It’s a classic norm to do it this way- take advantage of the close distance to Johor Baru City and travel around; visiting places where expats hangs out. One rule stood out for us: The Fiance and I agreed that we are not allowed to compare our home country to Johor Baru City and we should take as much time as we simply can to explore. The idea is about whether living in this new city is going to be a rewarding experience and because when we decide so, we will spare no effort in aspiring making everything memorable.
The first secret is to take a map and a camera, then just keep walking and driving. Meander where our curiosity takes us. It was here that The Fiance abruptly stopped my philosophical speech and asked his first intelligent question with a quizzed look, “Where are the expats working in Singapore and living in Johor Baru, dear?” Wouldn’t it be great that I knew instantly.The first few words which I got out were, “Any decent living area which is of a 10 to 15 min drive from the Causeways, dear!” This is where we begin doing cartography- Study of Maps.
Two interesting spots were circled on our crumpled maps: Johor Baru City Centre and Nusajaya, the closest flagship zones of Iskandar Malaysia to Singapore.