The Weekly Photo: Raffles

By NomadicMatt | Published: March 31, 2009

Raffles Statue Singapore

Raffles Statue, Singapore

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jen laceda says:
March 31, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Singapore sling, anyone?
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lakshmi says:
April 1, 2009 at 2:57 am
I love this place…Ive not stayed here, but I took my parents there last year..I also did a shoot for a TV channel many years ago and we did a recipe of the sling !
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A. Wannabe Travelwriter says:
April 2, 2009 at 1:29 am
On my way back from a dive trip to Indonesia last fall, I had a one-night layover a few blocks from the Raffles Hotel. I had time the morning I left to wander over for a highly over-priced Singapore Sling at its “birthplace” at the Long Bar.
But I was more fascinated by another bar in the Raffles that seemed to better fit our part-time occupations as writers, aptly named, the “Writers Bar.” I even brought back a key fob from there.
(If money is tight, skip the drink and just snap a few pics; you can get yourself a hangover for a lot less.)
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Tudor Bran says:
April 2, 2009 at 9:14 am
I didn’t have the chance to visit it yet. Maybe this sumer
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Trotter says:
April 3, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Nice statue, but I prefer the Hotel… )
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Mark @ TravelWonders says:
April 4, 2009 at 12:00 am
aaahhh…the thought of overpriced drinks and throwing peanut shells on the floor in a feeling of yesteryear. A great experience but not something I’m likely to do more than once or twice.
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