Singapore Tourist Pass PLUS

It's summer time in the Philippines and I know some of you are scrambling to your feet for that ultimate backpacking adventure. If you're headed to what the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIC) declared as the most expensive city to live in 2013, Singapore, and you're thinking of ways to cut down the transportation budget without compromising your excursions, then you should totally get the Singapore Tourist Pass.

Perfectly Candid :D

You can ride the bus or the train for as many times as you want for 1,2 or 3 days. You'll never have to worry about getting lost or wanting to go to the last stop with this baby around. It served us well last year when we decided to stray as far as Jurong or when we accidentally rode the wrong train on our way to Dhoby Ghaut. When traveling, there can be a lot of unseen circumstances (people getting left behind after a platoon of the healthy middle class stampedes their way into the train and whatnot) and having this card definitely eases your mind.

• 1 Day Pass - $10
• 2 Day Pass - $16
• 3 Day Pass - $20

Thank you Singapore for giving us backpackers the opportunity to spend less in your insanely expensive country! Now is probably the time to mention there's an additional $10 rental deposit which will be refunded to the tourist when the card is returned. If you want a souvenir, you can always keep the card! 

Yeah, we're pretty big on being tourists. We even take tourist shots at stations

Of course, a photo on a train (not transit, we were on our way to Sentosa but I couldn't find any other picture lol)

It sure beats paying $20 for a cab ride two blocks away. Funny story, we were going to this place (I can't remember what it's called anymore lol) to get our Duck Tour set. We checked our map and saw that it was nearby so we decided to walk it off. After a few rounds going nowhere, we decided to call it quits and hail a cab. We got in this very distinct Chinese cab and can you believe it? Guy totally scammed us! He charged us $20 for a two minute ride! He said there are all these taxes and there's this thing about him going the other way when we hailed him (he said he'd flashed a sign). Since we were already very late, we couldn't sit and argue any longer so we let it go (if only I could do the same for the bad memory)

So anyway, for this post, I checked out STP's always updated website (Singaporeans and their websites!) and found out that they're releasing a Singapore Tourist Pass Plus from March 3, 2014 onwards. This card no longer has a rental deposit fee and includes a BubbleJet Ride and a Funvee Bus Tour. Here are the rates:

• 1 Day Pass - $20
• 2 Day Pass - $26
• 3 Day Pass - $30

To know where to get these passes, visit the website.