There are two nice towns near Singapore and they are as called Batam and Bintan. Oh yes, you are right - they are in Indonesia. Let us chat about what to do there ! Trust me., they are ideal weekend getaways... Batam: Ferry and Immigration: Simple to reach, just an hour of ferry ride. No heavy tides. Straight forward immigration process at both sides. Sometimes, you might have put up with 30 min in Queue at Indonesian sides during peak hours. But 3 day or 4 day week ends - be there much ahead. You generally dont get questions about your purpose of visit or where you stay ... Hotels: Lot of good hotels in Batam - ideal place to stay is Nagoya as it is closer to Nagoya Hill Mall. There are so many options and price range and I like Harmoni Hotel and Swiss Inn Batam. Some of the very good pubs are located walkable distance from Harmoni Hotel or Goodway Hotel - like The Last Pub or Chilli Bar. What to do: Shopping at Nagoya Hill - try ManZone or Matahari.....
I would like to suggest an ideal itinerary to carry out effective roaming in Singapore within 8 hours of transit time !!! Keen to explore, Here I go: Ideal Breakfast: Little India : South India food like Dosa or Idly Or Puri at Komalas Restaurant or Madura Vilas Restaurant (near Little India MRT). I like Pongal from the oldest restaurant called Komalas at Serangoon Road. MTR restaurant is near Farrer Park MRT and it is Karnataka food and they serve excellent Masala Dosa and Uddin Vada as well. Do get a glimpse of Srinivasa Perumal temple around MTR (dress code is needed); Former house of Tan Teng Niah is bright and colourful as well and it is a great spot of Selfie (near Little India MRT). Allotted time is 1 hour if you go little India. Pls take a cab from Little India to Raffles Place. Or simple Croissant & Coffee around Raffles place in any regular coffee shops like Starbucks or Tanah Merah or 6oz or Providore. Time taken c...
Do walk around Saunderton, Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire .... superb landscape !!! You need to take trains from Marylebone station, Central London to Saunderton. Saunderton railway station is a railway station on the A4010 road between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough. Loads of green surface, up and down hills and it is a delightful nature walk. I did the walk during Autumn and loved every bit of colours and lucky to see Rainbow as well. There is also Hellfire Caves (https://www.hellfirecaves.co.uk/gallery) and cafe for public. Do explore spending some time if you are going as a group. From Saunderton the route took us to nearby Bradenham, and enjoyed some refreshments at the village church on the green. Dashwood Mausoleum is on top of hills, West Wycombe and it is walkable from Hellfire caves. It is not open and one can walk around and enjoy the town view. Some fusion architecture of Russia and Egypt and was built in 1765. Enjoy the woods and walk ! Ke...
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