Singapore Backpacker Tours

September 2008, I pick up the backpack to free line way Singapore Tourism.

Now want to combine personal experience on the topic of free traveling abroad. China's overseas backpackers is too small. Hope to drum up an exchange of views, more like a large number of Chinese people pick up the rucksack stand free to go abroad.

The backpackers abroad free line, refers to the observation deck as cursory flowers of tourism, and that live in upscale hotels, 's gastronomy, shopping malls and leisure shopping tour markedly different.

This outing, preparations for a few months, a lot of information.

A pioneer in this thank you. Thanks, Mr. Zhang fen, he wrote the book on the South-East Asia five tours "for the first time I had to go abroad tours of desire and faith. The personal travel experience-based works still have a unique value. Thanks YTANG, mood post, Don Qingdao published an article on the Internet, such as friends.

1. go free line prerequisites

1. like tourism, self-tour experience.

2. has certain economic sustainability.

Compared with the similar lines, travel agencies abroad tours takes money and time to be significantly increased.

3. There are some foreign language ability

Even to Singapore, you also must know English.

Of course no TOEFL exam "," the important thing is not dumb English. Graduated from high school English? if you graduated from high school, English better, and it is nice to oral, oral language abilities are enough, but I am afraid that not enough vocabulary, travel deals in many words I don't understand. As for the regular full-time undergraduate graduation, if English is not enough, it can only blame the teacher didn't teach better.

4. good health and able to carry your luggage and walk for an hour.

5. to have basic knowledge of living abroad.

To learn the basics of tour abroad, such as visas, immigration through customs, the exchange of money and take the subway, etc.

Although it is simple common sense, if you have never been abroad, then you will feel at a loss, it is easy to make typographical errors. While alone in a foreign country, small errors can have serious consequences. Especially when you make a mistake before customs, it would immediately be hit back home. Do not go abroad experience of friends, we suggest that you first go to Hong Kong is a good idea, experience the experience. You can customize to customize, you can also go to your own back with the group. As with the group to the role of northern Viet Nam, Viet Nam and other national differences are too big.

2. preparatory work

1. collect information

First of all find some travel books to read.

And then look at the dozens of articles on the Internet, what Raiders like wangwen.

Travel arrangements and quotation of lines is also very valuable.

Buy a copy of the English edition of tourism map.

2. English.

My rough-English, specially bought up Ms. Zheng Lin wrote the tourism English free "(with discs) extra lessons.

3. find a compass, map exercise how to determine the position.

As pointed out by several users, ask others abroad are usually warm and help, but if you compare the far distance, often futile, or mistaken for fault. So be sure to rely on the compass and map master general direction.

4. visa.

Access to a lot of information, have claimed that Singapore's demanding needs for tourist visa, residence booklet, unit certificates, proof and even ticket property. In fact, delegate Travel Club d'affaires, as long as the passport and ID card, and do not have to fill in a form, just use the Chinese signature. The visa is valid for two years, it seems that many times is considered "junk Passport" Chinese passport is starting to rise.

5. tickets.

Guangzhou flying Singapore Airlines, China Southern Airlines, ticket mostly 1760RMB, plus airport fee total 2300RMB. Want to buy cheap airfares to 15 days to one month. While flying Singapore Airlines as of 700 million RMB, and airport tax total 1,100. Through a travel agent to buy $ 1,300. Return ticket is more than 2 thousand. However, China Southern Airlines 7 p.m. departure, United Airlines, an hour early, you can catch the airport to Singapore to the city's subway (12 point before the turn). New airlines fares more expensive, Tiger Airlines (TIGER)

Sometimes there are Guangzhou-Singapore-cheap air tickets.

If you can arrange on time, buy a round-trip ticket is much more cost-efficient.

6. the exchange of money.

In Guangzhou only wrap to several major currencies, in exchange for less than $ Singapore. Direct exchange with RMB in the past. With UnionPay card can, but be careful not to bend the UnionPay card. With the dollar. USD changed without zero banknotes, 50,100 $ values. In fact, very little opportunity to directly use the dollar. In Bank of China Exchange is easy, but in China Construction Bank to sign a six, seven times, waiting for a long time (slow computer response).

