After exiting the protected confines of the Bintan Resort it didn’t take long before we could really see how the other half live. There were shanty’s and rucksacks with rubbish on the road and several hundreds of people doing nothing on the road all signs of a high unemployment rate. Although a huge portion of [...]
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Indonesia, Asia Trip, August 2009, Day Six Part B: Bintan Island – Outside the Resort
Posted in Indonesia, tagged Bintan Island, Bintan Resort, Outside the Bintan Resort, Singapore to Bintan, South East Asia, Travel on September 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Indonesia, Asia Trip, August 2009, Day Six Part A: Bintan Island – The Bintan Resort
Posted in Indonesia, tagged Bintan Immigration, Bintan Island, Bintan Mangroves, Bintan Resort, Bintang Beer, Singapore to Bintan, Travel on September 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Singapore is conveniently located to visit several other countries and parts of Indonesia are no exception. You can go to Bintan Island via ferry from the Tanah Merah Ferry terminal. The trip only takes an hour or so and is a nice relaxing break from the bustling every day life of Singapore. We hailed a [...]
