Travel for Pennies

Food, what better way to experience a region or a city than to walk along, or sit leisurely and to take in the local flavor.  In this city the restaurants and cafes and the five star hotels Singapore offers up much more than eventually ends up on the beautiful plate.  A small island, a small city, with such a variety and abundance to offer, the most notable influences range from Chinese, Italian…to French and East Indian.  The people of this country live with passion.  They live within it rather.  And what is more common to a culture in regards to passion, than food.  Between the street side hawkers and the fancy restaurants, there is something for every traveller, something to take in and take home.

The main ingredient to a meal, is the chef, his or her care, love and preparation.  Chefs of Singapore find their enjoyment out of creating the food that the people eat, as any art form and a very spiritual form of expression and care as well.  Where to find this may be a daunting task to any new visitor, but it can seriously be found on any street corner, and if it’s not readily noticeable, all the tourist need to do is ask.  Delicious and delicately prepared dishes are around every corner, much like hot dog carts in Manhattan or Chicago, flavorful afternoons are abundant.  In Singapore, food is a festival, literally.  There are over 6,000 opportunities to experience it all.  And the main attraction, food, is decorated and adorned with lights, live music, dancing and parties.  From satay to sushi, the food nourishes and liberates and exposes visitors from other countries to the culinary flavor and celebration of part of what it means to be alive.

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Many business travelers look at the air travel system as a necessary evil and figure out a way to make the best of things.

So David Topus got my attention when he told me recently that he regularly gets on an airplane for the sole purpose of meeting potential clients there. It doesn’t really much matter where it’s going, he says, as long as the fare is right.

By flying here and there all the time, he piles up a lot of frequent-flier miles, which usually helps him get free upgrades because he has top-elite status on his regular airline, Delta. And first class, he says, is the ideal place to meet potential clients — people capable of making business decisions or providing direct contact with those who can.

His business plan, assuming a highly honed skill at instant social networking, is ingenious, it seems to me.  More…

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