Singapore or Hong Kong?
The practical differences, drawn from our own write-ups rather than from a brochure. We are not going to tell you which is better - they are different trips. What follows is what actually changes between them.
Places written up here 111 93
UNESCO listings among them 3 0
Cost level Very high High
Busiest month in our write-ups January October
Currency Singapore dollar (SGD) Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Plugs and voltage G - 230 V G - 220 V
Everyday languages English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil Cantonese, English
Driving side left hand side left hand side
Region South-Eastern Asia Eastern Asia
Capital Singapore City of Victoria
Singapore
Four cultures in efficient harmony; rules are posted, enforced and genuinely followed.
What we have written up
- Abdul Gafoor Mosque mosque
- Armenian Church church
- ArtScience Museum museum
- Baba House house museum
- Bak Kut Teh dish
- Bedok Reservoir Park reservoir park
Worth knowing before you go
- Tipping is not expected - a service charge is included
- Cards and phone payments work everywhere; hawkers increasingly too
- Tap water is safe
Hong Kong
Vertical, fast and dim-sum devoted; efficiency is the courtesy.
What we have written up
- Aberdeen Harbour harbour
- Amah Rock rock formation
- Big Wave Bay beach
- Blue House historic building
- Braemar Hill viewpoint
- Bride's Pool waterfall
Worth knowing before you go
- A 10% service charge is standard; leave small change beyond it at most
- Cards and Octopus cover nearly all payments
- The MTR is world-class - stations anchor every neighbourhood
Counts describe this site, not the countries: "places written up here" means how many pages we have finished, and it keeps growing. Currency, plugs and languages are practical facts and change rarely; check anything visa-related with the relevant official source before you book.