May 18, 2026

The tour I set up was Architecture and Food, for our day one in Singapore. After looking at the Architecture our guide brought us to the iconic hawker center Lau Pa Sat in the heart of the Central Business District. We got there around 1:30 pm on Friday afternoon and much of the business crowd had cleared. The atmosphere is vibrant and you can feast relatively inexpensively. The locals asked us all weekend, if we had been there yet, as it is well used by all, with lots of favorite stalls!

The center is one of the oldest in Singapore. Here's half of our group in front of one of the stalls that actually has a Michelin Star for their Laksa plate / dish ( a coconut broth soup with egg, fish cake, cockles and shrimp). Here's what else we tried.

The Satay was my favorite, the peanut sauce was amazing! The mango was delicious and the Singapore toast so unual and tasty I asked the guide to give me information to buy a jar of the cocunut jam Kaya. There are many brands but she told me this one is her favorite and the best!

We actually ended back at Lau Pa Sat after our night tour too! Every day after 4pm they close the street next to center and turn it into tons more seating and 10 additional Satay Stands are added. This place is open 24 hours / 7 days a week and the venders work until they sell out each day!  We had dumplings and Indian food when we came back, as a late dinner around 9:30 pm.

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By Pat Patrick • November 14, 2026
I don't know why, but I have always made great and lasting friendships with my nail & hair stylist people. Maybe because I see them regularly, we chit chat the whole appointment and share deep confidences quickly and with great respect, it's a safe zone! Stacy from Mauritius was that for me on the Odyssey . She was Spa Manager from the beginning in Belfast and took only two short vacation breaks over the two years.

MAURITIUS - The beautiful island in the Indian Ocean

By Pat Patrick • November 14, 2026
I don't know why, but I have always made great and lasting friendships with my nail & hair stylist people. Maybe because I see them regularly, we chit chat the whole appointment and share deep confidences quickly and with great respect, it's a safe zone! Stacy Derby from Mauritius was that for me on the Odyssey . She was Spa Manager from the beginning in Belfast and took only two short vacation breaks over the two years.

SINGAPORE & DUBAI AIRPORTS

By Pat Patrick • November 13, 2026
I have wanted to see the famed Singapore Changi Airport for years to see the world's largest indoor waterfall. Turns out the waterfall is in a part of the airport, outside the Departure Terminals, so I still have yet to see it! The Terminal does have some interesting architecture and houses a huge shopping mall, with some very high end stores and Christmas decorations are up everywhere, the day after Halloween ( which sadly, they don't celebrate here ).