Palace Inn Miri

... mother she was 5 years ago and she welcomed Sarah at the airport with a bead necklace to make her a Kelabit girl! Tingang, the son, has found himself a job as a gym instructor but is "bored" and has threatened a move to Kuching. Solomon, the father, is still very busy preaching in the Borneo Evangelical Church and is starting to show signs of ageing with the appearance of grey hairs. And finally, the daughter I didn't get to ...

... still requires a car ride. During our stay, we did not use any taxi service and we walked everywhere on foot. The furtherest we walked to is Bintang Plaza, which was about 40 min walk away from where we stayed.

There was hardly any sight of taxi on the road in Miri. All taxi services had standard charges and all the rates were publicised at any taxi stand.

Miri ...

... kovalle, etta matkustaminen sisatiloissa tuntui lahes kuin jaakaapissa olisi matkustanut. Paikallisia tama ei kuitenkaan tuntunut hairitsevan vaan ufo-leffat ja lahes arktiset olosuhteet tuntuivat kovastikin kiinnostavan. Viiden tunnin laivamatkan jalkeen saavuimme Sibuun, jossa nopean riisi/kanalounaan jalkeen hyppasimme Miriin menevaan bussiin. Miriin saavuimme lopulta kahdeksan tunnin jalkeen keskiyolla ja majoituimme jo etukateen ...

... by the river and swim. We sat on the rivers edge and there were little fish that decided we tasted good and nibble on us. It was pretty weird feeling. We decided to go get a bite to eat before leaving, caught a ride to the airport and met Nigel there. We found out the day before we were all on the same flight to Miri and then on to Kota Kinabalu. We decided to hang out while we were in the same city. Nigel, Jessie and I had the early flight to KK and Rien a later flight.

... to sniff and doner meat. It brings me a man with some stuff on sticks and a little fire. 'What've you got mate' 'Dis Beef, Dis Lizard, Dis Chicken Sausage' 'Okay, I know the first one so erm say it again' 'Beef, Lizard an Chicken Sausage' 'Errr, okay, what sort of lizard?' 'Chicken' 'Chicken Lizard?' 'Yes' 'Chicken Lizard?' 'Yes' 'Chicken Lizard?' 'Yes' 'Serious?' 'Yes' 'Sold, give me a lizard stick thing and a ...

... feminity.. grr! so i spent the day curled up in the hostel on the couch watching CNN and HBO, reading my indian love novel, eating nutella and apples ( nutella on apples ) and chilling out. ventured to the mall and went and saw TWILIGHT for RM8 which is like $3 australian.. YAYZ for cheap movies in ASIA.. My last day in Miri consisted of exploring lambir hills, a small national park outside Miri. its a cool little jungle place full of waterfalls. first i had to take a bus from ...

... corals and small fish were really nice too, but it was the 'big game' that made sipadan so special. Sipadan is basically an island that is now a national park, about a 1 hours boat ride from Semporna. It is a unique dive site because instead of several shallow coral groups around the island there is a 'wall' of coral about 100-300 feet out from shore that completely surrounds the island and drops down to 600 meters. But of course, we didnt go that deep! And ...

... who live here work in tourism related industry. After a rather quiet drive, we arrived at a wooden structure which serves as the local clinic. We met the medical trainee who told us that he has just been transferred there and Argi ended up helping him searched for the correct antibiotics for me. He was very modest and thankful to Argi for the little facts and knowledge which Argi had imparted on him. We thanked him for ...

... inviting and open hearted people, 74 year old western travellers and families on the same great backpack journey. The Malaysian people are very kind and have the hearts the size of this magnificent island. I have visited many locals homes. Shared in thier festivities, drank to much rice wine, and shared meals amongst 4 generations.Played with there children and have been treated like a long lost family member. I have visited remote ...

Once, if you are on the flight and cross east Malaysia, and as you look down through the window, you will see a great green tree giant jungle view with it river like a snake running between it. When I was small, somewhere around 70th, that time, to move one city to other, like Bintulu to Miri or to Kuching, it will be great adventure on the ...