Batam, Indonesia

Travel Blogs from Batam (49)

Stinky Batam, Batam, Indonesia travel blog
Stinky Batam
Mar 22, 2005

... on a whim to take a boat to Batam, an Indonesian island conveniently accessible by ferry from both Singapore and Johor Bahru. Batam caters mostly to Singaporean holiday-goers, weekenders, and day-trippers, (and, as we later learned, hooker-hunters). It ...

A travel blog entry by cosmicllama
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our day trip -part two, Pulau Batam, Indonesia travel blog
our day trip -part two
Mar 6, 2006

... harbour front on the MRT to catch a ferry. within five mins of arriving at the ferry terminal we were on our way to Pulau Batam in Indonesia. the ferry took an hour to get there and then on arrival we got stung and made to buy a seven dau US10 visa despite ...

A travel blog entry by adsrobjim
Batam, Batam, Indonesia travel blog
Batam
Aug 16, 2006

Didn't like Singapore. Day Trip.

A travel blog entry by sirjman
Wakeboarding in Batam, Waterfront City, Batam, Indonesia travel blog
Wakeboarding in Batam
Jun 8, 2004

... EH Long run this park and they made me feel right at home. We took a 1 hour ferry from Singapore and arrived in Batam. It reminded me of the Dominican Republic, a complete contrast with Singapore. It is not modern and not clean. There were men fixing ...

A travel blog entry by alexapril604

Forum Discussions on Batam (5)

Jakarta to Singapore overground?
Posted on Mar 13, 2008, 18:59:18
You can get a ferry from Jakarta to Batam apparently... A PELNI ferry by the name of Sinabung departs Batam at 10.00 a.m. once every 4 days for Tanjung Priok (port in Jakarta). The cheapest one-way fare costs Rp177,500 (about S$35) and the journey ...
Bintan Vs Batam
Posted on May 22, 2006, 10:31:22
My girlfriend and I are thinking of going to either Bintan or Batam Indonesia tomorrow for my birthday... we like seedy stuff... third world like places to explore and, since we only have the day and I have been in Singapore for awhile and not been to ...
Bintan Vs Batam
Posted on Nov 24, 2008, 09:13:56
Well, the only personal experience I have is the taxi ride I took across Batam from the ferry station to the airport... Looked seedy but not really explorable. If Lonely Planet is to be believed, Bintan is *much better*
Bangkok to sien Reap
Posted on Jun 5, 2008, 00:23:56
... treasure. Kuala Lumpur, three days. Batu Caves. Singapore was just abig expensive shopping Center; so we took a Ferry to Batam Island, Indonesia and hung out for three days a resort. Take Care Hi Cobra, That's a good experiences. I'm ...

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