Singapore Travel Podcast is a show about travelling in a place where a tropical climate and two monsoon seasons set the pace. The city-state sits on roughly sixty islands, with most urban life along the southern coast and a lowlying central plateau inland. That mix makes every journey a negotiation between weather, water and dense city form.
Across episodes the show covers Changi, Bukit Timah, the Southern Ridges and Pulau Ujong, the island that carries most of Singapore's population. These are not just stopovers; they are settings for understanding how this city-state organises itself. The host returns to them in different weather, so the northeastern monsoon and the drier months shape what travel looks like.
The show's structure follows the calendar, returning to places as the northeastern monsoon gives way to the inter-monsoon thunderstorms. Revisits are deliberate: a wet morning in Changi, a dry afternoon at Bukit Timah. Over months, the repeated visits build a working knowledge of Singapore's weather, rhythms and landscapes.
Rachel Tan lives in Singapore and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Rachel is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Rachel Tan spends her last full day in the Streamline Moderne enclave of Tiong Bahru, navigating inter-monsoon squalls, visiting Qi Tian Gong Temple, and preparing to move north. She reflects on the estate's heritage, the rising cost of living, and the practicalities of transit as she packs for the next leg of her journey.
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Episode 81 of Singapore Travel Podcast with Rachel Tan. Rachel Tan is in Tiong Bahru Estate, Singapore.
Places in this episode: Block 78, Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru Market, Eng Hoon Street, Qi Tian Gong Temple, Yong Siak Street, Glass Roasters, POSB Tiong Bahru Plaza Branch.
Covered: Tiong Bahru Architecture, Community Issues, Rising Costs, Moving North, Temple Visits, Cafe Culture.
Chapters:
00:00 Block 78
01:26 Seng Poh Road
02:54 Eng Hoon Street
04:45 Yong Siak Street
06:40 POSB Tiong Bahru Plaza Branch
08:13 Tiong Bahru Park
09:41 Rain
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
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18 Oct 2026
Tiong Bahru Estate Streamline Moderne and Market Dawn
Day nine in Tiong Bahru. I walk the covered corridors during an inter-monsoon squall, visit the market at dawn, and explain how to live in this conserved estate.
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Episode 79 of Singapore Travel Podcast with Rachel Tan. Rachel Tan is in Tiong Bahru Estate, Singapore.
Places in this episode: Block 78, Seng Poh Lane, Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre, Yong Siak Street, Qi Tian Gong Temple, UOB Branch Tiong Bahru Plaza, Glass Roasters, Tiong Bahru Park.
Covered: Tiong Bahru Architecture, Hawker Food Costs, Banking Basics, Street Art Murals, Inter-monsoon Weather, Residence Registration.
Chapters:
00:00 Block 78
01:47 Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
04:53 Glass Roasters
07:20 National Museum of Singapore
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TiongBahruEstate #SingaporeTravel #HawkerCentre #StreamlineModerne #KopiLife #SGArchitecture #MarketDawn #InterMonsoon #ExpatLifeSG #SingaporeRent #YipYewChong #PublicTransport #CoffeeCulture #HeritageTrail #SimpleLiving #UrbanExploration #SoutheastAsiaTravel #SingaporeFood
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16 Oct 2026
Tiong Bahru Market Dawn and Pawsome Spooktober
Rachel Tan explores the inter-monsoon rhythm of Tiong Bahru, from dawn market stalls to heritage murals and café culture. She navigates sudden squalls, visits Qi Tian Gong Temple, and checks out the upcoming Halloween pet festival.
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Episode 77 of Singapore Travel Podcast with Rachel Tan. Rachel Tan is in Tiong Bahru Estate, Singapore.
Places in this episode: Block 78, Glass Roasters, Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre, Yong Siak Street, Eu Chin Street, Hello Arigato Tiong Bahru, Qi Tian Gong Temple, Tiong Bahru Plaza.
Covered: Tiong Bahru Architecture, Market Rhythm, Temple Visits, Rental Costs, Transit Tips, Community Events.
Chapters:
00:00 Tiong Bahru Estate
02:33 Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
05:26 Qi Tian Gong Temple
07:35 Tiong Bahru Park
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TiongBahru #SingaporeTravel #HDBLiving #StreetArtSingapore #HawkerCentre #InterMonsoon #HeritageConservation #SingaporeFood #UrbanExploration #PawsomeSpooktober #QiTianGong #YipYewChong #SingaporeLife #ExpatInSingapore #WalkableCity #CafeHopping #SingaporeArchitecture #CommunitySpirit
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