks leave it everywhere. Used to be a Sing$ 1000 fine, if memory serves.

[Phil Cooper]

Still is - but tourists are exempt.

But G*d help you if you spit it out in the street!

You get T Shirts there that read

Singapore is a fine country.

Chew gum - $1,000 fine

Smoke and discard butt - $750 fine

Litter - $1,000

etc.

But, as a result it is a SPOTLESS city.

[carloborja]

I was at Hong Kong just a few weeks ago.

Beautiful city.

Here are the places we've been to:
Disneyland, Ocean Park, Avenue of Stars, Night Market, Victoria's Peak, Po Lin Monastery (Giant Buddha), Ngong Ping Cable Car

Also, don't forget to spend a day at Macau. It's just an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong.

[HR Solutions]

Thanks carloborja. I will google those places and hopefully go see them

[carloborja]

Thanks carloborja. I will google those places and hopefully go see them

Have fun!

[Desert Man]

Singapore - Hong Kong

Thanks carloborja. I will google those places and hopefully go see them

Although both are worth visiting, Hong Kong has a lot more to offer than Singapore.
carloborja has provided some very good info on Hong Kong. Also great place for buying anything that you can imagine at a good price : electronics, clothing, jewelery, you name it.........you'l find it in HK...........just bear in mind to get street wise about where to buy. Tripadvisor.com is a great forum to do your research.

[carloborja]

Desert Man,

Talking about good buys, I think you are referring to the night market at Mong Kok. It's a great place to buy those affordable stuff. It is also where you can haggle big time for prices.

[HR Solutions]

We have decided to cancel Singapore/Hong Kong and rather look at Germany. Flights are way too expensive, so anyone got any advice on Munnich and Berlin ?