20-03-2009 prepare my trip to BINTAN(indonesia) for snorkeling

Hello readers

today, nothing special except that i am planning my trip to an indonesian island called bintan. i am going there to do some snorkeling in the blue water !!!!! it is at first sight a marvelous spot where you can see a lot of fishes species, and other octopuses, corals, ...

i will have to change some US dollars in order to pay for my indonesian visa ( only currency accpeted to pay for the visa ) and there i can pay in singaporean dollars.

i contacted also an old french friend who is in S'pore and we will meet tomorrow evening, the first appertiser at mine !!!!!!!!! i am excited, to see him and his familly and to do the first appertiser at mine !!!!

tomorrow i can't promise that i will have the time toupdate my blog with the pictures of BINTAN but i will do it at least on sunday

i am very looking forward to going there, hoping that the weather will be good and the rain will stay away !!!!

introduction of bintan :

Bintan leads a double life: the northern tip of the island, Bintan Resorts (Lagoi), 1 hour from Singapore by ferry, is a colony of Singapore in all but name, full of expensive resorts and manicured lawns. As it has very little in common with the rest of the island, the resorts are covered in the Bintan Resorts article.

Separated from the resorts by checkpoints and armed guards, the rest of the island is "real" border town Indonesia, home to electronics factories, fishing villages and local style resorts (beach and adventure type) along the East Coast Bintan.

The colorful capital of Bintan, Tanjung Pinang, 1.5 hours away from Singapore by ferry, used to be a local destination for prostitution and gambling (just like neighboring Batam), but after a clamp-down by the local authorities it is regaining its rightful reputation as one of Indonesia's most historical cities, with its ancient vibrant market partly located on stilts in the sea.