When one thinks of the word "megacity", Singapore definitely comes to mind. No other city in Southeast Asia, maybe even the world, balances the skyline, technology, and infrastructure of the first world, with the intricacies of its multi-cultural inhabitants, as well as Singapore has. And all this happened.. only in the last 40 years!  * Hard to believe that this whole country was once just a swamp-filled jungle. Today, Singapore's world famous Merlion is the figurative "king of the jungle" and the country's most famous tourist attraction. A note from the writer: this is a pre-pandemic tale with additional photos post-pandemic. * Singapore's skyline is marvelous and a model for urban mega-city planning done right. * Marina Bay Sands reminds me of that early 2010's planking trend, but taken to an enormous scale as that "plank" has an infinity pool, restaurants and bars, and even an sky garden. * And despite having over 5 million ...

En route on my  company trip from Manila to London , I was awarded a  6-hour  opportunity to explore the ultra-modern and oh-so-neat city of Singapore. The last time I was here was around  15 years ago , so I was excited to see how much the place changed.  (In hindsight though, this was the exact same orderly, clean and prosperous city that I remembered from my youth.)  * Touchdown Singapore, after a  short flight  enjoying Singapore Airlines'  great in-flight entertainment service and cuisine .