One cool place not so visible in Travel Guides is East Coast Park, Singapore. This is a large green space alongside a stretch of several kilometres of sandy beach. The area is covered with lots of trees providing adequate shade and contributing to a pleasant atmosphere. A cycling track runs along the full length of the park. Tracks for pedestrians and joggers are also found in most areas as well as playgrounds and other facilities for one and all including kids. There is one fishing jetty where many locals are seen trying their luck with their fishing poles. Looking at the horizon one can see ships queuing to enter the harbour. Barbecue pits are provided for picnickers at various locations. Restaurants, hawker food and other retail outlets are found here and there. The place is clean and well maintained. A public bus service is available from Bedok Bus Interchange during weekends and public holidays. Car parks are also available at different places and pedestrian underpasses connect the park to nearby residential areas. This nice place is certainly worth visiting, especially in the morning or before sunset in order to avoid the scorching heat when the sun is high in the sky.

We decided to rent our lady's bikes at the GoCycling outlet at East Coast Park C4 as it is the only outlet that opens at 8 am on a weekday. The rental rate is $8 for one hour with another free hour. As we chose to return our bicycle at the T2 outlet, we needed to put a deposit of $50 which was given back to us when we returned our bicycles at T2 outlet. The bicycles are in very good condition and our seats' heights were adjusted for us. The cycling path was wonderful, a great improvement over the old path many years back. As we went further towards Changi, it got more scenic. The path are quite wide and there were not many people cycling at that time. We took about an hour to reach the junction of two cycling paths, one leading to T2 and the other leading to Changi. We decided to explore abit more of the Changi Coastal path even though we are returning our bicycles at T2. The view along this stretch is very beautiful and our photos resemble the coastal area of Southern Italy with the blue sky and turquoise sea water. The Jurassia Mile is now modified with high fence and many dinosaurs have been moved to different parts of the park connector between the Jurassic Mile and T2 Hub and Spoke area. There is a water cooler next to the bicycle rental shop at T2. We took bus 36 at T2 basement bus stop to lunch at Etna restaurant at Upper East Coast Road. The three main functioning GoCycling outlets are at East Coast park C4, T2 and Changi Beach Park C1.

One of my favourite Parks in Singapore. It’s always great to visit this place early morning to complete a full cycle from East Coast to end of Changi Beach Park. Not only a place for Cycling, running and rollerblades but also great for picnic or BBQ gathering. There plenty of shops where you can rent your bicycle, rollerblades, and even food and restaurants. There are also plenty of vending machines so you can buy some drinks if you didn’t bring yours (would recommend to bring your own bottle - to save planet). A must in your where to go list in Singapore.