After Kathmandu, Kuching is the second city we visit twice. Before we left Kuching five weeks ago the owner of the guesthouse agreed to receive a package from home. So of course we had to pick it up. The package appeared to be at the post office for two weeks; some papers had to be signed. The friendly Mr. Gawing…
Since the country Brunei is split in two, both parts enclosed by the sea and Sarawak and because Sarawak is a partially autonomous province of Malaysia with its own immigration policy and thus its own ‘stamp’, the bus ride from BSB, Brunei to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is quite an experience. There are no less than 4 borders to cross within…
The day we travel from Miri to BSB (Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei) is also the first day of Ramadan. The bus ride is smooth and we collected yet another stamp. Upon arrival at our guesthouse we are immediately reminded that Ramadan has started and so we should not eat in the streets. Many restaurants are open during…
We never expected to ever end up in Brunei, but after Belaga we headed for Bruneis capital via Bintulu and Miri. In Bintulu we move into a small comfortable hotel to let Borneo sink in for a moment. Bintulu is a busy town that, like Miri, flourishes due to the gas and oil wells in the area. The covered the…