Borneo Bed & Breakfast Kuching

I never imagined I would say the next sentence while here in Asia...but...my busride from Miri to Kuching was actually really really good. I arrived at the Miri long distance bus station...where, yes, there are direct buses to Kuching...and no, they dont take 16hrs...if you go over night...so anyways, I arrived only to be swarmed by like 10 guys asking me where I was going. I replied politely that I first neede to go pee...and then we can discuss the bus situation...always a pleasure. This is...

Arriving in Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, was a delight. There seemed to be no taxis, tuk tuks, baggage handlers or anyone else interested in us and the airport was surprisingly pleasant. We'd read that it was a shabby run down old place but it had obviously recently been upgraded, the bus stop wasn't where we'd expected it so wandering off in the wrong direction, we were set back on track by the lady picking up litter whose English was excellent. We had to wait a little while for the...

This morning Whitney and I went our separate ways as she went to the jungle and I explored the city. After taking a nice leisurely shower and having some toast, I headed off to find a new hostel for the night. I had looked in Lonely Planet last night to try and get some ideas of where I should start. Lonely Planet mentioned a hostel called Borneo B&B that was only 16 MYR a night (around $5). So I headed that way. Luckily they had plenty of beds so I was fine. With that settled, I went to ...

Boarded a plane to Kuching and landed up at the best backpackers yet - Borneo B&B Inn in Greenhill. This friendly establishment is run by Bidas and May, now know as Mum and Dad to me. After going for a chest x-ray the doctor advised me to take it easy so my chest muscles could recover - which I did!! Here on the sofa at Borneo B&B is where I met Wendy a Canadian teaching English in Japan. The sofas still hold permanent indentations, from our daily rice wine drinking sessions. Bidas an...

Shared a taxi to the port with a Japanese fella from our guesthouse. Port was much more low key than in Thailand, we got a little boat that left when full. Then as there is no jetty on the island, we had to transfer to an even smaller boat to go to shore.. We had pre-booked dive course and B&B here for about 140 quid, staying in the 2nd best place on the island. Still cold water though! The island is only 4km long, we walked across it in 10 minutes in order to find somewhere cheaper to stay w...

Malaysia has a lot to offer but is a little too quiet for me. Yesterday was a bit of a downer for me... I was starting to feel the negative effects of travelling alone until, alas, I met a fantastic couple from Hobart at the Irish bar along the town's beautiful water front. Josh and Summer, who are here for a two week holiday, agree with me in saying that KK is a little too quiet for tourists (compared to Thailand anyway). The food, however, is absolutely sensational... had a great night of c...