SINGAPORE
Information
& Maps
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) maintains three Tourist Information
Centres. One is at Tourism Court, 1 Orchard Spring Lane (Mon-Fri
8.30am-5pm, Sat 8.30am-1pm; toll-free tel 1-800/736 2000); another
at Liang Court Shopping Centre, Level 1, 177 River Valley Rd (daily
10.30am-9.30pm; tel 336 2888); and the third at 01-35 Suntec City
Mall, 3 Temasek Boulevard (daily 8am-8pm; toll-free tel 1-800/332
5066). The most useful of their free hand-outs is the Singapore
Official Guide. The best what's on listings publications are the
weekly 8 Days magazine ($1.50), and the newer IS, a free paper
published fortnightly. Recommended maps include the Nelles Singapore,
and the Singapore Street Directory, though, again, the STB has
free maps.
With so many of Singapore's shops, restaurants and offices located
in vast high-rise buildings and shopping centres, deciphering
addresses can sometimes be tricky. #02-15 means room number 15
on the second floor; #10-08 is room number 8 on the tenth floor.
Bear in mind that in Singapore, ground level is referred to as
#01, or the first floor.
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