Imperial Hotel Miri

... ohitse vaikka kauppakeskuksessa jotain yritysta olikin.. Seuraavaksi "old school" tyylista matkustusta paikallisella yodosalla etelaa kohti kun kissakaupunki kutsuu meita jossain kaukaisuudessa..

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“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.”

-I-

... paivavaelluksen. Nousimme laheiselle Santupongin vuorelle, jossa paasimme ensimmaista kertaa tutustumaan sademetsaan. Nousu toimi hyvana harjoituksena pian alkavalle Gunung Mulun -vaellukselle, jossa odotettavissa on useita koysien ja tikapuiden avulla tehtavia nousuja. Kuumaa ja kosteaa oli ja en liioittele yhtaan, etta koskaan en yhden paivan aikana ole hikoillut niin paljon kuin tuona paivana. Vettakin kului seitseman ...

... away. I managed to buy the ticket from Miri to Kuala Lumpur with only RM420 and amazingly that price is for the three of us. So what do you think. Check it out at:



www.malaysiaairlines .com.my.



We checked in our luggage directly to Jakarta. We will claim our bags there.



So come lets fly..

... wanted to get some sleep. It was 12:30. I guess that is late for the jungle. After finding Nigel a ride back to his hotel (at the same bar we were asked to leave) we headed back to the room to get some sleep. 05/01/09 This morning we don't have any activities scheduled so we decide to go down to the river and swim for a while until our plane. Before we got up we had a knock on the door and they were looking for Rien, because he had asked about going on the ...

... because of the various connections is hard so usually I explain I just like Mancs (best of the bad bunch) but obviously support the Yid Army. It's hard. When Richie says he supports Cov they just look at him blankly. My cue to giggle. After a few Tigers have passed by the table, it now looks like a recycling factory, one guy has to go home to his wife and we bid farewell. His mate then puts his hand on Richie ...

... when your hostel is about an ex-pad bar. most of us raid the supermarket for yummyness!!! yum yum. yes, i found nutella here, cheap tiger beer, lots of yummy fruit, funky yogurt drinks and soo much more. So what have i been up to in miri, well, its a city lacking much culture, night life or spirit but its nice to crash. first day i awaoke from my comfy clumber to a free trip to Niah caves. SWEEETT! its a cave system just out of town, we borrowed the hostels car and myself ...

... another Malay name ) and taken to the Highlands Hostel. Up three floors carrying my bag and helping Hels. Lionel blew his tip as he only offered to help with 4 steps to go as he was busy on his phone...... First thing we saw at the hostel was a cat and 4 kittens about two weeks old ....Hels in heaven. Chatted to two New Zealanders and discovered when asking where they had come from that they had been teaching in England for two years in Norwich and living in Gt Yarmouth....small world.

... simpler and more basic accomodation makes the choice a little more difficult to make! Mulu Clinic: I woke up with a stomach upset on our first day and was really angry with myself for not bringing any medication like I always do on my travels. There was no clinic or doctor at the Resort and we were advised to take the Resortīs taxi to the local clinic in the village. It was out of our itinerary but we were almost glad that ...

Another day another town, this time Miri ready for the start of our Exodus adventure. Now Miri is really only on the trail because of nearby Mulu National Park, but getting there a day earlier did allow us to sample some great seafood (yes, the pick from the tank kind) and relax ahead of the adventures ahead. It also allowed Eirini to get to know the new camera we had picked up on the way (to replace mine that had died on me!).

There's not much in Miri. It's really only used as a stop off for travels to and from Brunei or the Gunung Mulu national park. I've seen enough national parks for the moment (and enough monkeys too) so I'm going to head off to Brunei. My bus leaves in a few hours. I'm not planning on staying in Brunei for long. I'm going to try to bring my flight ...