D'Anggerek Hotel Bandar Seri Begawan

... elostelu ja vaarinkaytokset ovat diktatuureille tyypilliseen tapaan "jokapaivaista elamaa" eika taalla kukaan uskalla vaatia paita vadeille.. (Sulttaanin henkilokuvasta lisaa : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanal_B olkiah )<br><br>Seuraavaksi Brunein okyilysta takaisin Malesian viidakoihin.. <br><br>NEXT DESTINATION : Miri<br><br>&#8220;To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.&#8221;<br><br>-I-<br><br><br ><br>

... the river in one piece. I made my friend crawl into the boat on his belly and I waited until he slithered to his seat while making absolutely sure he was not going to make any movements again. Actually I don't think he moved the entire time and was paralyzed with fear while crawling back out of the boat head first on his stomach.<br><br>And yes, Brunei is indeed one of the safest countries in the world and I found a way to have an accident here. <br><br><br><br><br>

... so far. The smell hit you as soon as you walked in. But it was only for one night, so we could cope.<br>That is until we saw the huge bug crawling over the headboard of our bed. <br>Out came the sleeping bag liners (thanks Dan and Alli!) and we tucked in to bed.<br>I think that by that stage, we were both pretty knackered, so despite Sarah saying she wouldn't get any sleep, we both had a pretty good nights rest.<br>Up and off to the bus station ...

... our passports checked or stamped. We then boarded another bus on the Brunei side to take us to BSB which was not far away.<br><br>Despite Brunei being an extremely wealthy country, BSB is not the lavish city we had expected. There are none of the ostentatious shopping malls full of designer shops or huge skyscrapers that are found in other capital cities. The only really impressive building in the city centre is the stunning Omar Ali ...

... a beautiful setting and had a lovely swimming pool, fitness centre, health spa, quad bikes, kayaks and a decent restaurant. Unfortunately, we didn&#8217;t have time to use any of the facilities on offer as more or less as soon as we checked in, we were whisked off to our first activity, a canopy skywalk through the rainforest. This skywalk is the longest in the world and took about an hour and a half. We walked over a series of very narrow ropeways ...

... too far without stopping for exposed or submerged rocks. The longboat took us upstream, lifejackets obligatory. We were then dropped off on a shelving pebble beach and told to tighten up the life jackets and jump into the river. The levl was pretty shallow; the current was surprisingly strong and we were transported downstream by the current. It was a strange first to be floating on our front or back and just being towed along by the current. A short rapids section provided ...

... nice garden where we sat for a while. We had a peak inside and saw the gold ceiling and ornate decoration. In the lagoon surrounding it was a 3D mosaic of a ship which was very pretty. We took lots of photos and then walked around the lagoon. We saw what looked like an otter swimming in the lagoon, with a dead bird in its mouth. We walked down to the waterfront to look across the river at the settlement of Kampung Ayer, the water village. All the buildings are built on stilts in the ...

... like my drink so he told his staff to make me an avocardo milkshake which was nicer than the other one but I won't be buying another one!! I swear all I could taste for hours was that yuckey drink. Today I got up around 8 I seem to be sleeping quite well pulling 7-8 hours of sleep. I got up and I changed some of my Brunei dollar into thai as I haven't needed it spent 200 over 3 nights 4days and 90 of ...

... en boule, on la eclaire, prit des photos, observer son plumage bleu et rouge , pendant 15 min et jamais il ne s'est reveiller (il etait surement en plastique celui-la aussi). 3ieme journee, Nous avons prit le bateau pour le Wind Cave. Du vent dans la cave bien entendu. Une autre merveille. Defenitivement ils sont expert en trou. Nous sommes aller voir la clearwater cave ( de l'eau dans la cave) . Une belle riviere limpide qui passe au travers. C'est le plus long systeme ...

... his place from the river, you will be very disappointed as we were when we hired a boat to cruise down the river. All we saw was a bunch of thick trees and the top of his house. The water village that seems to be the focus of many tourists is equally unimpressive, but for different reasons. You can get right up close to the water village and even go into it, but there is absolutely nothing to see or do in it. It's just a village that happens to be built on the water. I had no idea why C ...