Merdeka Palace Htl & Suites Kuching

... decided he needed to come sit next to me. Here's a riddle...what happens when you put 400 pounds of Americans plus three 120 pound Malaysians on one side and a couple hundred pounds of Malaysians on the other? Yep...The boat went 70 degrees to the right again and somehow the old man managed to stay standing yet again at the front without losing the oars. He must be used to dumbass Americans capsizing these things. <br><br>Entering and ...

... a modern touch I have fallen in love with it already...although to be honest you could have shown me a cardboard box and I would have just been happy to get out the squatters hole that was Tracks!!<br><br>I dump my stuff and head out into Kuching...hmmmm well I am not to impressed that one of the first things I see is a HIlton!! When you have been in Indonesia and stayed in little villages where people swap food to survive ...

... their kitchen making a lot of noise and maybe they should keep their doors shut in future. But they looked at us like we were the biggest idiots in the world so we just left the monkey to it. <br>Anyway, apart from monkeys, Baco also has some great beach coves, well worth the mini jungle treks it takes to get to them, so we got some beautiful pictures there, and on our way back got ambushed by a family of Boars who came running out of the bushes at us whilst we ...

... we had seen a few days before. Each time we had been passed since then he had not been open. Venetia was thinking about a tattoo and wanted to see what his work and his infection control for BBV was like. So there we were walking along the main street that follows the waterfront. Venetia leading the way, Erin behind, then me and lastly Cait. We got to the bit of the footpath where it narrows considerably as you go passed the large ...

... These are quite scary as they are known to be curious and can get aggressive; they are also quite common here and you didn&#8217;t have to go far to see lots of them.<br><br>On the way back we spotted the highlight of our visit, a group of Proboscis Monkeys (locally known as Dutchmen due to their big noses!) and we sat for ages above a mangrove swamp watching them feeding from the trees &#8211; a truly memorable experience. We also bumped into a ...

... Sarawak Museum filling three buildings. Again, very interesting and the Museum Gift shop had some nice souvenirs at more or less decent prices and the quality was also noticeable. Kuching has some nice souvenirs and a nice selection so we did make a few purchases. We were glad we did as after visiting both Sarawak and Sabah I couldn't really find the same selection, quality and price. The Sarakraf Pavilion ...

... 11, but well worth it.<br><br>Our last night with the group ended as it began, with all the couples going their different ways for supper! We headed for the seafood restaurant again and trotted through the hawkers like seasoned campaigners.<br>Delicious fish, though!<br><br>Tomorrow - leg 2 - into Brunei.

... one) a few years ago, this place was far better. Based in the middle of the jungle, it was a little more 'open' so to speak. Highlight of the day was meeting the monster 'Ritchie' who's photo's show his size. Fantastic trip out. That evening we have a flight onto Miri further up the coast. Not very 'traveller' esque I appreciate, but the cost of flying with Air Asia is so low, once you have an 18 hour bus journey, food/drinks and one ...

... to finally see the reddish colored fur about 75m near the top of a very tall tree. The park rangers were banging on the trees, trying to coax the animals to move on and eventually the orangutans began making their way towards the feeding platform, throwing dead branches down at us along the way. After a further 5 minutes, there were around six orangutans who decided that it was time to eat and they made their way to the feeding platforms from all directions ...

... caro. Supongo que por eso el barquero se esmeró en enseñarnos las cosas curiosas que iba viendo y paraba el motor para que hiciéramos fotos: acantilados, rocas de colores, redes de pesca y artilugios para dragar el fondo... Fue muy agradable.<br><br>En Bako cogimos el autobús de las 5 pm a Kuching y allí pasamos por la oficina de turismo para informarnos de cómo llegar al día siguiente a Sibu. Nos alojamos de nuevo en el Orchid Inn. Por allí cenamos con sendas birras "Tiger" de 660 ml.<br>