Our first impressions of SINGAPORE 2024 - On a Budget!

Singapore blew our minds, its clean, organised and people are so friendly.
We nearly missed this amazing country due to reading online that it was way out of Budget.
We paid £30 a night, for a private room Hostel, this was the most expensive hostel we have stayed in the whole of Asia.
As you may agree we were pleasantly surprised with how cheap the hawker centre was and how easy and cheap the transport can be. If you are looking for bars, restaurants and hotels, be prepared to spend a lot more.
We had so much fun and we cannot wait to visit again.
Lots of love, see you in the next video!
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#singapore #budgettravel #backpacking

[@VisitSingapore]

You guys started your trip right with kaya toast and kopi! And you were so lucky to spot our cute otters! 😜🦦❤

[@JenksandMatilda]

Mind blown by the otters 🦦 we had so much fun in Singapore 🇸🇬 thanks for watching!

[@matthewong1953]

I am impressed. You are the first tourist couple to eat kaya toast with egg the right way! And you don't need to buy a card for the MRT or buses...you can use your credit card.

[@JenksandMatilda]

Thank you for watching! The Kaya toast was a fantastic shout! We loved it, we always like to ask the locals how we should eat it because we like to get the true local experience! 10/10 from us!!

Absolutely loving following your journey! Your videos are small moments of happiness for us all stuck in standard day to day life. Keeping going, love every moment & capture every second you can in memories & for any spare seconds of memories captured keep posting for us all 🫶🏻

[@JenksandMatilda]

Aw thank you for your lovely comment! We are grateful for you taking the time to follow our journey and so happy you love the videos as much as we love making them! ❤️

[@LinksRoyal]

as a SG Local! Warm Welcome! thank you for sharing your experience with us!

[@JenksandMatilda]

Thank you so much and welcome to the channel ❤️🇸🇬

[@carolegray3593]

amazing place food looks delicious. don't miss the light show at the end 👍

[@JenksandMatilda]

The light show gave us goosebumps 😮 thanks for watching ❤

[@WK-wj8db]

Welcome to Singapore! I enjoyed your vlog!

[@JenksandMatilda]

Singapore was amazing! Thanks so much for watching ❤️

[@john562qld]

Great vlog , That got better as the video went on , btw ive stayed at hotel Boss possibly ten times so I really liked the journey

[@JenksandMatilda]

Ah thanks for your kind words!! Singapore is just great isn’t it!!🇸🇬🫶🏼

[@BazzaBoy111]

Brilliant video! Loved the food you guys chose. Actually not as spenny as I thought it would be!

[@JenksandMatilda]

It’s such a great country! You need to visit 😍😍

[@gli7279]

Gula Melaka is a type of palm sugar made from the sap of flower buds from the coconut palm, or less commonly, other palms. It can be dense (rock sugar) and sticky or syrup. It commonly used and consumed in South-East-Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6fRkGaEq5qkd9U The green stuff found in the Chendol dessert is actually made up from the Pandan leaf. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3rZZaVtf7uSqNU

[@JenksandMatilda]

Ooooo thank you for that! It was very delicious!! We have a sweet tooth so all the sugar was a win for us 😬❤️

[@simplyme3306]

@@JenksandMatilda that jelly is actually called chendol made with mung bean flour I think. You need to try get those made with natural pandan juice (i.e. dull green instead of neon green). One of my favourite is Amoy Chendol. Their first stall is at Chinatown Complex (largest hawker centre in Singapore).

[@JenksandMatilda]

@@simplyme3306 ooo intresting! Will be sure to check that one out the next time we visit! Thanks for watching!!

[@kyleskayman4620]

Liked and subscribed x

[@JenksandMatilda]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@mdaminulislam673]

Outstanding vlog.Love from Bangladesh❤🇧🇩

[@JenksandMatilda]

Thanks so much ❤️ & thanks for watching 📺

[@matthewong1953]

Cendol is pronounced as "chen-dole". That green thing is jelly.

[@JenksandMatilda]

Ooo thanks, we deffo said it wrong😂! Another great combo of flavours!! Thank you 🤩

[@garyclarke9685]

Singapore isn't as expensive as people think. So much there is free to do so no or little expense also the food at food courts is of no cost at all & the best tasting food around. Even taxi's are cheap I mean compared to the western world. Sure accommodation can be expensive but do the research you can stay in 3 star accommodation close to the river for less than 80 English pounds a night good video

[@JenksandMatilda]

Yeah totally agree can be done so cheap, cheaper than we thought it would be! 👏

[@garyclarke9685]

Think there was a glitch with my mrt card. I spent $10 & only got to take two short trips on the train which carnt be right not for that price. Enjoyed your video. Back in Singapore for a two night stopover on my way back to Australia. For me personally though I carnt budget in Singapore as I love the nightlife to much & the beer. Lol

[@JenksandMatilda]

Thanks Gary, glad you enjoyed it!! Haha yes can imagine it’s easy to fall off a budget 😂 have fun there, I’m sure you will! 🇸🇬❤️

[@user-jk5um1om8l]

Always slightly bemused by the practice of not eating the crust. Is it a posh thing? From crustless sandwiches? Singaporeans don’t mind the crust. Sometimes I even prefer the slice with the full crust from the end of the loaf. 😂

[@JenksandMatilda]

It’s actually an “old wives tale” in the uk that it made your hair go really curly so growing up most children including me (Matilda) didn’t like to eat it 😂 can be considered the “boring bit” too! I actually love the end crust of a loaf toasted with lots of butter but not so much the crust on a normal slice. Us brits are weird right 😂 Thanks for watching ❤️

[@user-jk5um1om8l]

@@JenksandMatilda Hahaha one of my burning questions answered. Thanks for the explanation!

