to be frank, at the risk of offending a few posters I found Singapore far more tepid and plastic and much less dynamic - I was expecting trade history and dynamism a la Hong Kong. But found shopping malls, almost no history (despite trying) and a really, i guess Yuppie/city (ie finance) type culture. Admittedly I wasn't there for long and had no-one ITK to show me the better bits. Next time hey Huge :). Dubai's a bit mad...like a bit of that.