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trip journal
SINGAPORE
Singapore
Area code
+65
Touchdown
Changi
International Airport
Get to town via
MRT,
taxi, bus
Check-in
Carlton City.
1 Gopeng St; tel: +65
6632 8888;
Eat
Platitos serves Pinoy-inspired finger
foods on small plates. Try its best-selling
pulled pork “adobo” sliders and don’t miss
the refreshing beer sangria.
G/F, 01-08,
Orchid Hotel at 1 Tras Link; tel: +65 6444
1654
Don’t miss
Tour Yong Siak Street in Tiong
Bahru. You’ll find lots of quaint shophouses
that have been transformed into artsy
stores and cafés.
Got more time?
Spend the weekend dragon
boating or kayaking on the Kallang River.
Shop
Visit Pasarbella at the Singapore Turf
Club.
200 Turf Club Rd; tel +65 6887 0077
Christian
Abulencia
restaurateur /
managing director
MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpur
Area code
+60 (3)
Touchdown
Kuala
Lumpur International Airport
Get to town
via
taxi, train, shuttle bus
Check-in
Golden Palace Hotel. 174
Jln
Pudu, Bukit Bintang; tel: +60 3 2110 1699
Eat
Try Nasi Kandar Pelita which offers
authentic IndianMuslim cuisine.
Tingkat
G, 2 Jln Telawi 5, Bangsar Baru
Don’t miss
The iconic Petronas Twin
Towers.
Got more time?
Have a great time at
Sunway Lagoon.
3 Jln PJS 11/11, Petaling
Jaya;
Shop
Head to Petaling Street Market in
Chinatown.
Ann Ville
Purificacion
account manager
MALAYSIA
Kota Kinabalu
Area code
+60 (88)
Touchdown
Kota
Kinabalu International Airport
Get to
town via
taxi, bus
Check-in
Sinurambi Bed & Breakfast.
www.
borneocountrystay.com
Eat
Check out Restoran Sri Melaka, which
specializes in Chinese, Malay and Nyonya
fusion dishes.
9 Jln Laiman Diki, Kampung
Air; tel: +60 88 224777
Don’t miss
Ride the North Borneo Railway
for the journey back to British colonial
times.
Got more time?
Take a jungle cruise on the
Kinabatagan River near Sandakan town
and see the diversity of Borneo’s wildlife.
Shop
Suria Shopping Mall is the newest
hot spot in town. It has international and
local brands stores all under one roof.
Paul Cuenca
photographer /
filmmaker
SINGAPORE PHOTO
SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD
