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Backpacking area
Backpacking area
Gonna be staying in Singapore for 3 nights, dont really wanna stay in hotels, would like to meet some new people, can anyone advise where the backpacking areas are and if possible any recommendations of perhaps where to stay....???
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Any area in Singapore is fine, but you will find that most of the backpacker places are in and around the same area in Bencoolen.
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There is no 'Hong Kong Road' in SG.James-83 wrote:Thanks guys
Two Ive found are on Hong Kong Road and Jalan Pinang. The description says they are both quite central.....????
SG is so small that being central is a relative term. Jn. Pinang is very very central though. Likely more central than you need to be as a backpacker, in the proximity/$ equation.
My mistake, Hong Kong street is the one.JR8 wrote:There is no 'Hong Kong Road' in SG.James-83 wrote:Thanks guys
Two Ive found are on Hong Kong Road and Jalan Pinang. The description says they are both quite central.....????
SG is so small that being central is a relative term. Jn. Pinang is very very central though. Likely more central than you need to be as a backpacker, in the proximity/$ equation.
Thanks for the info, I guess the more central you are the prices and noise go up. They all have good reviews which is good to know.
A big chunk of expats in any country will start off as backpackers. Please don't tell me Singapore is any different as Ive met residents of Singapore, natives and expats all over Asia, in guess where... guesthouses. And why would residents not know where the backpacker areas are....????beppi wrote:Why don't you consult your Lonely Planet guide, instead of asking people on an Expat forum, who are mostly resident in Singapore and thus never have a need to stay in backpacker's places?!?
Thanks for your help guys, the Prince of Wales sounds interesing, might check that out for a night, cant wait.!!
Sorry but Singapore is different. A lot of backpackers in places like Thailand, Japan will stay as it's easy to get English teaching jobs, and in Europe and Australia it's easy to get bar work. Those possibilities don't really exist in Singapore.
Some expats in Singapore will undoubtably have started as backpackers, but a "big chunk"? I sincerly doubt it
Some expats in Singapore will undoubtably have started as backpackers, but a "big chunk"? I sincerly doubt it
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