Orchid Country Club (1 Orchid Club Road, Singapore) — designed with the guidance of the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong, a trained architect and former president of Singapore, Orchid Country Club has a 27-hole international championship golf course that’s been subdivided into three 9-hole courses aptly named Vanda (par 36, 3,125m ), Aranda (par 36, […]
Mana Mana (1212 East Coast Parkway, Singapore) – this is a beach club that offers the best options for watersports regular and amateurs in Singapore. Mana Mana features a pro shop with a range of watersports gear, as well as great dining and bar facilities. There is also a dive training pool and storage facilities […]
Laguna National Golf & Country (11 Laguna Golf Green, Singapore) — Score a hole-in-one from the very spot that major golfing luminaries like Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie reigned supreme. Besides housing two multi award-winning 18-hole par 72 courses, Masters and World Classic, there is a dedicated crew of golf professionals who will personally coach […]
Jurong Golf Club (9 Science Centre Road, Singapore) — Indulge in your favorite rounds of golf even after sunset with the S$3 million floodlight system with 720 lights that’s been strategically placed throughout the course at Jurong Country Club. The 18-hole par 72-course designed by British designer Frank Pennick is split into two distinct […]
Clarke Quay — Singapore’s choice dining and entertainment destination, is a colorful kaleidoscope of buildings housing antiques, restaurants, hip cafes, jazz clubs and more. At night, the entire zone is a sight to behold with all five blocks of restored warehouses lit up and beamed with an array of quirky alternative to mainstream clubs. With […]
Albert Park (Victoria Parade, Suva) – it was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded to in 1874. It was originally constructed as a cricket ground back in the 1880s. It has since hosted sporting events, national celebrations, visiting dignitaries, and was even the […]
Allphones Arena (Olympic Blvd., Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney) – this 21,000-seat arena is actually a large entertainment and sporting complex in Sydney (completed in 1999 in time for the 2000 Summer Olympics there). It is also known as Sydney Super Dome. Along with holding sporting events like basketball and tennis, it’s best known for various […]
Victoria Park Tennis Stadium (Causeway Bay, Hong Kong) – held every January, the “Hong Kong World Tennis Classic” tournament is held at this arena, and attracts major tennis players, such as Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Stefan Edberg, Mark Philippoussis, and Melanie Oudin, among others. See the event website for more details: www.hongkongtennisclassic.com
Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade (Lantau Island, Outlying Islands) — During the annual Dragon Boat Festival, three fishermen’s associations in west Lantau Island’s tranquil fishing village of Tai O organize a religious ritual known as the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade (or the Tai O Deities Parade) which takes place on the fifth […]
Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance (Tai Hang, Hong Kong Island) – started over a century ago by Hong King’s Tai Hang community to ward off bad luck, this theatrical outdoor event is held every September and involves 300 performers, 72,000 incense sticks and a 67-metre-long dragon producing a spectacle of fire, smoke and dynamic fury […]