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.</li><li>Amantubillah Palace<br>This omission building history of Mempawah empire is ever have combustible, and built again in 1922 by Mohammad Taufik Akamaddin. Here is filed the ...

... 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