🇸🇬 Singapore: Budget Backpacking Guide

Singapore is expensive but so well done that most backpackers find it worth a few days. It's the easiest introduction to Asia, the food courts (hawker centres) are extraordinary and genuinely affordable, the transport system is world-class, and the botanical gardens are free. Use it as a hub — budget airlines fan out to every corner of Southeast Asia from Changi. The trick is to limit your stay to 3–4 days, eat only at hawker centres, and stay in a Chinatown hostel.