Around the island
Pulau Kundur is one of the bigger islands south of Singapore. You can either reach Tanjung Batu straight from Singapore or the town (~40Km) in the north by taking a small boat from the rickety jetty (not the main jetty) near the mosque in Tanjung Balai in Pulau Karimun.
It is a great place for cycling with loads of single tracks in the center of the island.
The main town, Tanjung Batu, though a lot quieter than Tanjung Balai in Pulau Karimun, is also a weekend getaway for old uncles and other singaporeans who want to get some taste of cheap fresh meat. Found this uncle in the ferry telling me how in Singapore "even 300$ cannot enjoy" while in Tanjung Batu 60$ keeps him going for the whole weekend.
The town is a really sleepy place but lives up to its reputation.
I arrived in Tanjung Batu filthy and full of sweat after 40km cycling from the town in the north. While I was looking at my map to find a guesthouse, I was quickly approached by 2 young girls and their "mother" and, yeah, their "grandmother". Had a really hard time convincing the "mother" that I didn' t want to go to their home for a beer and to freshen up a bit. Even funnier, as I was having some satay in the market in the evening this guy comes over and asks me if I have a "reservation". When I point to the guesthouse at my back, the guys laughs and say "no, no, reservation for girl?".
It is a great place for cycling with loads of single tracks in the center of the island.
The main town, Tanjung Batu, though a lot quieter than Tanjung Balai in Pulau Karimun, is also a weekend getaway for old uncles and other singaporeans who want to get some taste of cheap fresh meat. Found this uncle in the ferry telling me how in Singapore "even 300$ cannot enjoy" while in Tanjung Batu 60$ keeps him going for the whole weekend.
The town is a really sleepy place but lives up to its reputation.
I arrived in Tanjung Batu filthy and full of sweat after 40km cycling from the town in the north. While I was looking at my map to find a guesthouse, I was quickly approached by 2 young girls and their "mother" and, yeah, their "grandmother". Had a really hard time convincing the "mother" that I didn' t want to go to their home for a beer and to freshen up a bit. Even funnier, as I was having some satay in the market in the evening this guy comes over and asks me if I have a "reservation". When I point to the guesthouse at my back, the guys laughs and say "no, no, reservation for girl?".
Lovely bathroom! May not be as convenient as an ensuite bathroom but at least no need to clean it ever. Just pray you don' t mistake your bar of soap with the floater of your upstream neighbour.
Got to be one of the best kampong chickens in Riau. Didn' t dare to ask the owner to sell it to me to have ayam bakar. Pulau Kundur has the best chickens in Riau
The beach in the south-east of Pulau Kundur. About 5Kms from Tanjung Batu. As usual the beach is totally empty
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