| re seems keen to shed its uptight image as a nation | | | | The Orchard Road is a pub crawler’s delight |
| where chewing gum is banned and the punishment for | | | | with scores of charming options like Ice Cold Beer, Bar |
| scrawling graffiti is caning. The country’s | | | | Nine, Brix, and Que Pasa. Many of the nightclubs allow |
| infamously conservative government has shattered its | | | | you to dance away throughout the night. |
| image by progressively taking bold steps like easing | | | | The country is also a major spoiler for sporting |
| restrictions on prostitution and gambling. The | | | | aficionados and offers great options like cricket, polo, |
| entertainment giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. is in the | | | | football, golf, water sports, rugby, field hockey, and |
| final stages of opening a jazzy casino resort called | | | | football. The Singapore cricket club and Singapore polo |
| Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in the country. | | | | club are must visits for those with a passion for polo |
| Singapore’s tourism industry got to a roaring | | | | or cricket. One can even learn flying and aero |
| start this year with January registering the highest | | | | modelling at the flying club. |
| number of visitors against any other January in the | | | | Those of you who still believe that Singapore is too |
| country’s history. | | | | strait laced need to check out red light areas like |
| In fact, this Valentine’s Day, the country got its | | | | Geylang, Orchard Towers, Desker Road, and Clark |
| first casino, the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino. | | | | Quay. Although, such places do have licensed centres |
| Unsurprisingly, tourist inflow to Singapore is fast climbing | | | | offering adult entertainment, but there are many illegal |
| dizzying heights. The RWS casino witnessed an | | | | operations as well. It is not advisable to go on your |
| astounding 130,000 guests right in its first week of | | | | own. After all, you don’t want any unpleasant |
| business. Good times are set to roll with attractions like | | | | reminders of your holidays to Singapore. |
| the Universal Studio movie theme park at the RWS. | | | | Overall, Singapore is undergoing a rapid change and |
| A pulsating nightlife ensures that your holidays to | | | | some people have even formed the opinion that the |
| Singapore have a generous dose of raucous revelry. | | | | country is another Sin City in the making. |