Lonely Planet Singapore Encounter Review

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The LP "Best of" series are first class, small pocket-size city guides. They typically contain around 100 pages and are high print-quality, full-colour publications.
This "Best of Singapore" guide contains 96 pages and is authored by Rachael Antony. The soft covers double as handy fold-out maps: the front cover a map of the whole of Singapore Island, and the back a street map of the city centre. The book is then divided into colour-coded sections:
Introducing Singapore; precincts, itineraries
Highlights
Sights and activities
Out and about
Shopping
Eating
Entertainment
Sleeping
About Singapore (history, environment, government etc)
Directory
Index
Every page has colour photography and mini-articles inserted into the main text in coloured text-boxes (for example brief bios of Stamford Raffles or Lee Kuan Yew, how to speak Singlish or on the "teen scene"). The layout is very user-friendly and the information accurate and useful.
For a visit of a few days, which is all the time most visitors spend in Singapore, there is no point in buying a bigger, heavier guide book when this LP "Best of" guide contains everything you need in a handy pocket-sized volume. The only down-side might be that due to its brevity it is a little short on detail for the visitor with specialist interests, such as the history or the architecture, and such a visitor might be advised to seek out a guide more focussed on his/her specialist interests.


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What Will Your Singapore Encounter Be?Soaring over the city on the world's largest observation wheel, the Singapore FlyerSweating over a platter of crab bee hoon (rice noodles) in the red-light districtInhaling the scent of joss sticks and incense burning at the Thien Hock Keng TempleRomancing your partner as you wine and dine in the lush Singapore Botanic GardensTipping the doorman at the Raffles Hotel as you seek out a Singapore SlingSkipping from mall to mall until your feet (and credit card) give outDiscover Twice the City in Half the TimeFull-color pull-out map and quality neighborhood maps for easy navigationOur local author has chronicled the best sights, bars, clubs, food and shoppingHighlights, itineraries, walking tours and snapshots help you make the most of the tripLocal experts, including the publisher of food bible Makansutra, give the lowdown on the best places to chow down on local cuisine

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