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Rediscovering the charms of JB: Wider spaces and slower pace of life
The writer used to cross the Causeway for cheaper groceries and services but now finds joy in JB for its own sake.
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View from a 19th-floor room at Holiday Villa hotel in Johor Bahru.
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Checking into a 19th-floor hotel room in Johor Bahru recently, I drew open the curtains and was delighted by a view of colourful low-rise roofs that seemed to go on forever, against a backdrop of faraway hills.
There were only a handful of skyscrapers – totally unlike the Singapore skyline.
