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 Wine and dessert by kielorla
Therefore we brought our own wine and dessert. After dinner, we sit at our verandah enjoying our wine and also eating our chocolate is another bliss thing to do. We got our wine in the DFS shop when departure from Sin, the wine is much cheaper and also you can choose your fav label. Leave a Comment
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Bring your own drinkable water, as the resort selling the water at a very expensive price. A small 50ml of evian water cost S$3 !!!!
Therefore try to buy water from Singapore, if you come from Changi Airport, bring those bottled water from the supermart in the airport. And also Coke and beer. Stock them up too as they will be triple the price in Bintan.
I brought 4 bottles of 2litres of water, 1 bottle of 2 litres of coke. And i am grateful that i did, thanks to Natalia from VT who has advised me. Leave a Comment
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 Hi-Tea by kielorla
One thing regarding Bintan Resort is that they dont have a mini mart or 7-11 that you can buy snacks at. So bring some wil be helpful especially when they charge everything in such a rediculous price. Leave a Comment
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Bintan's weather mirrors Singapore's. The wettest months would be from mid November till early February, with the peak usually around late December/early January. There might also a brief rainy period between late May to late July. Other than that, it should be fair weather with the occasional Tropical thunderstorms for the rest of the months. Leave a Comment
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Effective from the 1st August 2005, Nationals of the following countries and territories can apply for their tourist visa upon arrival at certain Airports/Seaports in Indonesia for a maximum visit of 30 (thirty) days :
Full list @ VISA-ON-ARRIVAL LIST
Please be advised that Visa Free Short Visits may only be extended upon approval from the Minister of Justice and Human Rights/Director General of Immigration of the Republic of Indonesia based on natural disaster, illnes or accident, but cannot be transferred to another type of visa.
Overstay visitors incur to pay a penalty of US$ 20,- per day (for under 60 days stay) whilst over 60 days stay will be a 5 (five) year prison sentence or a fine of IDR 25.000.000,- (local currency)
COUNTRIES / PASSPORT EXEMPTED ARE :
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1) Brunei Darussalam (ASEAN member)
2) Malaysia (ASEAN member)
3) Phillipines (ASEAN member)
4) Vietnam (ASEAN member)
5) Singapore (ASEAN member)
6) Thailand (ASEAN member)
7) Peru
8) Chile
9) Morocco
10) Hong Kong SAR (Special Administration Region)
11) Macau SAR (Special Administration Region)
For countries not listed above, they will have to apply entry VISA at their respective country's Indonesian Embassy
Address of Indonesian Embassy in Singapore:
7 Chatsworth Road Singapore 249761
Tel : +65 6737 7422
Office Hours:-
Mon - Thurs: 8.30 am - 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Fri: 8.30 am - 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Sat: Closed Leave a Comment
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 Trikora Beach. by A2002
It is a white sandy beach with many small huts serving coconut drinks. I did not see anyone swimming or having a sun tan on the beach. Before arriving at the beach, I asked the tour guide "how beautiful it is". His reply was "the ang-mo say it's very beautiful". hmm.. that does not sound very promising.
My impression of the beach is that it is very natural and not developed and spoilt. But not as beautiful as those in Malaysia and Thailand. To summed up, it is not being tidied up or touched for tourism. Leave a Comment
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 Tanjung Pinang. by A2002
The street sellers, shops, narrow streets reminds me of Penang 20 years ago. Things and food are much cheaper than at the resort area. Do remember to bargain.
The common transportation is the "motorbike" - not the big ones, but a small one which the westerners name them as scooters.
There are many Teochews (a Chinese dialect group) in Tanjung Pinang. My tour guide told me that the majority of the population are Teochews, and hence Teochew is a common language there. Many Teochews are buddists, hence you will be able to see many Chinese temples around Bintan.
Slow paced town life. Leave a Comment
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 Riding on the small boat. by A2002
Some people do not want to take the sampan as it is a small wooden boat for a maximum of 8 people not very far from the water. It can get a bit rocky sometimes. It is not the big boat that most people are used to. Imagine how low it is as water keep splashing on my face along the way, or just put your hands out and you can touch the water. The water looks dirty and I would not even try dipping my hands in. There are many houses built on stilts there, and rubbish are disposed under the houses and swept into the sea during high tides. Human waste are disposed to the sea too. Leave a Comment
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 by A2002
If you notice in the picture, there are some fish being dried in the scorching sun. I suppose those are the preserved salted fish which is commonly consumed. Leave a Comment
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 Kampung at the beach. by A2002
This is a typical "kampung" style (small village). It is a small community. People here live close togather and usually know one another and best of all help one another.
The stall that we went to has run out of coconuts, so the stall owner "borrowed" some coconuts to serve his customers. The thing is, in big cities, people will not "borrow" especially if it's money making opportunity. Leave a Comment
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