| Page Views: 14,665 Last Visit to Pulau Batam: - I Visit Here Frequently | Batam Island - A Relaxing Island Near Singapore by victorwkf - last update: Dec 4, 2008 |
| Beautiful beach scene at Turi, Batam |
The island of Batam is very near to Singapore and can be reached by a 45 minutes ferry ride. It is a very good getaway from the modern and orderly nature of Singapore. Let me share with you information about Batam Island, which I visit frequently as my wife's parents are staying there. |
| One of my Batam island outings ..... |
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This photograph shows the traditional entrance of the Pondok Kelapa Restuarant which is located at Nagoya, the biggest town in Batam. You should try the delicious local Indonesian food as well as seafood when you are in Batam, more information is in the restaurant section of this VT page. | | |
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| Pros: | "Located near to Singapore & can be reached by ferry" | | Cons: | "Can be very dusty and dirty at some places" | | In A Nutshell: | "A good getaway from Singapore with cheap stuff" |
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yellowbell Thu Jan 15, 2009 15:35 UTC
Happy New Year Victor! I didn't know about Bintan and Batam since I read these tips. Thank you. My husband I will stop in Singapore April 4-6 on our way to Manila. | toni28 Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:37 UTC
Very interesting place victor... mega mall sounds familiar there are lots of mega mall in the phil.. Happy chinese new year! | SLLiew Sat Feb 10, 2007 14:07 UTC
Excellent page of Batam. Bring back memories. Cheers, SL | wathy Thu Feb 8, 2007 14:18 UTC
Hi Victor, you have a lot of nice pages! Thank u for dropping in my Batam pages. Dun know the truth though, I've been told that name of Nagoya in Batam was named by japanese when the war period ^^; |
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