Kepulauan Riau or the Riau islands is one of the mini archipelagos in Indonesia. Being part of a topical country, you would guess that everything is green and filled with lush forest that grows on rich soil. Batam and the surrounding area apparently are not. The soil is red. It’s still rich soil but not the usual brown to black color. It was a something new for my eyes. Ain’t it vibrant?!