What everyone says about Singapore is correct. It's one big clean and massive shopping experience from Cartier and Tiffany stores as common as your neighbourhood Seven Eleven to Indian and Chinese parts of the city state where you would swear you have been transported to markets in India or China. The people we met were kind and very very polite. And I guess as long as you follow the many rules, "Sir your tea will be brewed in one minute and a half, kindly wait to pour it", all goes well.
Although I have not been to that many casinos, the casino at the five billion dollar Marina Bay Sands shopping complex and hotel was mind boggling. Theresa played some slots and donated a few dollars to the Singapore Government - an unlikely event since she usually is a winner.
We did all the tourist stuff including the hop on/off bus tour and even the $30.00 per person ride on the Singapore Flyer (big enclosed ferris wheel. And it wouldn't have been a true Singapore experience if we didn't do a little shopping and have a Singapore Sling cocktail (way too sweet).
Food was excellent and I would recommend the Clifford at the Fullerton Bay Hotel. The three or maybe even four story high ceiling of this restaurant provides an ambiance of real luxury and beauty and the food as well was as good as we have eaten anywhere.
All in all we had a great time. If you are looking to park a few million dollars somewhere, Singapore is the place to put it. No inheritance tax, no capital gains tax, no with holding taxes etc. It is a millionaires mecca and I guess that's why the Louis Vuittons of this world have set up shop there.
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