In Pontianak, transportation is quite convenient to get.
Most travelers leave from Kuching, Malaysia, and terminate at Pontianak.
Pontianak is also the name of a city in Indonesia.
The town of Singkawang, a city two-hours drive away from Pontianak, still has a large Chinese population.
As one of the five best museums in Indonesia, the Pontianak Museum presents interesting historical and cultural facts.
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Pontianak- Kuching takes around 8 hours,
with 2 rest stops on the way, while pushing on to Brunei, the journey takes one day and night.
Singkawang, a city north of Pontianak, was once filled with Chinese gold
miners which at the time contributed a staggering one-seventh of the world's total gold supply.
Long known as a busy trading
port facing the South China Sea, Pontianak is a cosmopolitan city where various races
and ethnic groups live peacefully side by side.