{"id":653,"date":"2015-04-30T05:32:55","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T21:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.99.co\/?p=653"},"modified":"2022-07-01T03:31:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:31:41","slug":"3-step-guide-to-having-a-vacation-in-your-own-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/3-step-guide-to-having-a-vacation-in-your-own-city\/","title":{"rendered":"3-Step Guide to Having a Vacation in Your Own City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h3>Be a Tourist in Your Own Town<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThat hotel is fully booked, where else should we try? Have you checked the AirBnb place I sent you?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHey, you there? Can we decide quickly? Ticket prices went up since yesterday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCan you look up restaurant reviews and make reservations for us? Really sorry, crazy day at the office!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The long weekend is just around the corner and your housemates are suddenly in the mood for a vacation. You all scramble to pick a destination and coordinate getting there, but you can\u2019t find a place to stay because most places are booked and you can\u2019t decide on how to get there because you can\u2019t find a flight that fits everyone&#8217;s budget and schedules.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Getting stressed?<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-978\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG1-guy-passed-out-on-a-patch-of-grass.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-978 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG1-guy-passed-out-on-a-patch-of-grass-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"guy passed out on a patch of grass\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The situation right now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rather than adding to your ever-expanding to-do list and making the week even more stressful than it already is, how about staying in Singapore for the weekend and getting everyone to switch their vacation mode on?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pool the money you would have otherwise had to spend on flights, go on a stress-free vacation in your own town and recharge\u00a0your way to a fresh start on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to do it? Follow our 3-step guide below and find out:<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Step 1: Get into the Holiday Mood<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same activity can be a chore to some and an adventure to others. It\u2019s all about your mindset and how you choose to see the situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If it helps get everyone into vacation mode, plan activities for each day of the weekend and create an itinerary as you usually would when going on holiday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spending a long weekend in your home city can either be a bore or a chance to explore neighbourhoods you don\u2019t normally frequent and rediscover areas you\u2019ve come to take for granted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Step 2: Creating Your Itinerary \u2014\u00a0What kind of vacationer are you?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you a nature buff? Sports junkie? Wanderer?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Different activities (or lack thereof) affect different people.. differently. Based on your personality, you would find that doing certain things refill your energy levels while doing others deplete them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Depending on the type of vacation you\u2019re looking for, we\u2019ve drawn up a list of activities to help you kickstart your itinerary for your staycation this weekend:<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>NATURE BUFF<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For you, the point of going on a vacation is to get out of the hustle and bustle of city-life. Nothing makes you feel more at ease and relaxed than spending time outdoors.<\/p>\n<p><b>Include these in your itinerary:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did you know that Singapore has 4 nature reserves and more than 300 parks dotting the island? Take the opportunity to visit a couple of them this weekend to recharge your body and get reconnected with nature.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take a guided <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theplantstory.com\/#\/page\/13\" rel=\"nofollow\">tour around Fort Canning<\/a> and learn about how it has evolved\u00a0from the 14th century till present-day<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-977\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG2-fort-canning-park.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG2-fort-canning-park.jpg\" alt=\"Fort canning park image from national parks singapore website\" width=\"293\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG2-fort-canning-park.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG2-fort-canning-park-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Canning Park (image from National Parks website).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nparks.gov.sg%2Factivities%2Fevents-and-workshops%2F2015%2F5%2Fworld-of-flowers-trails-tour-around-cdl-gallery-a-guided-tour&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEX6EXX-58oYh9ewNTNuzQ81T6ePw\" rel=\"nofollow\">World of Flowers Trails<\/a> in the Singapore Botanic Gardens and discovery the colourful and complex world of flowers<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-976\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG3-singapore-botanical-gardens.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG3-singapore-botanical-gardens.jpg\" alt=\"Singapore Botanic Gardens\u2019 World of Flowers\" width=\"315\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG3-singapore-botanical-gardens.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG3-singapore-botanical-gardens-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singapore Botanic Gardens\u2019 World of Flowers (image from National Parks website).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Explore at your own pace and find solitude going around these beautiful greenscapes<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-975\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG5-admiralty-park.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-975 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG5-admiralty-park-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Admiralty Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Admiralty Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-979\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG4-macritchie-treetop-walk.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-979 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG4-macritchie-treetop-walk-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"MacRitchie TreeTop Walk\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MacRitchie TreeTop Walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-974\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG6-punggol-waterway-park-by-erwin-soo.