SINGAPORE - It is the December holidays and your family is looking for a quick getaway. You have already been to Legoland and Bintan, Kuala Lumpur is too long a drive to get to and Melaka's historical buildings might not keep the kids occupied for long.
How about Desaru then? Once associated with tired beaches, the spruced-up location is wooing visitors anew, including with the Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark, which opened in July.
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