Orchid Garden Bandar Seri Begawan

... koukkasi Labuanin kautta Bendar Seri Begavaan. Labuanissa vaihdettiin nopeasti ferrya ja nautittiin lounas satamakuppilassa. Brunein rannikolle saavuttuamme edessa oli tullimuodollisuudet seka rajatarkastus. Himouskovaisten maassa esim. alkoholin maahantuonti on luonnollisesti saannostelty ja kaikki kantamukset on ilmoitettava etukateen. Alkoa taalla ei tietenkaan myoskaan missaan myyda mutta hammentavasti Brunein paakaupungista loytyy kuitenkin ...

... me to fall backwards and I went right into the water feet first but not without first getting a huge abrasion on my left leg from the knee down as I scraped the concrete. Luckily my passport and other important papers are always in a ziplock bag but everything else got soaked in that nasty water. My only pair of shoes makes a nice soggy squishing sound now when I walk. Nothing dries in this humidity so this will be one Bornean souvenir that just keeps on giving ...

... tour company had very kindly given us a free mosquito net, but when we opened the packet we discovered it was only a single net and that it didn’t come with any string to hang it up with. We had to push the plastic mattresses together and then wrap the mozzie net around us and over our faces which was rather hot and claustrophobic. Yet again, we got very little sleep, as our room was full of snoring trekkers and also due to the four inconsiderate ...

... and a sarong to cover my dreadlocks? Whilst I remember, going back to our bus journey, the 2nd bus we took from the border into Brunei had distinct issues. We were driving through the rain, hit a massive puddle and we got soaked. I check my arms, legs and eyesight and realise 'yes I am sat on the inside'. As we hit another puddle I realise it's belting in through the floor! Put my backpack's little ...

... would call a seasoned international jetsetter, but on the few flights that I have had the pleasure of experiencing I have never set off the metal detector whilst going through security and of all the places to start, I don't think that I could have picked a better one! Is it rubber glove time? Should I be wearing lipstick? I whince in preparation as the burely security guard takes a step towards me with his 'wand', it isn't a probe thank goodness. After a quick sweep and no violation I am ...

... ont eu 1 mois et nous juste 2 semaines de visa. On ne sais pas vraiment pourquoi (peut-etre a cause de Harper). Nous avons une chance du tonnerre , nous avons trouve un internet ouvert. Tout ferme a 21h ici et plus tot meme pour les restos. En plus pas une maudite biere ici. C'est interdit. Mais comme nous sommes bien debrouillard nous en avons trouve ( avec 0% d'alcool) On vous resume en gros ce que nous avons fait durant les 4 jours au Parc Mulu. Comme vous avez pu voir il n'y ...

Thursday August 7th, 8:56pm. The underwater internet cafe. So its been a while since Ive made an entry, I blame the giant teapot for that. And the fact that this lil town in Brunei has nothing too exciting to report on lately. I have just spent the last hour at a small Indian barbershop in a side alley. I asked for a haircut... he gave me the works. It started with a shave of ...