Bintan-Go vs Bintan-No
All in all I had a wonderful trip to Bintan. I would love to visit again, but there is so much more to see before I go back to Sweden! I will write about some other trips we have been on until now later on, but to sum up the trip to Bintan I really want to share some pros and cons. :o)
Bintan-No!
- Sandflies (Bring insect repellant and if the bites show up anyways after your return home (like mine did) go and get antibiotics (anti-itch, yeah!) fast.
- I didnt sleep for four days until I got the prescription, it was a nightmare!
Bintan-Go!
+ The boat ride takes less than one hour from Singapore!
+ Book a chalet at a beachfront property far off the city! You'll have a private beach and plenty of local food made by the staff that run the place.
+ The food! Nasi goreng and satay obviously; and my favourite, their banana pancakes, yummy!
Exploring Bintan, days & nights
The trip to the island of Bintan was my first getaway from Singapore. Well-needed, after not having any summer holidays and working my summer job until two days before flying to Singapore.
So off we went, to spend a long weekend relaxing, swimming in the ocean, exploring small islands when the tide was low and taking a boat trip around the area. I finally got to try the absolute notion of vacation: drinking from a fresh coconut at a wonderful beach! We had a birthday boy with us on the island, so for that night we made him a vodka watermelon! :)
We took it easy during the days and partied it up with our little crew at night. Since we managed to be there during both muslim new year and another public holiday (National day I think) all the locals were extra joyful. We enjoyed sitting around a bonfire at the beach every night.
Even though we stayed right at a wonderful beach, we still wanted to see some more. One day we rented some motorbikes and went around for hours and hours on this any photographers dream-island; we got to see the most beautiful spots of Bintan!
Bintan local life through a camera lens
While I am busy studying... Welcome back to our first getaway of this semester: Bintan in Indonesia. This time the travel photos center around local life through my camera lens, with snapshots from the market.
One day we booked a boat-ride and another we got a driver and visited the city and the markets with yummy fresh fruit (and the special smell of durian fruit and fermented coconuts) and all locals we met were very welcoming. ♥
Travel photography on Bintan, Indonesia
Bintan ♥ I am madly in love with travel photography right now, especially when I get to go to amazing places like this beautiful tropical island in Indonesia.
Snapshots from Bintan
We had some wonderful beach days during our weekend getaway to Bintan in Indonesia! Such a short trip from Singapore and a great trip with friends from uni. Here are some snapshots. ♥
Bintan, August 16th-20th
Don't worry, be happy! We are going on a trip to the island of Bintan! ♥
