Lucky at Larkin Traditional Geocache
Big Friend: Too much activity at this place now. Sorry. Big Friend.
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This is a typical guard-rail cache that is camoed to prevent being muggled. It is near the end of a rarely-used parking area. Bring your own pen.
Living in Singapore can get a little claustrophobic. This is a little push to get people out of the rut, into a new experience and start more geocaching up in Malaysia.
Some people even take the bus to Larkin terminal, eat a cheap meal and then head back to their homes. Food is quite a bit cheaper in Malaysia. I personally like the fresh and clean fruit available at Larkin.
A local premium member geocacher will be watching this while I am away. Much appreciation to Sejtam who is locally maintaining the cache.
Happy hunting.
By bus From Singapore
The following are options to cross to/from Singapore by bus:
Buses between Johor Bahru and Singapore
Causeway Link CW1 Kranji MRT only Larkin via Kotaraya S$1.30, S$1.00 from Singapore
RM1.30, 1.00 from Malaysia
Causeway Link CW2 Queen Street only Larkin only S$3
Causeway Link CW3 Jurong East MRT only Taman Bukit Indah via Second Link
SBS 170 (red plate) Queen St via Kranji MRT Larkin only S$1.30 (EZ-Link OK)
SBS 170 (blue plate) Kranji MRT Kotaraya only S$1.00 (EZ-Link OK)
SBS 160 Jurong East MRT via Kranji MRT Kotaraya only S$1.50 (EZ-Link OK)
SMRT 950 Woodlands MRT via Marsiling MRT Kotaraya only S$1.20 (EZ-Link OK)
Singapore-Johor Express Queen St only Larkin only S$2.40
All buses except CW-3 use the Causeway. There's a pattern to the madness: Singaporean-operated buses (SBS, SMRT, SJE) can only stop at one destination in Malaysia, while the Malaysian-operated Causeway Link [4] buses can only stop at one destination in Singapore. Terminals aside, all buses make two stops at Singapore immigration and at Malaysian immigration, which gives you the opportunity to hop on (esp. on those line buses where you can pay with an ez-link card). At both immigration points, you must disembark with all your luggage and pass through passport control and customs, then board the next bus by showing your ticket. On the Malaysian side, the bus stop is to your left as you exit the immigration post. Figure on one hour for the whole rigmarole from end to end, more during rush hour.
Note: Embarking of the express bus (and others) towards Singapore is done after you pass the customs. As you can pass from JB to the bus without passing customs first (by jaywalking across the street from the Lucky Foodcourt), this leaves you without an exit stamp. This could give you quite some trouble later if you try to re-enter Malaysia (as the Singapore customs pointed out).
From other parts of Malaysia
Long-distance buses from JB to other points in West Malaysia depart from Larkin Bus Terminal, located some 4 km north of the Causeway. Several bus companies run buses to Kuala Lumpur at all hours during the daytime; except in peak seasons, you can usually get your ticket from some company and get moving right away. Purchase all bus tickets at counter windows and do not pay attention to loitering individuals claiming to sell (fake) bus tickets. You can connect to or from the city center with local buses (some of which continue all the way across the Causeway to Singapore) or taxis.
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