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-974 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG6-punggol-waterway-park-by-erwin-soo-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"Punggol Waterway Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Punggol Waterway Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nparks.gov.sg%2Fgardens-parks-and-nature%2Fwalks-and-tours&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJnMlbMIG4SCThiv95VN3TMOzqag\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Parks website<\/a> for more details and options.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SPORTS ADDICT<\/em><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On business trips, you\u2019re wake up an hour before the rest of your team because you want to go out for a run around the hotel\u2019s neighbourhood. You never travel without bringing a pair of sneakers and fresh socks with you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Include these in your itinerary:<\/b><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rent out a stand up paddle board and hit the waters or, if you\u2019re not quite familiar with it, take a lesson with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supschool.com.sg\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stand Up Paddling School<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-973\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG7-stand-up-paddling-in-singapore-with-sup-guide.com_.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG7-stand-up-paddling-in-singapore-with-sup-guide.com_-300x119.jpg\" alt=\"Stand Up Paddlers\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stand Up Paddlers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Explore the Lion City by bike and experience the city\u2019s topography on two wheels (try out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsgobikesingapore.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Let&#8217;s Go! Bike Singapore<\/a>)<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-972\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG8-group-cycling-in-singapore-with-letsgobikesingapore.com_.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG8-group-cycling-in-singapore-with-letsgobikesingapore.com_-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Group outing with Lets Go Bike Singapore\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group outing with Let\u2019s Go! Bike Singapore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SUPER SIGHTSEER<\/em><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before reaching your holiday destination, you\u2019ve already read all the guidebooks and \u201cTop Things to Do\u201d lists on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.sg\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">TripAdvisor<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/singapore\" rel=\"nofollow\">TimeOut<\/a>. You usually pack each day of your holiday with sightseeing tours and visits to \u201cMust See\u201d destinations.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hop on\u00a0a\u00a0London-style open top double-decker bus\u00a0and choose from\u00a03 different routes and 33 stops, which take you around the city\u2019s major attractions<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-971\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG9-touring-around-singapore-on-the-hop-on-hop-off-bus.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG9-touring-around-singapore-on-the-hop-on-hop-off-bus-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"city sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus in singapore\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whether you want to relax and just sightsee from onboard the bus or explore the various spots on foot, the Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour is a lovely way to take in Singapore\u2019s cityscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enjoy the scenic ride on the Singapore Cable Car and take in the 360-degree bird\u2019s eye view of the city from 120m above sea level, including Mount Faber Park, Sentosa Island, harbour Front and Universal Studios<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG10-jewelbox-cablecars-at-mount-faber-in-singapore.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG10-jewelbox-cablecars-at-mount-faber-in-singapore-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jewel box cable cars at mount faber\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cJewel Box\u201d Cable Cars at Mount Faber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Journey along the Singapore River\u00a0and take in the\u00a0uniqueness of its 3 quays onboard an electric bumboat<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-969\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG11-bumboats-in-singapore-river.jpg\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Be-a-tourist-in-your-own-town-IMG11-bumboats-in-singapore-river-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"modern bumboats in singapore river\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charming reincarnations of the sail-powered bumboats that have been plying the Singapore River for more than a century.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><b>Step 3: Get Unplugged<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No matter what you decide to do this weekend, try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psmag.com\/nature-and-technology\/if-internet-addiction-is-even-a-thing-its-only-a-thing-for-americans\" rel=\"nofollow\">going on a digital detox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We might be shooting ourselves in the foot here (in case you haven\u2019t noticed, we\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/\">an Internet-based company<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If even just the idea of completely shutting off your smartphones, laptops and tablets for three full days has got you hyperventilating, then you\u2019re probably one of the very people who would benefit most from a long weekend spent unplugged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Impossible to do, you say? Try out a milder detox instead by giving yourself a maximum time limit for allowable screen time per day (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/pediatricians-no-more-than-2-hour-screen-time-kids\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">less than 2 hours<\/a> is the generally recommended maximum time spent on digital devices).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Bonus tip:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be curious and see the city with a sense of wonder. Take a different route than the one you usually would take to go from place A to B.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wander.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let the day take you where it may, so that when you head to bed on Sunday night, you&#8217;re ready to tackle the week ahead with a clear mind and renewed vigour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Not satisfied with our ideas? Tell us what you&#8217;d do instead to have an awesome vacation in your own city. See you in the comments section!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Ready to find the home you\u2019ll love? Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\">99.co<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be a Tourist in Your Own Town \u201cThat hotel is fully booked, where else should we try? Have you checked the AirBnb place I sent you?\u201d \u201cHey, you there? Can we decide quickly? Ticket prices went up since yesterday.\u201d \u201cCan you look up restaurant reviews and make reservations for us? 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