[@nattm6553]

There is a reason that Singapore is ranked the most expensive city in all of se-asia, but its a really hectic and fun city to explore anyway

[@JenksandMatilda]

One of the best cities we have visited on our travels! Really enjoyed it ☺️

[@nattm6553]

@@JenksandMatilda I Prefer Bangkok but im biased been living and working there +11yrs =)

[@JenksandMatilda]

@@nattm6553 oh wow! Bangkok is high on our list too! Especially Talat Noi / China town❤️ just love the food and hustle and bustle!

[@garyclarke9685]

Like hell I would use credit cards of any description there & face huge charges. Best way is the tourist pass then you only spend what is on the card & whatever the balance is left you can cash it in

[@JenksandMatilda]

Travel cards are good, we have access to a few options being from the UK, no withdraw / transaction fee’s. Really handy to have 😎

[@matthewong1953]

Wow...going local...bread with ice cream!

[@JenksandMatilda]

It was SO good!

[@ganhaithong2097]

U can also try malay, India n Chinese food here.

[@JenksandMatilda]

The food was sooooo good 🤩 we ate so much!

[@hiroyukishinichi9873]

Welcome to Singapore!

[@JenksandMatilda]

Hellloo☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@lohti6399]

10:40 That is Tau pok, Tofu Puffs ..

[@JenksandMatilda]

We thought so, delicious! Thank you 🤩

[@onechannel7448]

For transportation, mall or restaurant, 7-11 and etc, Used your contactless credit cards master/visa or Apple Pay, buying transport card is for old lady in Singapore, hahaha.. joking but ya hope you enjoy. ✌️😇

[@JenksandMatilda]

Haha oh no, we so old!! We know for next time ;) Thank you!

[@MrDebmey]

Coolest city in the world

[@JenksandMatilda]

So coool!!

[@ganhaithong2097]

Here u can sometimes see wildlife like deers 🦌, otters n wild pig 🐗ranning around. 😅

[@JenksandMatilda]

Wow! Buzzing we saw the otters 🦦

[@kayflip2233]

The carrot cake is made of radish, not actual carrot.

[@JenksandMatilda]

Oh haha how confusing 😂

[@cheeseizblue]

​@@JenksandMatildait is isn't it!😂 . This is because, radish in Chinese , is literally "white carrot". I guess fast paced Singaporeans (even way baaackkk then when the dish was named so in English)somewhat eliminated the need to spell out the colour of the root since it would be cooked anyways! Haha!

[@bensgoodeats1493]

Meal at hawker centre about SGD5 . MRT ticket about SGD2 per trip . Taxi fare about SGD1.20 for one minute . Most expensive country in the world ? Most expensive in Asia is correct but not in the world.

[@chalayan]

Not whole of Asia but South East Asia. HKG, Japan, South Korea are North Asia but not cheap either.

[@bensgoodeats1493]

@@chalayan True. Food and hotel prices in Japan almost same as in Singapore

[@chalayan]

@@bensgoodeats1493 transports in not cheap in japan. Developed countries isn't cheap as compared to 3rd world countries and developing countries.

[@JenksandMatilda]

We had a Google search to see that Singapore recently tied with Zurich (Switzerland) as the most expensive city in the world, over taking New York, we were nearly put off by these reports as we travel on a budget. Our video hopefully demonstrated that you can in fact visit on a budget and still have lots of fun along the way 🤩 Thanks for watching ❤️

[@bensgoodeats1493]

@@JenksandMatilda all these articles create a false impression of Singapore . What matters is reality .

[@AmanAman-lf6df]

Negara terkaya di asia tengara..sebab tu mahal

[@abolition1889]

You must have done your research 🙂

[@JenksandMatilda]

We try but most of the time we ask locals for their advice and recommendations ☺️ never disappoints!

[@alvinlim7364]

$2 for the ice cream? Location based inflation...... usually $1.20.

[@JenksandMatilda]

Ouch!! Was worth it to cool down from the heat 🫠

[@DJ-gf7gn]

why singapore, small and everything are so expansive. no nature place can explore, everything using money to builth nothing natural stuff...

[@JenksandMatilda]

We like to explore everywhere at least once 😃🌏

[@noorirwan686]

Stupid question. New york same size as singapore more expensive. Salary about 5000 average

[@DJ-gf7gn]

@@noorirwan686 si tu pid answer, new york under america. how about singapore, under singapore only. living in singapore like living in jail. no much different. especially the singapore government flat.

[@noorirwan686]

@@DJ-gf7gn then migrate to indonesia or philiphine so many nature n huge country n earn $500. The food also nowadays there just half or slightly less than half the cost

[@noorirwan686]

@@DJ-gf7gn how do u expect new york, switzerland, europe, singapore with salary 3-6k same living cost as indonesia. Are u ok bro up there?