When I take a break in Singapore, I used to always stay at the hostels on Bencoolen Street. Whilst I have graduated from hostels to 3-star hotels for short breaks, I now stay just down the road at Little India. The area is vibrant, there are people milling and wandering around and the food is excellent. Not only is the Indian cuisine undoubtedly of high quality, the food is outrageously great value. I love sitting in a small local roadside restaurant where I am the only non-Indian in the establishment.

I am not treated as some kind of outsider or to be taken advantage, at times I have been given the bill and it is too cheap, I point out that I also drank 2 cans of Coca-Cola and need to be added to the bill. The cashier nods knowingly and informs me that the drinks have been added to the bill – amazing. In these small places, I was somewhat concerned with the open bill as I didn’t really know if I was being overcharged or going to get stood over for an outrageous bill, no need to fear here – these guys are honest.