Jubilee Hotel Bandar Seri Begawan

... supreme and it's boarding as normal. For some reason Madonna just can't seem to get everyone on board and seated.

And I need to call my friend out and embarrass him some...he actually asked me why everyone at the Kuala Lumpur airport and on board the plane was Asian. Hmmm. Let me think about that one. Tough question. Could it be we are halfway around the world in Asia? Maybe? I'm just taking a wild guess here.

Air Asia delivered us to Bandar Seri ...

... under Kevin's front seat for "products", taking passengers was just his cover. But, we made it.

After our last two experiences, pulling up to our hotel, we had no idea what to expect. Finally it exceeded our expectations. In fact, our hotel was one of the best things about Brunei. We woke up to poolside breakfasts, a place to lounge, HOT WATER and a t.v. in our room.

After the first hour of walking around, we quickly realized that ...

... pepper sauce, then sent out.
I figured I should probably dig in before it gets any colder! I'd finished it, and we waited for probably 10 more minutes for Sarah's lamb shank. There were no vegies like in the photo on the menu, just some mashed potato (that Sarah wolfed down!)
We were throughly disappointed with our meal, and decided to gofor a walk along by the water, before heading back to the hotel with a couple of ice creams for dessert.

Our next destination was Borneo. We boarded a bus in Mersing for the 3 hour bus journey to the city of Johor Bahru, on the border with Singapore. From there, we flew 2 hours to the town of Miri in Sarawak, on the Malaysian side of Borneo, close to the border with Brunei.

When we arrived, we headed for a backpackers' hostel that had been recommended in the Lonely Planet as a "friendly environment that can provide vast amounts of information about travel ...

... Spotting the clearing from inside the jungle and then walking out onto a deserted beach left us awestruck. So this was one of the beaches where a bunch of castaways was dropped to survive in the wild for 39 days. I haven't actually seen that particular season of Survivor yet, but having grown quite fond of the show, I felt a little special for being at one of its locations. Instead of dwelling in childlike-pride however, we had to set our priorities ...

... going to accept 10 minutes for $30 but he ignored me so got off the boat. The man then started shouting at David, claiming he had said $30. Not that we would have paid it, but once he started shouting (quite rudely and aggressively), there was no way we were going to pay. David shouted back a bit and the man kept shouting, so we walked off. The man let the $3 that David had given him fall into the river, so he obviously didn't need the money anyway. We walked off and he was still ...

... thru customs etc in about 15mins... 13 of which was just waiting to get my bag. It was 26 degrees when I landed and humidly was at about 80% I felt like I had walked into a room where the dryer had been on all day. But I haven't found the heat all that bad little sweetly when you're out side but that's about it. After trying for 45mins and asking about 10people where to go for the bus stop... all of who told me to wait in diff places or that the ...

I am in Bandar Seri Begawan, which is the capital of the Kingdom of Brunei. This is a very interesting and also quite strange place. The city seems really empty, almost deserted. There are a few cars on the roads, but very few people. It seems they decided to build a big city, but didn't have the population to fill it ...

... side of the dome, you could feel the silent power of the room. I wanted to go into the center focal point of the room, but I thought better of it. If it wasn't against my religion, I would have converted just to be able to stand in the middle of this spiritual room. Instead I sat down at the edge and said a prayer to the one true God, that didn't require a name. I figured if I was right and that all religions of the world are essentially the same, but just colored and flavored by the ...