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<\/a>Ferry terminal<\/p><\/div>\n
Pulau Ubin was used as a granite quarry in the beginning of the English occupation until 1970. Careers are now gone out and the nature reasserted itself. Now only a handful of people still live on the island. The island has been preserved for now of the massive urbanization of Singapore and has become a tourist destination.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pulau Ubin<\/p><\/div>\n
To get to the island, the only access is to take the ferry from Changi Point Ferry Terminal<\/a>, boats leave when they are full (12 people, $ 2.5 per person). The main activity on the island is to rent a bike and exploring the various trails offered, you can see the map on the website of National Parks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Beginning of the walking trail<\/p><\/div>\n A little field of pandamus<\/p><\/div>\n The place to rent a bike<\/p><\/div>\n When I was there, I wanted to cut through the forest following the dotted path on the map located on the panels on the island. I found myself in the middle of the forest with my bike trying to fight my way through the trees and bamboo, on what was left of a path barely marked and the sky was turning to storm … I was not very serene! Fortunately I got out of the mangrove\/forest and found a normal trail before the rain started to fall. A tip, avoid the dotted paths if the weather is threatening!<\/p>\n The forest\/mangrove<\/p><\/div>\n One of the trail<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Singapore is at the same time an island, a city and a country. Escaping from the city generally means a trip to neighboring countries. But fortunately there are still some getaways natures, either in the middle of Singapore with the … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>