 | Bintan, Indonesia |
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I hadn't played golf since Derek and I played in Koh Samui a year ago. That course was gorgeous, but I think 115 or something abysmal. This time, we played 3 rounds on two different courses, and the final round was the best of my life. ...
... find ourselves on the "local" side of the island, a.k.a. where we would be relieved of our luggage and our kidneys. Bintan island is very strictly segregated: locals in a traditional town in the south, foreigners on the resorts in the north. ...
... with scant regard for the law, and the island has the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Indonesia. There's no reason to pause longer than it takes to catch a boat out.' - That was the onely Planets glowing reference ...
... , we took a 90-minute drive north in a very comfortable car, got to check out the island in between, talked to a great guide who told us lots about Indonesia, and I personally felt like it was a pretty fortuitous mistake. Of course, opinions varied.
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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 ...
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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*
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