Brunei Travel Blogs

No alcohol?? Screw this place...
Aug 16, 2005

... , even if its out of their way. And what do the wealthiest population in the world spend their leisure doing? Flying kites. People in Brunei are NICE. It's weird. And yet, despite that, I couldn't wait to get out. For one, it's an expensive place- I spent ...

Proboscis monkeys
Jun 24, 2003 (20 photos)

... 30 muinutes we decided to walk it. Thankfully the three of us got a lift part way there from some friendly Brunei security forces in a military transport vehicle (complete with army green seat covers). We had lunch back in Bandar (after finally ...

White Water Rafting
Sep 4, 2006 (29 photos)

Ok today is Monday and today we are going white water rafting; bring it on. We have to get up at 6.30am so we have enough time for breakfast (which I forgot to say is included in the price of the room too; self service) and my morning coffee so I can ...

Many mosques to see and a village on the sea!
May 29, 2008 (38 photos)

... for the sake of airports and lazy blog-writers) which gave us a chance to catch our first glimpses of Brunei, and we weren't disappointed: absolutely stunning buildings and architecture, both modern and traditional lined the roads whilst grand mansions and ...

Our last night in KK
Sep 12, 2006 (10 photos)

Our last night was a blast. What was supposed to be a few quite drinks on our last night turned into a bit of another beer fest? We met up with Sophie & Averill around 7pm and had our last coffee from Coffee Bean before walking across the road to ...

Happy Birthday dear Benjamin happy birthday to you
Sep 5, 2006 (49 photos)

Today is Ben's birthday and we have arranged to go diving with Sophie and Averil plus a few others near the small island called Mamutik (I think) about 20 minutes away by speed boat. We meet at the dive shop at 8.30am, make sure we have all our gear ...

Off to Borneo for new adventures
Sep 3, 2006 (4 photos)

So today is the day we fly to Borneo. We are up about 9 ish and head off to get a good breakfast inside us. Since it's our last day in BK we thought we'd try some where new; big mistake!! Our breakfast had just arrived (scrambled egg for Rosey & ...

Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) - Day 157
Jul 28, 2008 (22 photos)

... . Visited the beautiful Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque which was build in 1957 by the current Sultan's father, the 28th Sultan of Brunei. The building cost $5 million (US) to construct which is an awful lot of money now, and in 1957 was an astonishing sum. ...

BRUNEI
Nov 28, 2005 (2 photos)

... we board the flight to Darwin we're amazed that there are only 12 passengers on a 150 seater jet. Well, I suppose that Darwin and Brunei are both pretty small places so there can't be much demand. But why such a large jet which does the Darwin Route once ...

Kingdom Of Oil
Oct 8, 2004 (2 photos)

... absolutley freezing - and you couldnt go outside - tshirt and shorts were not the way to go! Catch a second ferry from Labuan to Brunei, and then a bus to the capital - does appear a very rich place - nice houses, and none of the squalor you can see in ...

You dont know what your missing
Sep 11, 2006 (46 photos)

... more people are not seeing the delights of Borneo. It is a tad confusing though when the map and guide books refer to it as Brunei which is only tiny while Borneo is split into two parts; Malaysia and Indonesia. You can base your self here in KK and travel ...

The Land Of No Fun
Jan 29, 2006 (16 photos)

... go through exit procedures for Malaysia before boarding the second boat, with only 5 people, to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. Hadn't had any breakfast so a bar of Dairy Milk with cashews, fantastic, had to suffice. On arriving at the dock ...

Brunei
May 5, 2004

Hi Guys, You can read our update from Brunei in our entry from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia entitled 'Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei and Bugs'. Cheers, K & S

Brunei
Jun 2, 2004 (10 photos)

... still though. The mosques are amazing, espcially at night. The city is a good antidote to Jakarta. The youth hostel is $10 Brunei and very basic. If you can't find the receptionist walk into the gym with your backpack on, there's a good chance he is ...

