Longing for a fun vacation? Try Singapore. An eclectic mix of the modern and the ancient, Singapore is blessed with a rich and colourful past and a promising future. It still bears evidence of its history, from British colonial rule to the Japanese occupation during Word War II in its quaint Victorian churches in places like Boat Quay and Clarke Quay with their old markets or in the museums. And at the same time it boasts of state-of-the-art high-rises and the slickest shopping malls and restaurants.