Scratch below Singapore's ordered, ultramodern surface and find a city with an eclectic range of cultural nfluences.

Chinatown is the city's cultural core, with temples and the buzz of local merchants. Arab Street has an exotic array of

perfumes, silks and sarongs, alongside beautiful and busy mosques. Glimpse the past in the old colonial district where

the luxurious Raffles Hotel still serves tipples or find relief from the pace of business in the impressive city parks.