The Local Life

When in Rome...you know how the saying goes. That's why the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel is helping its guests assimilate into local life with its new year-long campaign "Live like a Local". Kicking off on Dec 1, it offers its international and local (staycation) guests free tours and monthly workshops designed to show them how Singaporeans really live. Among the highlights are a half day tour of Tiong Bahru, the oldest and hippest neighbourhood, to see how tradition has merged with the contemporary. Visitors get to view hand-painted murals, get a taste of old-school pastries and visit sites like the c…