StreetAdvisor in Singapore

I was lucky to take a few days break to attend the 2008 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix - the first night race in the history of the sport held on a new street circuit in the Marina Bay area of Singapore. The race itself and the whole event were fantastic and spectacular to see, but I also enjoyed spending time exploring Singapore, which I had only visited briefly some years ago.

Beatty Lane (StreetScore 72.00)

On my return home, I immediately started looking up the streets I had walked on every day between the nearest MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) train station and my budget hotel in the old and somewhat unfashionable neighborhood of Lavender. I thought it would be fun to write some street reviews while the memories were fresh in my mind and upload my photos.

Jellicoe Rd (StreetScore 54.00)

Lavender is far from the European chic and sophistication of rich areas like the Orchard Rd shopping district. It's a combination of high rise public housing and light industry, with small shops and traders offering almost everything you can think of, including car tires and wheels, scooter repairs, hardware, canvas awnings, sheet metal, plumbing supplies, bathroom fittings and office chairs.

Beatty Lane (StreetScore 72.00)

There's also Buddhist temples and many excellent hawker food centers serving delicious local foods. The charm of Lavender is it's scruffy authenticity. It isn't cleaned up and sanitized for tourists - it is a real neighborhood where people live and work and conduct business and come from other areas to eat.

Horne Rd (StreetScore 72.00)

StreetAdvisor is a great platform to use to show your family, friends and neighbors where you have been on vacation. You can review the streets you walk near your hotel and the places you visit where you have interesting experiences. You can also upload photos to show people exactly what it was like when you were there. Share your travel memories on StreetAdvisor.com today.