Imperial return to Batam after long time!
Some brief notes and first impressions.
Monday night in NoName should be empty and lonely. Yesterday NOT. Lots of people and vibe. There was a big group of sexy girls partying hard, it seemed alone without guys. Several girls seemed available and not professional FL, but
I was busy with two friends (One is one of my girlfriends here, she brought a shy friend to seduce. We'll work on her in the next days).
Prices are raising!! The double espresso in JCO now is 21k. Wasn't 18k and 19k few months ago??
I wrote this many many times, but I want to repeat: when you change money ASK IN MANY PLACES.
I had some USD to change. The worst offer was 12700, the best ones 13500, the best of the best 13550. It's 7% difference!
And note that 13550 is just 1% less than the official rate on XE. Very good.
In other words: 30 mins walking around and asking can be worth few hundred thousands rupiah.