Longer audio playbook A&M.mp3

Mother-daughter duo Andi and Miquita Oliver dive headfirst into Singapore for the first time with Exceptional ALIEN and Skyscanner. 

What starts as hunting down the perfect Hainanese chicken rice, now their obsession back home, leads to finding ‘little noodle stall legends’ and farm-to-table revelations that prove everywhere you turn in Singapore, there’s something to taste. Some of the best stories happen when seeing a city through fresh eyes.

Singapore

"The Hainanese chicken rice we tried there. This was something that we haven't been able to forget. A dish that my mom hasn't stopped making since we returned" – Miquita

"I have literally not stopped cooking it since we got home" – Andi

Golden-Mile-final.mp3

Golden Mile Food Centre

"This is like old school Singapore and everywhere is so clean, so colorful" – Miquita 

"Look, I know I always relate everything to food, but doesn't it look like delicious cakes?" – Andi

Koon Seng Road.mp3

Koon Seng Road

"Tai Hwa has been creating a food frenzy since 1931. Michelin star and four bucks a bowl. You can see why it's legendary" – Miquita

"Food there is like singing. I love that this is like Michelin star food for everybody" – Andi

Hill-Street-Tai-Hwa.mp3

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodles

"I've heard so much about Peranakan culture and it's led by women. The high tea – delicious!" – Andi

"This was one of my favorite days. I didn't know much about Peranakan culture - the clothes, the shoes. Just stunning!" – Miquita

Straites Unclave.mp3

Peranakan Mansion

"There are so many options. I could spend weeks in there. We ordered the chicken rice" – Miquita

"The chicken is beautifully poached, so gentle. I couldn't believe how much I loved that" – Andi

Candlenut.mp3

Candlenut

"You've got such incredible produce. Just to pick the produce like that, it makes you happy" – Andi 

"This is really city farm-to-table. Everything just tastes so fresh, it's incredible" – Miquita

Oumi.mp3

Oumi at CapitaSpring

"It was like real ancient history right in the middle of the city, and suddenly felt really serene in this bustling busy city" - Miquita

"Yeah, suddenly you are in this ancient, really kind of holy, wonderful spot. Really beautiful. A time to just reflect a bit and consider" - Andi

Thian Hock Keng Temple.mp3

Thian Hock Keng Temple

"We couldn't complete our brilliant trip to Singapore without music. This is an entire musical experience, a must-go place if you are into music and record hunting" – Andi

"This is a place my dreams are made of. The space is so beautiful, it creates such a sense of community" – Miquita

Swee Lee.mp3

Swee Lee Clarke Quay

"I feel like if we lived in Singapore, that's where we'd go. Another thing we did notice is that we've felt very, very safe. And it was so viby in there" – Miquita

"We really liked the part of Singapore that it was in. It felt quite neighborhoody" – Andi

Rasaspace.mp3

RASA Space

"The Clan is opposite this brilliant street full of the vibyest, like kind of independent restaurants with great food, great wine and good people" - Miquita

"You come out the doors of the hotel and you are like right in the heart of the best bit of the city. It felt like, yeah, you're like exactly where you want to be" - Andi

The Clan.mp3

The Clan Hotel

"Crazy to have this right in the heart of the city. This is extraordinary" – Miquita 

"I mean, look at the scale of it. You wouldn't find this anywhere else in the world" – Andi

Gardens By The Bay.mp3

Gardens By The Bay

"This is like the highest we've been and it has a 360 view of the city" – Miquita 

"I did know there would be passion and interest and intrigue and interesting things, but I didn't expect it to have so much soul" – Andi

Nova Bar.mp3

NOVA Bar

“I would go back there. You were a bit scared – we were really high up” – Andi

"It was so intense, I was shaking… but I love heights" – Miquita

OCBC.mp3

OCBC Skyway

Singapore with Andi & Miquita Oliver

Singapore Travel Guide with Andi & Miquita Oliver: Food, Peranakan Heritage & Gardens by the Bay AD

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