What we’re about
Welcome to Caravanserai! I’m Preetam, your host.
This free, non-commercial meetup is open to everyone — no matter your travel experience. We share stories, explore ethnic neighbourhoods and food, and connect with travellers passing through Singapore.
Join us to stay curious, engage with cultures, and discuss the ideas shaping our world.
Why Caravanserai?
In days past, traveling caravans would rest at a caravanserai — a roadside inn where strangers gathered. Around the fire at night, they shared stories of the people and places they had encountered, hoping to learn from one another.
We’re inspired by that spirit — a place to pause, connect, and exchange stories across cultures.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- The tastiest and the queasiest food from your travelsNational Library / Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, Singapore
TL;DR:
Share the tastiest and the weirdest foods you encountered in your travels.Details:
- Where: 7:30 to 8:50 PM, Bugis NLB library, Program Room 1 (basement) or via Zoom
- Zoom link: Email smarterbysharing@gmail.com for link
- After: Discussions until last train/bus at the Bras Basah building food court next doors.
- Optional: Join Telegram for reminder: https://t.me/+7TNAbjU60PVjOTE1 (super low volume, used for reminders only)
More:
Have you tried Haggis in Scotland or Balut in the Philippines? How about Boeuf Bourguignon in France, Amok in Cambodia, or Khao Soi in Chiang Mai? What are the tastiest and the weirdest foods that you have tried? Let's share our favorite food and eating places from our travels.The National Library may take photos during the meetup. If you prefer not to be photographed or appear on the (live, not recorded) Zoom video feed, please sit on the left side. Don’t want to sign up on Meetup.com but still interested in joining? Just email me — it helps me keep track of numbers. I delete all emails after replying.
Got questions? Reach out to me (Preetam) at smarterbysharing@gmail.com. - Small things, mostly: Share a travel photo and its storyNational Library / Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, Singapore
tl;dr
Share a memorable photo from your travels with us. It could be a landscape, unique food, a ritual, some tech, or an interesting person/animal you met. Relive your travel memories together!Details:
- Where: 7:30 to 8:50 PM, Bugis NLB library, Program Room 1 (basement) or via Zoom
- Zoom link: Email smarterbysharing@gmail.com for link
- After: Discussions until last train/bus at the Bras Basah building food court next doors.
- Optional: Join Telegram for reminder: https://t.me/+7TNAbjU60PVjOTE1 (super low volume, used for reminders only)
More:
Do you have a photo or a sketch from your recent travels that you are proud of? Join us and share with us. The photo could be of a landscape, a unique dish or a drink, an interesting person or a cat that you met. Anything that was memorable for you. Relive your travel memory with us.We will meet at the Bugis (100 Victoria Street) branch of the NLB. Come to Program Room 1 in the basement. You can also join in via Zoom. Email me at smarterbysharing@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
If you are free after the meet at the library, join us at the Bras Basah food court for more travel discussions until it is time for the last bus/last train.
