6. Selfie coffee place
style pancake with meat and onion stuffed into a paratha. Absolutely delicious.
3. Superhero cafe
Located on the second floor of the Marina Bay Sands complex, DC Superhero cafe is awesome. Every dish and drink has some sort of superhero emblem on it, such as Batman’s batwings or Superman’s ‘‘S’’. Mum thinks the food is average but I don’t agree; quesadillas, fries and shakes are good at any time aren’t they? See marinabaysands.com/restaurants.
4. Adventure Cove
The island of Sentosa is full of theme parks and this water park is one of the most fun. You can float around it on The Lazy River – the water pushes you along – or line up for one of the rides. The Whirlpool Washout is my favourite. You sit in a double inflatable raft and you go down the rapids and spin as you go, and then you zoom through a tube before shooting out into the pool below. It’s all over very quickly. See rwsentosa.com.
5. Supertrees
The Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay is truly amazing, with massive metal and cement structures covered in plants and flowers. There’s a sound and light show held twice each night when the trees are lit up in time with music. The best thing you can do is to lie on the ground – it’s Singapore, so you won’t get too dirty – look up to the sky and enjoy the lights and music. See gardensbythebay.com.sg. Haji Lane is a little street in the Arab quarter. There are lots of boring shops (my mum says they’re original shophouses and important in the city’s history) but in the middle is a seriously cool cafe which does Selfie Coffees. We put on hats and crazy sunglasses and pose for our selfie which they then print onto the froth of our iced chocolate. Then we all have a go literally licking our faces off. See facebook.com/selfiecoffeesg.
7. Singapore Zoo
A whole family of orangutans come to visit in the zoo’s famous Jungle Breakfast. To be honest the hotel buffet at the Westin is better but it’s not every day you get to have breakfast with apes. It’s fun driving around the zoo on the motorised tram. I’ll never forget seeing the white tiger enclosure. These tigers are very rare. I feel sorry they can’t live in the wild. See zoo.com.sg.
8. Universal Studios
This is my other Sentosa highlight, with all the rides relating to movies made at Universal Studios. The rides in Sci-Fi city are the most exciting. And the most fun way to get to Sentosa is by taking the cable car. See rwsentosa.com.
9. Cloud forest
There are lots of photo opportunities in the cloud forest, which is basically a giant mountain built inside a greenhouse. It’s very educational Haji Lane is a little street in the Arab quarter. There are lots of boring shops . . . but in the middle is a seriously cool cafe which does Selfie Coffees. We put on hats and crazy sunglasses and pose for our selfie which they then print onto the froth of our iced chocolate. with lots of information inside about the mountain plants and global warming. I think my teachers at school would like this. Every few hours there is a fine mist that fills the dome to make you feel like you are in a cloud. See gardensbythebay.com.sg.
10. Chilli crab
This is the best thing you’ll eat in Singapore. Amazingly delicious, whole crabs are cooked in a tomatoey sauce. It’s a little bit spicy and very messy so we have to wear bibs. If you only do one thing in Singapore, THIS IS IT! See longbeachseafood.com.sg. – Traveller
Archie Thomsen travelled with his mum and sister courtesy of Singapore Tourism Board.