From Kalimantan to Brunei
Apr 4, 2006 (46 photos)

... in 1958 and is named after the 28th Sultan, Omar Ali Saifuddien, who is still referred to as the architect of modern Brunei. The mosque's design reflects the use of the world's most elegant materials, including marble from Italy, granite from Shanghai, ...

Brunei - Brought to you by Shell
Aug 2, 2008 (9 photos)

... instead of using Ringgit, you are paying in Brunei Dollars which is pegged to the Singapore Dollar and used interchangeably in either country. Brunei will cost you about B$50/ day if you don't do too much. If you were to purchase fuel, it's dirt cheap ...

I am melting
Mar 24, 2005

... are driving relatively new cars, and very few people are driving a crappy car. There are apparently 260,000 cars in Brunei. I've visited a few Mosques (Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien and Jame'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah). These both were extremely beautiful, you can ...

Bus to Brunei
Sep 25, 2006

... aiming for. I may have to have a word with the local Chinese takeaway and inform them where they can find some free meat. ;-). Brunei its a dry country which has the amazing effect of making me want a beer. This could be the "wanting what you can't ...

Bandar Seri Begaw, Brunei
Sep 3, 2006 (4 photos)

... since about 30,000 people live on the river in water villages. These are basically wooden houses on stilts. I'm returning to Brunei in a month to get my flight to Thailand. So I'm going to leave exploring the interior until then. Next stop will be ...

Brunei
Feb 26, 2007 (21 photos)

World Cruise Monday, February 26 Maura, Brunei 12 noon - 8pm Excursion 1: Bandar Splendor Tour, 4 hours, $65 each The sultan was at one time the richest man in the world. This is a benevolent dictatorship, an oil-rich country, an almost totally ...

3 hours in Brunei!
Jan 30, 2006

When we boarded again we had a different plane to the one before which didn't have personal t.v's for everyone. There was one main screen in the middle which played films that I had already watched so it was a really boring flight, and messed up my whole ...

Miri (Malaisie) -> BSB(Bandar Seri Begawan) Brunei
Dec 12, 2008 (8 photos)

... surface. Nous sommes arrives aujourd,hui de Mulu park (Malaisie). Nous sommes maintenant a BSB (Bandar Seri Begawan) la capital de Brunei. Un des plus petits pays au monde. Nous avons fait ben de petite correspondance dans la journee. Avion (20 min), taxi ...

Brunei
Aug 13, 2005 (21 photos)

Brunei

Discovering Borneo Brunei part 2
Apr 13, 2006 (4 photos)

... the team weren't too dispirited. They were professionals and were focusing on their next game after a day or two R'n'R in Brunei. Following on from the excitement of the match and having become quite blasé about travelling in Borneo we thought we'd ...

a 10 hour transit....
Sep 25, 2009 (6 photos)

... going to the biggest shopping mall in brunei....only to be told 5 minutes later that it was the only shopping mall  in brunei!!!!!!!!!! Afterwards we went back to the airport and found a set of chairs to relax as we had about another 7 hours to kill! ...

The Suntan of Brunei.
Aug 16, 2009 (7 photos)

... nbsp; How one man can have so much money (about $35 billion at last count) is because he shares the wealth.  Brunei has a 94% literacy rate (higher than Portugal), life expectancy is 77 years (higher than Scotland) and there are free pensions for all ...

No, we are not in the Middle East!
Apr 8, 2009 (26 photos)

We had not originally planned to visit Brunei when we planned this trip, but the logistics of going around it were too difficult for us to organise so we decided to go through it. It is a very small country, not in the Middle East, but in the middle of ...

Our chance to Visit the Sultan
Oct 27, 2006

... didn't feel out of place at all. The Muslims that we met we very warm-hearted. After a few days of enjoying the peacefulness of Brunei, for there is no alcohol in the country, we decided to check out Malaysia. Onyl a hop, skip, and a jump away. Note of ...

Off To Europe - The Long Way round
Aug 6, 2005

Just a stopover - only a small international airport - Great airline!

Negara Brunei Darussalam
Oct 31, 2009 (5 photos)

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 ...