Hotel Peony Pontianak

... best Indonesian in West Kalimantan; the kings, intellectual, elite figure or magnate. Here there are 10 mass graves and one-massacre locations in esplanade. Located about 88 km from Pontianak city, in the side of International road Pontianak - Kuching.

... at bus stations drives would grab me to try and get me on their bus, it was ridiculous. And men kept on giving me their business cards, I've got a stack of the blasted things. After being there a week I decided to wait for Jenny who I traveled Cambodia and Laos with. That helped me, but she said I was going to cause a car crash if I didn't cover my hair! Ah well, it was amusing. Before Jenny got there I went on a 3 day rainforest safari. It was ...

... to me).. so I was glad that Imp decided to try looking for rooms at the Grand Mahkota Hotel which was in a quiet location not far from the river and downtown.. Never has a 3-star hotel with small rooms felt so luxurious (it's amazing what grimy streets and a torturous journey can do)! Even the Malaysian tourism minister stayed there while attending a conference.. so no prizes for guessing which ...

... quite advanced conversations but it's not easy. I generally get lost along the way. Most people I have met have been either Dayak or Chinese - sometimes half/half. I have seen little sign of disharmony between these races, though nobody likes the Madurese, who were the target of the recent violence. I have never seen one as far as I know. I did meet one very anti-Chinese man though, who invited me in to his house to meet his family. He was convinced that the governments of ...

... a nearby stall. It went well with the "whiskey". It was quite a pleasant evening. The hotel situation was not good. Everything seemed to be "full". I ended up in a shabby room for 40,000 Rp, with a very noisy air-con and a one-channel TV. I turned the air-con off at about 2 a.m. and it was much more peaceful. I just had coffee and a rice-cake for breakfast. I hope they include lunch on this boat. They did yesterday, so I suppose this one will too. Raymond's Travel Page