Enzo's Travel Journals

Wrapping up the five-blog-series of my Singapore year-end trip features a last-minute shopping spree in Chinatown in search of souvenirs, followed by the New Year's Eve Countdown at Marina Bay Sands, all held on the last day of 2024. Is this the best way to end the year? Find out by reading below. Notes: This blog is the last (Day 4) of five parts of our  2024 Singapore Year-End Trip , spanning from Days 1 to 4. See these links for  our flights ,  Day 1 , Day 2 , and  Day 3 . Exchange rates between currencies are: 1 Philippine peso = 0.017 USD and 0.023 SGD. I apologize for the late posting  of this blog due to academic constraints and other circumstances.

On December 30, 2024 , we visited Universal Studios Singapore as part of our third of five days in Singapore. The theme park is the first and only Universal-themed Park in Southeast Asia, having opened in 2011. This is actually my fourth time visiting this park following our first three visits in 2013, 2015, and 2019. Notes: This blog is the fourth (Day 3) of five parts of our  2024 Singapore Year-End Trip , spanning from Days 1 to 4. See these links for our flights ,  Day 1 ,  Day 2 , and  Day 4 . Neither Universal Studios Singapore nor Resorts World Sentosa endorsed or promoted this b log. Exchange rates between currencies are: 1 Philippine peso = 0.017 USD and 0.023 SGD. To better be guided, visit the official park map here .

Continuing our year-end "escapade" in Singapore was a visit to Bras Basah, followed by Little India, before being trapped at Singapore Botanic Gardens for three hours due to a heavy rainfall. We then ended the day with a Christmas Wonderland visit at Gardens by the Bay. Despite the rainfall, we successfully concluded the day with more attractions and new treats. Marina Bay Sands at night, as viewed from Gardens by the Bay. Notes: This blog is the third (Day 2) of five parts of our  2024 Singapore Year-End Trip , spanning from Days 1 to 4. See these links for  our flights ,  Day 1 ,  Day 3 , and  Day 4 . Exchange rates between currencies are: 1 Philippine peso = 0.017 USD and 0.023 SGD.

It started as a sunny late morning from our Cebu Pacific flight on December 28, 2024 . As my mother and I walked down the elegant corridor of Changi Airport's Terminal 4, we were preparing for something extraordinary: an overseas Christmas vacation, which I embarked for the very first time after spending the yuletide holidays every year in my home country, the Philippines. This is actually my sixth time  visiting Singapore, having been visited there for the past five times every two years from 2013 to 2019, and in 2022. But, for the first time ever, I'm sharing with you my experience. Notes: This blog is the second (Day 1) of five parts of our  2024 Singapore Year-End Trip , spanning from Days 1 to 4. See these links for our flights ,  Day 2 ,  Day 3 , and  Day 4 . Exchange rates between currencies are: 1 Philippine peso = 0.017 USD and 0.023 SGD.

The five days from December 28, 2024, to January 1, 2025, constitutes the longest possible "weekend" in a calendar year. Since my favorite season to travel is Christmas (and by extension, New Year), we took this opportunity to book a round-trip ticket via Cebu Pacific for my first year-end vacation outside the Philippines. An Airbus A321neo of Cebu Pacific parked at its gate at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 shortly before dawn on Saturday, December 28, 2024. My mom joined me in this vacation to Singapore . Notes: This is a personal blog on our travel experience and is neither promoted nor endorsed by Cebu Pacific. This blog is the first of five parts of our  2024 Singapore Year-End Trip , spanning from Days 1 to 4. See these links for Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 , and Day 4 . Exchange rates between currencies are: 1 Philippine peso = 0.017 USD and 0.023 SGD.