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'Kelong' in Bintan - Best kept secret... yet

September 26th 2015
3rd time into Bintan but this trip left the deepest impressions. We chanced upon a treasure which stands atop the open clear waters. Bintan Laguna Resort and Restaurant is less of a resort than one you would imagine to be. It is more of a 'Kelong', a Malay word describing a form of offshore platform built predominantly with wood, and can easily pass off as a fishing platform similar to some others ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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Teo Yong Sheng

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Coming through the standard education that pushed myself to seek for academic excellence, I never really knew what I wanted to do, and no aspirations on what I really want to be in the future. Growing up from a not so well-to-do family (but a very blessed one), I had little opportunities to travel, hence making my every journey on the plane/cruise/train a precious one. With every trip, I grew to like, then love the idea of just packing a bag, fly and go. An immense sense of satisfaction from understanding more about an unknown place, interacting with the locals from a ... full info

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