Blogs from Desaru, Johor, Malaysia, Asia

Day 2 (23/07/2023) We had breakfast at a nearby coffeeshop (can't remember what is the name already). Food was not too bad. After that, we went back to prepare for beach! Desaru beach was crowded but we still managed to find some empty spaces for us to put our mat. The sand and ocean were generally clean. A was abit hesitant in playing with sand at first, but was ok after awhile. Fearing that A might be cold from the water, we went to change around noon time. The toilet was really dirty and dark, so we changed A on the beach instead. Me, my husband and A left first, while the rest continue to stay at the beach and play watersport. Back to our Airbnb, we showered A, fed him lunch before putting him to ... read more

Sunday, 4th March 2018 Checking in at the Sands and Sandals Resort was a pleasant experience. We had a pool facing room with a partial seaview. The bedroom was spacious with an outdoor bath at the balcony. Our minor gripe was the less than satisfactory air-conditioning which DC woke up with sweat the next day. Our afternoon activities included kite flying by the peaceful beach and taking naps on the sun deck chairs by the swimming pool. For dinner, we drove out to the Indian Mamak stalls for our delicious roti canai and nasi goreng pattaya. On our way back to our room, we headed back to the beach to set off some mini-fireworks as well as moon watching by the sea. Breakfast the following day was nothing to shout about which was a shame given ... read more

My flatmates and I have won 5 tickets for a 1-day-trip to Desaru. How lucky we are, aren't we? It's a short trip, but nevertheless, something to spend over the weekend. We departed for Desaru very early in the morning, around 7am. Our first stop was at a mushroom farm. We had our buffet breakfast there as well. The menu was nasi lemak with fried oyster mushroom; one of my favourite rice and mushroom! I ate quite a lot there. Then, we were guided to the mushroom farms and there were lectures, lectures, and lectures again. So, my friend and I took out our cameras and tested macro-shooting. We were so addicted on macro for that day. When the mushroom tour guide has ended, I was going to buy the oyster mushroom but unfortunately, we didn't ... read more

Desaru, Malaysia There was a group of NUS exchange students going out Sunday night to watch the fireworks go off as Singapore welcomed in the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Why no pictures? Singapore didn't have any fireworks due to the economy - cheap skates!). While talking to a few friends about where to travel for our Monday & Tuesday holiday, we heard a group talking about going to Desaru, Malaysia. We decided that it was easier than trying Bintan, Indonesia (which required a more expensive ferry, purchase of a visa, and no promise of a place to stay). So began the unplanned Ballad of Francis the Malaysian.... We were leaving Singapore aboard a small ferry aka "Dum Boat" for a short S$10 ride to middle-of-nowhere, Malaysia. We had be given warning that Singapore's customs would be ... read more