7. book a hotel.

Online booking hotel seemed to be more expensive. I was to find local CHINA TOWN now.

8. I am a person.

The benefit is everything up front, not arguing. Cons is loneliness, a person can easily forget or correctly, as well as to facilitate, not convenient. If the second person swims, housing, play, etc. are more cost-effective, and can also remind each other, reference.

9. schedule and budget.

Free line a lot of things to consider in advance. Here for a few days, look at those spots, where to find what kind of hotel, etc. Here I want to discuss is prepared to spend the budget problem. Usually based on Pioneer's summary afterwards. There is no easy way to make a budget? I see there are two methods may be effective. 1. According to the travel agency similar to the line's latest quote, multiplied by 2 times; 2. ticket multiplied by 2 times. Budgetary questions, hope that high people express high resolution

3. see Singapore

Traffic: I am the fly Singapore via Hong Kong.

Guangzhou-China Hotel next to the bus to the airport, 200 RMB, or you can go to Hong Kong and then change trains to the airport. Time for a total of approximately three hours. Hong Kong airport restaurants. "Great fun" fast food prices may be more fair, a meal is $ 30.

From Hong Kong to Singapore about flying the second hour.

United Airlines fares are cheaper, but not cheap airlines. The aircraft is a three column with large aircraft. Free supply of food and beverage. Cabin crew will speak Mandarin. See cabin soothing Haussmann's worried that this route is grounded. Immigration card on payment, fill out the form to the first page copied passport, Singapore residence address is off the map just to find a hotel name to cut down.

To Singapore, at the airport immediately after the second thing to do right away.

$ A is for Singapore, 5: 1, or 5 yuan renminbi (CNY) for $ 1. The second thing is to obtain a free map of the tourist information Office. Tourist map and map. Map is a map with General, use the map to second figure against a slowly.

City traffic, subway, easy and fast.

As regards the bus service worse than Hong Kong. Station No alignments, and does not represent the position of the station. Get on the bus is called a non-stop, don't stop. Or less travel. In comparison, Guangzhou and other domestic bus service is very user-friendly, world-class level.

Departure, many routes.

Including Tiger Airlines (TIGER Airways) cheap flights, food and beverage charges. Buy ticket can multiple find several travel agents ask, some are not agents of the Tiger.

Departure, take the bus to 170 woodlands (WOODLANDS) port of departure, with new flexible long beach to Malaysia new mountain (Johor) entry.

170 road bus terminus in Singapore city centre of Bukit Shi (Bugis). Or you can take the subway to the kranji station (Kranji, NS7) (note, not the Woodlands MRT station) transfer coach. Bus station opposite the underground station, here is the bus 160 and 170. These cars are a vote: get on the buy tickets to save the ticket stub, arrived at the woodlands Office after car inspection station, then bus tickets again (without the same car) is too long Dyke; 170 Terminal in Malaysia's new frontier, and get off at the mountain immigration formalities. From Jurong East (Jurong East) departure of 160 bus, the so-called second channel, i.e. cliffs channel (Tuas) transit, Terminal is the new mountain LARKIN long-distance station.

In addition, Jeff has the mission to Malaysia's tinggi Island (TIOMAN ISLAND), but it seems not a day off.

Local travel agents said that Chinese passport holders can also run through the travel agents in Malaysia, to 4 business days.

Accommodation: as little India, Geylang cheap hotels.

I find Chinatown Chinatown just a hotel, public toilets, $ 70/night. Local people tell me to Chinatown, ground floor (first floor) is the shop, there are several rooms on the second floor of the hotel. But go for several cycles are still unable to find a second hotel. In Chinatown next to a ROAD, SEONG SAIK whole street is a small hotel. Asked a few home prices are the same, fan suite (without air conditioning) with separate bathroom, 120-130 SGD/night. It is said that normally $ 90 on the line, just a car race, therefore more expensive. I live in THE ROYAL PEACOCK is Malay, large room, bathroom and big, clean and bright, 120 packages breakfast. There are 81 hotel near Chinatown, more expensive. 81 hotel is a hotel chain, the counter staff look like domestic North of cadres.

