Travel: Indonesia - Batam/Bintan

[UmmuMuadz]

Its Bintan and not Bintang (which means star)


Bintan is ok for relaxing and doing nothing but just to laze around.

But the stuff there quite expensive. I remembered looking at a 1.5ltr bottle of soft drink which cost SGD4. :shock:

There is a pasar ole-ole where you can get souvenirs and stuffs but still expensive.

[Lookingforsale]

:lol: if it's like that, I might as well just park myself at Sentosa....

[ChiefKiasu]

Lookingforsale:

:lol: if it's like that, I might as well just park myself at Sentosa....

But you don't get really nice beaches in Sentosa...

[buds hubs]

Both Batam & Bintan have their own merits…


Bintan has nice beaches but its rather expensive as most of the things are
in Singapore $$… really nice place to chill… I believe buds has posted
some pics of our recent trip…

Batam is far cheaper if youre looking for good bargains… Its not
as "sleazy" as many people think… There are many shopping centres
which offer really value for money deals and nice eating places…

Not forgetting the SPA treatments which are only at a fraction of the
price… buds & I enjoy going for the SPA treatments… even our DDS enjoy
being pampered with mini hair treatments or haircuts there…

But just a word of caution… Go with someone who is familiar with the
place… Dont try your luck by exploring the place on your own.

[csc]

I prefer Batam to Bintang.


Harris Resort is a nice place with a good spa too. The food is not too bad.
There is also nice seafood nearby and a shopping mall nearby where one can get manicure, pedicure at a reasonable rate.

But given a choice, I would rather be off to beaches off the East Coast of Malaysia - Redang, Kuantan and offshore islands like Rawa, Sibu, Tioman anytime.

[buds hubs]

csc:

I prefer Batam to Bintang...


But given a choice, I would rather be off to beaches off the East Coast of Malaysia - Redang, Kuantan and offshore islands like Rawa, Sibu, Tioman anytime.

Hmmm.. its \"BINTAN\" lah..

Of course, if given a choice, the beaches off the East Coast of Malaysia is better lah.... So is the one at Coral & Khai Islands of Thailand.. :love:

[ChiefKiasu]

csc:

... But given a choice, I would rather be off to beaches off the East Coast of Malaysia - Redang, Kuantan and offshore islands like Rawa, Sibu, Tioman anytime.

Ah Tioman... lovely memories. Went there with my wife while part-tor-ing. Dropped by ABC Island. It was off season and there was this gorgeous ang-moh babe who kept mucking around in the low-tide near us... TOPLESS :!: . She kept staring at us intensely until we also mah-lu... weird, considering that we were at least in our swim-wear while she's missing a, um, piece of it. My ego was finally deflated when I realized that she was actually trying to chat up my wife! :faint:

[buds hubs]

ChiefKiasu:

My ego was finally deflated when I realized that she was actually trying to chat up my wife! :faint:

:rotflmao:
Luckily your wife didn't know about your wild :evil: thoughts..

Or else... sure kena :torchme:

[Ivanlew]

Lookingforsale:

:lol: if it's like that, I might as well just park myself at Sentosa....

Sentosa not a bad idea to go for a day trip but staying at the hotel quite expensive. Actually there are quite alot of things to do in Singapore.
I didn't know there are quite a number of fun things in Singapore till
I accidently found this article in this web site
http://www.best-singapore-guide.com/singapore-outdoor-activities.html

[yendirna]

My family came back from bintan clubmed holiday during mid sch hols. Expensive but love by kids. If u are big eaters after paying the 1 time amt u can eat all u want. U can eat and drink non-stop the whole day like a kiasu singaporean. 1 thing memorable this trip was the amount of coral fishes swimming near the rocks on the left of the beach - amazing. We took bread to feed off our hands. The kids were only too overwhelmed.