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Just made a short 2D1N trip to Tanjong Pinang, the capital of the Riau Achipelago after a break of several years then accompanying my relatives for a temple visit.
This round was for entertainment with several friends. Reached TP in the morning after 1hr45mins of travel on the Majestic Fast Ferry plying one of their older Wavemaster on the trip. The ferry terminal was jam-packed with PRC tourists who arrived earlier on the Sindo ferry. However, the migration clearance was rather fast clearing the crowd in less than half an hour. Approached the money changer at the ferry terminal and was quoted a poor rate of 0.99 mil IDR for S$100, which we quickly refused. The Pelangi Hotel counter was manned and advised us to change money in town later. Booked the ferry for the trip back home tomorrow and the Pelangi driver drove us to a shop opposite their sister Hotel Furia which offered us an attractive rate of 1.032 mil IDR for S$100. Thereafter, we were on the 7km journey to the hotel where the driver shown us several massage joints and also a booking joint at Batu 5, where 3 old substandard ceweks were offered. We refused and checked into our chalets at the hotel thereafter. Rooms were being prepared while we had lunch at the hotel restaurant reputed to serve decent good food. However, we were the only guests and the food, although of reasonable standard, was costly at more than 850k for the five paxs. In the afternoon, we visited the only mall in TP, the Tanjong Pinang City Centre Mall with a Matahari Hypermarket, completed about 4 years ago but still relatively underpopulated and quiet. We went down to the TP town and had coffee at an old coffee shop followed by a reasonably good dinner at the Rimba Jaya Food Court. The pace of life in TP is much slower as compared to Batam and the old town looks decaying and worn out. After dinner, we met a pimp opposite the Furia Hotel who promised to show us more joints. We went to a few massage place and again back to the Batu 5 joint which we refused to visit this time. Thereafter, the pimp and driver brought us to Batu 15 where he promised hundred of young nice ceweks. After a long drive, we reached Batu 15 deep inside a forested area where a kampong is resited. Outside each house, some decorated as KTVs, bars, etc..., you can find handful of ceweks sitting outside waiting for customers, mostly for ST. The offered material was not of good quality and prices ranging from 1.5j upwards for LT. We were not impressed and decided to leave Batu 15 to go back to a massage joint nearer town. We heard there is another cewek den near Batu 56. Back at the massage place, we each booked a one hour massage at 150k and some bros had their releases there for an additional 400 to 500k.
In conclusion, TP is not worth a visit unless you have a valid reason to visit the place for old time sake, do business, or visit it as an eye opener or other better reason.