1 staycation 2 Birthdays

We stayed over at Johor over the Christmas weekend. Johor Bahru is so near it feels more like a Johor staycation.

Our Birthday and Christmas boy, Boon Wee celebrated his Birthday near Sutera Mall (Taman Sutera Utara).
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Sutera Mall for our Dinner and celebration. There are a lot of eateries and entertainment to explore around this area.
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So happy that 大舅 and Heng family can join us 🙂
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Boon Yee’s Birthday (27 Dec) celebration at Saizeriya. It does not take a lot to make him happy, Boon Yee is always so sweet, he will make sure everyone has a portion before serving himself 🙂
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Mount Austin explorations. We will find another opportunity to share the delectable food selections.
Mains – 22 Fried Chicken Factory (aka Korean Fried Chicken)
Mount Austin 22 Korean Fried Chicken
(GPS 01.55977 103.77413)

Desserts – Creamery
Mount Austin Creamery
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Map of Mount Austin:
1- 22 Fried Chicken
2- New water theme park
3- Prince 33 Hotel (your RED hotel landmark)
4- Creamery
Map Mount Austin
(Map credit Google)

What else did we do during our staycation in Johor Bahru?
Kids love sports, be it outdoor or in arcade 🙂
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Xin’s cheeky Gokart debut.
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Kart group 🙂 Read our previous Fun review from Plentong.
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Souvenirs 叉燒酥 from Ming An (明安 is opposite KSL)
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Kids had a lot of memories with these balls and tortoises!
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Singaporeans normally gather around KSL and City Square area (2). If we drive out another 30 minutes, more Food and adventure awaits.

3- Plentong Go Kart (previously known as Permas Jaya)
4- Mount Austin, this area is hip and packed with niche F&B outlets (Do pop by Hazel’s sweet cafe review)
5- Sutera Mall is a convenient one-stop venue for shopping and eating. Its backyard neighbourhood is very happening in the evenings. We follow BPDG’s hotel and food recommendations 🙂
6. Before heading back to SG, we drove to Gelang Patah (near Legoland) for Seafood lunch
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Sutera Mall and Mount Austin map
(Map of Johor credit Google)

That concludes our 3D2N staycation in Johor.
We have more photos and details on our Dayre account :
Day 1
Day 2
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Johor Massage recommendations -> https://sengkangbabies.com/holiday/johor-massage-recommendations

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