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Lost Guides - Singapore

£15.99 / $32 SGD /  $34.95 AUD  / $23.99 USD

A Unique, Stylish and Offbeat Travel Guide to Singapore

Discover the authentic side to the vibrant, multicultural city of Singapore; from underground bars to hawker food favourites, hip hangouts to wild nature walks

 

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What’s in the Guide?

The second book in the Lost Guides travel guide book series, Lost Guides – Singapore highlights 130 of the most special spots in this tropical city discovered by author and Singapore resident, Anna Chittenden. She has personally tried and tested each recommendation in the book and has included places run by passionate people, neighbourhoods with an up-and-coming creative scene and nearby nature escapes . More than just a travel guide, the book includes in-depth interviews with local creatives such as Priscilla Shunmugam, the founder of fashion label Ong Shunmugam, street photographer Aik Beng Chia, and Peranakan food expert and chef Violet Oon.

 

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DETAILS

Title: Lost Guides - Singapore 

Author: Anna Chittenden

ISBN: 978-981-11-1909-5

Publication date: Published May 2017. Content refreshed and reprinted May 2018

Page count: 208 pages

Dimensions: 21 x 15 cm (A5)

Price: £15.99 / $32 SGD /  $34.95 AUD  / $23.99 USD

Areas: 10 neighbourhood guides including Chinatown, Little India, Tiong Bahru as well as an Outdoors chapter

Interviews: with three local creatives - a fashion designer, street photographer and chef

Literature: Pieces of local literature from three up-and-coming writers and poets

Front cover: by Singapore-based photographer Hosanna Swee

Illustrations: Hand-drawn illustrated neighbourhood maps by local illustrator, HyunJi Son

Photography: Original photography throughout the book by Anna Chittenden

CONTENTS

Author’s notes

About the Author

Need to Know

Neighbourhoods

Chinatown & Telok Ayer

Everton Park & Keong Saik Road

Tiong Bahru

Orchard & River Valley

Dempsey Hill & Bukit Timah

Central & Marina Bay

Bugis & Kampong Glam

Little India & Jalan Besar

East Coast

South & Outdoors


Interviews

The Fashion Designer – Priscilla Shunmugam 

The Street Photographer – Aik Beng Chia

The Chef – Violet Oon 


Literature 

Listening to Mukesh by Pooja Nansi

Imaginary Geographies by Ann Ang

overheard at al-azhar by Joshua Ip

 

Press Reviews

“Who knew there were so many delicious places to discover in Singapore? Clever Anna has veered off the tourist trail to give a brilliant edit of the very best eating, drinking and shopping in the city.’’

Condé Nast Traveller

“I enjoy poring over the informative insider tips shared in Lost Guides – Anna Chittenden has written a book really made for people who love design and authentic experiences’’

Singapore Tatler

Reader Reviews

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