Kampong Ayer - Venice of East Bandar Seri Begawan

We left Kuala Lumpur early, 3am bus from the central station, bound for the airport and caught our flight to Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei. We arrived in scorching sun knackered after the man behind us made strange noises for almost the entire 2 hour flight…. not sure what was going on in his head!

We took a cab to our hotel and …

... was no stopping us, we swam and swam. Later, much later  we wandered into the city center. The Capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Bagawan. (BSB)  I was expecting some huge Metropolis dotted with shopping malls and fancy shops. No, there ...

... 'why not' so Matt and I paid the $20 and jumped on board. Well I can tell you it was totally worth it - Bandar Seri Begawan or Brunie Durussalam as I guide kept referring to is as was just amazing. Durussalam means Abode of Peace and thats certainly the ...

... very much Southeast Asia, with its smiling people, delicious food, and lively markets. The main attraction in Brunei is the water village called Kampong Ayer. Kampong Ayer, a 1300-year-old settlement comprised of houses and other buildings on stilts ...

... 1906 and completed in July 1907. Bubungan Dua Belas stands on the hillside of Bukit Residency on the Brunei River. It lies 3 Km south of Bandar Seri Begawan. It is strategically located and offers an open, serene and airy location with a full view ...

29.10 - 31.10.09          Bandar Seri Begavan. Brunei. Islamilaista fundamentalismia ja maailman rikkain mies. Maailman pisimpaan yhtajaksoisesti hallinnut monarkkisuku (600 vuotta putkeen) ja kompromissiton ...

... ; We crossed the road and sat on a dock edge to watch the water taxi's zooming back and forth to the water village - called Kampong Ayer I just remembered - with their single lantern on (by this time it was nearly dark) and the sounds of the calling from ...

... heaven and a great way to start the day. After breakfast we headed out to try and get a local water taxi to take us round Kampong Ayer area which is a village built on water like a Venice of the east but not so grand! The water taxi's are all painted ...

I had a full day in Brunei so I took a tour of the local area including the Kampong Ayer (water village) and the wildlife.  The only place in the world to see Probocis monkeys in the ...

... we'd hoped to get to this point, but the ferry was only an hour and a half, so it looked like we'd be in the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB), with plenty of time to explore that day. I dozed off for a bit, and, before I knew it, we were docking in ...

... 20 Brunei$, le gars me dit que j'en ai pour une demi heure, a visiter le village flottant le plus grand du monde, Kampong Ayer, avec 20000 habitants (c'est plus un village mais une ville). Le batelier est super sympa, et tres informatif. On parle pas ...