Have you explored any nearby islands where time seems to just stand still?

And you could simply laze in a kelong by the sea, with a coconut in your hand, and stare at the waves, clouds and flags fluttering in the wind.

Make a trip to Pulau Tanjung Balai Karimun, an Indonesian island to the South West of Singapore, about 1.5 hours away by ferry, a small rustic island with many kampungs (local malay villages) and kelongs (wooden houses built on stilts over the sea) for one to explore, and many local delicacies, spices, and seafood to try out.

Want to find out where the birds make their nests?

When one buys bird nests in Singapore, the bird nests (either dried ones or ready-to-eat) are often already processed and nicely packaged, canned or bottled.

Do you know where these bird nests normally come from?
Or what the swiftlets look like?
Or how the swiftlets build their bird nests?

Follow us on one of our island adventures to Pulau Tanjung Balai Karimum to take a peek at the houses where swiftlets make their nests, the villages and kelongs, and learn about the livelihood of the communities who live on this island.