Diet: eat in Chinatown, usually 4-8 Yuan a meal and a drink dollar.

Night night large gears from $ 2 to $ 3 and $ 8.

Attractions: I went sightseeing can be broadly divided into three areas: Chinatown, Chinatown, little government buildings in the vicinity of the India-Arab Street.

Chinatown is mainly communicates on bar street, full of small shops and a stall.

One street in the evening then crowded stalls, food stalls and pack all the day. Chinatown Front Street (presumably South Bridge Road) there are three different religious temple: the Temple of the tooth of the Buddha Buddhism, Hindu temples and mosques. The Buddha's tooth Temple probably in recent new and worth a look. Behind is the Pearl restaurant in Chinatown, which in addition to the shopping centre, there are many travel agents. Chinatown vicinity there is a bar street, night lights, music bursts. Some bar half mask, the portal was found inside the gate, I wonder what's on. Curiously, the bar street and not located in the popular high street area, it seems not too many people. To Chinatown to the subway and get off at Chinatown station.

The Government building (CITY HALL) area attractions-intensive: Saint Andre Church, the Supreme Court, Parliament buildings; distant have Raffles Hotel, Singapore River and merlion.

I am from Metro Government building stands out in the Government building in front of the building went a few back and forth, asked a few people, but no one knows where the Government building. Later or an English-speaking people know told me that the Government building is the highest court next to the old building. Government buildings and the Supreme Court is a historic old building, the gate is not Pro Street, turn to see the gate. Raffles Hotel (RAFFLES HOTEL) is a historical heritage. From the Government building is not far to the North, there is a Raffles City (RAFFLES CITY), don't take it as Raffles Hotel. Merlion walk to the South, not too far away is the old market Street.

Little India is a big shopping centre India traders.

The Arab Street is Arab commodity markets. There is the Royal Palace and mosque in Sudan, the Golden Ball in the sun shining, stunning. Metro little India station.

These three areas, namely cost me spending the time to visit.

In addition, there are famous Geylang finger. pm

Geylang Road heard twenty alley, in the area of roadway (for example 8, 10, 12, 16 lane), the corner is a big night. But lane tail is the red light district. Reflects the Professor says "color diet also how correct."

Locals describe "the street was swinging is illegal, in house is legitimate, licensed.

"There is in the alleyMany women Station Street, but are not valid, the police also from time to time for street sweeping. This means that if you are involved, then your ' illegal ' interest is not protected by law. As for will not be penalized for not knowing.

Lanes on both sides of the House mostly glass door, the door is usually someone soliciting.

Some small brand "hanging in business", but no signs. Also some door ajar, you can see there are young women. There is no song and dance do SHOW, no noisy bars, are quiet work. Inside view of how the unknown.

Language: the absolute need to understand points in Singapore in English.

Callout and Metro stations are only in English. The way to remind the following, the airport and the Metro just go second station, turn left at the second station must interchange. Metro, buses and other public services often encounter English window. 7-ELEVEN chains and some have a Chinese name of the hotel, staff are often English. Even local Chinese speak Cantonese would clamp English names. Chinatown "old neighborhood" some speak Cantonese, most Chinese use Mandarin. Some Chinese and speak Mandarin accent (Guangdong people say ' provincial ' accent) is authentic, is believed to be the continent to work in Singapore.

Weather: September is still very hot, sunny, a thunderstorm.

Conclusion: the above is my own experience, may differ from other users.

It mainly rely on memory, errors are inevitable, welcome to correct me. To me, Singapore and Hong Kong, we went to (haven't had too much Earth?), is not much to (too hot, nothing nice). But has had little doubt. Singapore "kind" of draconian laws, whether from the back of the proof of the Chinese/Chinese is the dirty dirty no morality? smelly infamous spanking, come from the United Kingdom criminal or traditional Chinese (big Board from ' 40 ' to "bucket down bucket smelly") is a disgrace to or punished by Singapore's shame?