Singapore, long considered the melting pot of Asia, is boiling over with a new-found excitement these days thanks to its ongoing transformation from staid business capital to Asia’s new sun and fun central.

SINGAPORE - When the Pirates of the Caribbean movie – At World’s End – set sail for theatres, Singapore was its destination.

SINGAPORE - This is one of the most colorful cities in the world and it has nothing to do with its spicy ethnic neighborhoods or amazing gardens.

SINGAPORE - We were running short on Singaporean dollars and looking for an economical breakfast when the doorman at our Chinatown hotel suggested we try kaya toast.

SINGAPORE - Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.  The sound of peanut shells cracking under our feet as we entered the legendary Long Bar at the historic Raffles Hotel was somewhat unsettling.

SINGAPORE - The white marble statue of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles stands amid a backdrop of giant buildings and a dark blue sky.