Mariner Hotel Labuan
Travel Blogs from Labuan
Labuan Island, Malaysia.
A 3 days 2 nights trip to Labuan, pearl of the South CHina Sea. A beautiful town full of historical places to visit. Great place to shop around too. Today, was more of shopping and just driving around. Basicly, most of the shops close by around 7pm. After that, its all the pubs that are open. So, after dinner, just stayed back in the room and …
Miranda had a blast
... journey was on freeway, only the last 12km or so on a single lane back road through rural countryside littered with farm animals, mainly goats.
Upon arrival at the sanctuary, we were ushered into a movie cinema to watch a film about elephant rescue and relocation. As their natural habitat is disappearing (due to the farming of those dreaded Palm Oil plantations), the elephants have been raiding and destroying said plantations in a search for food. There is an underfunded ...
Visit To The Small Sleepy Town Of Bentong
... br> We sighted the Bentong Hawker Centre and decided to have our dinner there. As we were finding a spot to park the car, we got one right beside a Hindu Temple. Once we alighted, we walked to the temple and I was suprised and touched to find that this is another Thandayuthapani Temple.
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Reissaajakulttuurin muutoksesta
Ehka eilisessa kirjoituksessani annoin tasta saaresta turhankin kielteisen kuvan. Ne 10 turismi ikonia, joita jokaisessa opastaulussa taalla mainostetaan, ei oikein anna syyta tulla tanne. Niissa on tosiaan vain jotain mitaansanomattomia piippumuseoita ja sotamuistomerkki kivipaaseja. On tama kuitenkin muuten ihan viihtyisa saari. Keskusta on liikenteeltaan tukkoinen ja tuntui KK:n jalkeen epamiellyttavan ahtaalle, mutta heti keskustan ulkopuolella hiljenee. Eilen, kun ajelimme ...
Lyhyesti Labuanista
Olemme nyt Labuanin saarella. Mitahan tastakin paikasta sanoisi? Monille tama on varmasti vain lapikulku paikka Bruneihin. Itsekin olemme huomenna suuntaamassa tuonne Brunein kaapiovaltioon. Tama saari selvasti yrittaa nostaa turismiarvoaan kaikenlaisella markkinoinnilla. Kadunvarsilla on kyltteja, mita kaikkea taalla Labuanilla on nahtavaa ja guesthouseissa jaetaan esitteita. Monet tarinat, milla tata saarta yritetaan brandata, ovat taysin keksittyjakin. Esimerkiksi: Labuanilla ...