Batam Travel Blogs

When you're stressed out of the hectic life in Singapore, there's absolutely so much things you can do to escape the busy life in this island, even for just a day or two.  Visiting the nearby islands of Malaysia and Indonesia is always an option especially when you're tired of seeing…

I didnt enjoy the place. It was my 2nd time to get there and even the first one wasn't enjoyable. We stayed in Harris Resort. My sister spoiled my weekend. She didnt want me to go on cable ski, karting and some other activities. We spent the night in a bar. I sang there. What i really like most is the body spa near Nagoya mall. Man, it was so relaxing! Im planning to go back there just to have a massage...

It was originally planned to be a kind of thanks giving, my brother & I decided to commerate our birthdays this way. But when the family heard, we ended up with a bunch of thanks giving & a total of 8 goats to scarifice. It varied from thanks for our blessings to a prayer for the dead.…

This was our most ambitious family trip ever...4 generations to an Indonesian island 45 minutes away from Singapore. Now getting schedules for 15 working adults, 2 school going kids & a 2 year old was not easy. My poor sister is a housewife, yet she was like a travel agent for 2 weeks..LOL…

When the plan goes unplan As most of my trips, I booked the ticket for this one long way in advance. The plan was four of us visit Singapore (via Batam). And just like what usually happen in most of the advanced ticket bookings, eight weeks before the D-Day, I found out that the others b…

From Singapore to Batam, I have to go to Harbour Front Ferry Terminal to take ferry to Batam. If go to Bintan, then Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal is the place. With return ticket, the fare is SGD 48. A bit expensive. About 1 hour journey, I arrived Harbour Bay, Batam. The sea was black in colour and t…

Some random pics from my random travels

I really can't comment all that much about this island as I went straight from Batam's airport to the ferry terminal to catch my ferry to Tanjung Pinang on neighboring Bintan island. Batam was merely a transit place for me. It's a shame, because I later found out that I have a friend who lives and …

SE asia trip with some friends from college, the very first trip without my family i.e. parents..

Since we're visiting Singapore (again) for Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour, but I titled the blog with Strawberry Swing cos it seems picturing more about this trip than Viva La Vida... "I remember we were walking up to strawberry swing I can't wait 'til the morning Wouldn't wanna change a thing People moving all the time Inside a perfect straight line Don't you wanna curve away It's such it's such a perfect day It's such a perfect day.."

Some view of Batam - Holiday Inn

Visited Batam, Indonesia last Feb with Frieds. Interesting Place, great food!

So, we've finally step foot in Indonesia, though Batam wasn't exactly the place we wanted to find ourselves at . . . Had NO intention of finding ourselves stuck on this island, but we really had no choice!!  And what a dump!!  Quite the sudden change from the cleanliness and o…