Bandar Seri Begawan, 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)

... by a walk that took us up to a vantage point from where we could see most of Kampung Ayer and the Bandar Seri Begawan waterfront. Kampung Ayer is a huge mass of wooden stilt villages just south of the waterfront. The contrast with the gleaming white ...

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

... rubbish off the back of the boat once we've left the Marine National Park area... We took the bus into the capital Bandar Seri Begawan (or BSB for the sake of airports and lazy blog-writers) which gave us a chance to catch our first glimpses of Brunei, ...

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

... of travel so far on my trip. 5 buses, 2 taxis, a boat and 2 immigration offices to reach the capital of Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan. Or BSB for short. As you enter Brunei, what the country is famous for becomes apparent. Oil fields dotted around with ...

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 ...

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

... we had to 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 ...

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)

... and night pictures of the Jame'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah mosque. The Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is dominates the city centre of Bandar Seri Begawan. It is one of the most magnificent mosques of South-East Asia, and a symbol of the strong Islamic faith of the ...

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

... ...? The trip here made the stopover in Brunei worthwhile just on it's own merits. So if you are in the area and would like to experience a moment of utter peace (without the need for opium) you should come to visit the new mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bus to Brunei
Sep 25, 2006

... ride was pretty straight forward. No hassles at the border crossings or anything. I eventually arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan at around 4pm. I'm staying at the Brunei Youth Hostel. Or to be precise, I'm the only person staying at the Brunei Youth ...

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

... Bon , nous refesons 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. ...

Brunei
Aug 13, 2005 (21 photos)

Brunei

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)

... in the middle of Borneo on the coast. We took the bus across the border and then changed buses to head to Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB), the capital. We checked into the only budget accommodation they have, an incredibly clean hostel. Due to the strict Muslim ...

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 ...

Reading about Malaysia in Brunei
Mar 1, 2007

I decided not to leave the airport after I landed at about 6pm, even though I had plenty of time to kill before my 2am flight to Australia.  I had previously visited the grand mosques and Kampung Air (Water Village) of this small but rich Islamic ...

Gunung Mulu and the perfect country
May 9, 2008

... , damselflies, birds, spiders, geckos, lizards and beetles to be marvelled at. At the moment we are in Brunei, a tiny independent country squeezed between Sarawak and Sabah. It's strictly Muslim and alcohol is prohibited (I wonder if this lends ...

BSB
Jan 29, 2006 (4 photos)

... Belait (which was another 10-15 mins). At Kuala Belait we boarded another bus after waiting for 10 mins. Time enough to get Brunei currency from a bank machine. This bus ride to Seria was another 15 mins which was good since we sat on the floor for ...

Brunei
Feb 24, 2008 (13 photos)

... Wednesday, and in Singapore on Friday and Saturday. We'll see if we can keep up! February 24, Sunday Today we visited Brunei, a tiny little sultanate near Sarawak on the island of Borneo-I hadn't known of its existence before the trip. It was under ...

Brunei, bed bugs and boatrides.
Aug 23, 2009

We got to Brunei at about midnight. Collected our bags and got a taxi. Just driving through Brunei, we noticed a huge difference from Bangkok. The driver could speak pretty good English, for one. And also there was nobody about. It was completely dead. I ...

Bandar Seri Begawan
Oct 16, 2007 (34 photos)

... ages of 2 and 5. We'd been recommended a guesthouse to stay at - actually the only budget option in Bandar Seri Begawan, the country's Capital city. Brunei is certainly not the place to go to and stay if you are on a budget. Our main reason ...

Water Water Everywhere, but not a Drop to Drink
Jul 18, 2009 (7 photos)

On the morning we left Limbang, we walked to the boat jetty with the intention of taking a speedboat to Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB), the capital of Brunei, around 30 minutes away. However, when we arrived at the jetty, we were informed that there were no ...

Sultan barbant
Jan 16, 2008 (21 photos)

... est mort. Alors on rentre chez soi pour boire du thé. Si vous voulez du calme, mais alors du vrai calme, venez a Brunéi! Pour notre part, des que l'aube est apparue, nous avons fait l'inverse et sommes partis demander asile au Sabah, province malaise ...

Brunei and cheap cheap petrol
Jul 7, 2008 (8 photos)

... dollar per litre. Worked out just over 15 Sing dollars which is 5 pounds for 52 litres of fuel................................we know that Brunei is an oil producer but how is our fuel so so so expensive. Hels and I are dreading going home for the cost of ...

Airport Layover
Jan 12, 2009

We spent eight hours getting to know the Bandar Seri Begawan airport.  Darren got to catch some tape-delayed college basketball which was a special treat.

Brunei Baby!
Apr 12, 2009 (16 photos)

... hostels.  But our hotel gave us all the chance to enjoy the pleasures of our own rooms and relax. Driving into Brunei the rain was incessant and just sooo heavy.  Everywhere was flooded but apparently it's quite the norm.  Money ...

Bandar Seri Begawan
Jul 1, 2006 (2 photos)

Das kleine exotische Sultanat Brunei. Die Vorbereitungen fuer den 60. Geburtstag des Sultans am 15. Juli 2006 laufen auf Hochtouren. Interessant ist auch ein Besuch des Kampung Ayer, einer Art Pfahlbauer Siedlung, wo 30'000 aermere Menschen leben.

BSB
Dec 13, 2008 (39 photos)

... retour . . . par bus bien entendu. Le chauffeur etait content de nous voir. Imaginer, tout le monde a une voiture a Brunei, il s'ennuyait. Imaginer en plus, personne ne peut se payer un autobus publique a partir de cette hotel. hihihi Par la suite, ...

Welcome to the Jungle
Jul 14, 2009 (16 photos)

... of an endurance test than an enjoyable expedition and with the absence of any interesting and exotic wildlife, the whole trip seemed rather pointless.  We decided to head for Indonesia, via Brunei, instead.