Johor Bahru

A bustling Malaysian city right at the border with Singapore. Comfortable air-conditioned busses leave at intervals of 7 minutes from Singapore and the trip takes about 30 minutes- Johor Bahru is only 10KM from Singapore's borders

Johor Bahru is to Singapore as Shenzhen is to Hongkong. It is part of the Sijori Growth Triangle, alongside Indonesia's Riau Islands and Singapore.

There are several shopping centres (though not all sell the real McCoy!) and restauraunts. Bargains are the main draw.

To get to Johor Bahru (fondly refered to as JB by Singaporeans and Malaysians alike), take the train from Singapore-your cab driver should know where it is (the KMT station). it will cost S$2.90/way for a comfortable, clean, and air-conditioned carrige.

When in JB, make sure your taxi driver uses his meter- all taxis have meters in JB, but theat does not nessecarily mean that they will use it! Also, keep a lookout for your handbag as there have been crimes involving the odd tourist.