Park Hotel Miri

... last time, called Rachel turned out to be a lovely surprise. She'd given the impression of also being a little too cool for school but, after a few hours she showed herself to be a wonderful hostess who was incredibly thoughtful and mature for her age (22). We had great discussions about marriage and religion and she shared with us the importance Christianity has for her. She is a "cell leader" of the non-terrorist kind who has a ...

... lots of churches as well, as every 400m you walked, you will see a church.

Of the places i went to in Malaysia, Miri was one of the cleanest and safest place. We could walk along the road at night without fear and you can hardly see any rubbish on the floor. Even Singapore East Coast Park lost out to the beach we went to.

Pictures of town and beach are uploaded.

... erittain hyvaan hotelliin (kuntosali+pooli ym.).

Miri on kohtuullisen kokoinen kaupunki, joka ainakin muutaman paivan kokemuksella on erittain toimiva kaupunki. Olemme hoitaneet taalla muutamia kaytannon asioita kuten varanneet lentolippuja Gunung Mulun kansallispuistoon (ainoa tapa paasta puistoon), tarkistelleet muita varauksia ja taydentaneet puuttuvat vaellusvarusteet seka hankkineet vaellusmuonat (kuivattuja hedelmia ...

04/27/09 Up to catch the 8am bus to Miri. Affendi picked us up and took us and saw us to the right bus. Our first clue should have been the seats. Big, wide, cushy seats. Yeah this is nice. No windows that open on the bus but that is okay, we got air conditioning and the front seats with plenty of leg room. This going to be nice. Oh so how wrong we were. The second clue should have been the tools brought on board. The third the over abundance of luggage, we could not get ...

... one. He'll have a chicken sausage and a beef one' So my beef one was promptly fed to a stray dog (animal - they don't have dodgy women waiting at taxi ranks here) which in turn looked at me like a **** and spat it out. I ate the chicken lizard and it crunched for a while until I forced it down my mouth. Lo and behold though there's another bar open under our place. Quick one to wash away the taste and I ...

... bus station to the long distance bus station, then hopped on any bus south that'd drop me off. easy peasy. arrived, had a coke ( to clear my stomach of any nasty bugs ) and went exploring waterfalls. easiest walks ever but enjoyed it. chilled out, went for a swim under latak falls and then walked back. catching a bus back to town was a whole nother story. despite being told i would def! be able to flag a bus down every hour, i did not.. first hour passed and i didnt see a bus ...

... I feel much more comfortable with the diving equipment and playing around in the water, I even got pretty good at regulating my bouyancy and using as little air as possible (every divers goal!). After diving we headed to the other side of Borneo, the state of Sarawak. We have spent the last four days, yet again in the jungle. and yet again, we loved it. We were, in what our guide repeated every hour or so, 'the real jungle of borneo' or 'the heart of ...

... free government-sponsored antibiotics and headed back to the Resort for our first trip later in the afternoon. Mulu National Park: Met our guide at the lobby in the afternoon and from there, we were driven to Mulu National Park and we had to register our names at the Park Headquarters. This National Park is a World Heritage Site and contains the world´s largest cave chamber and an intricate network of caves. Our guide led ...

... only accecable by river, air, or 4x4 road. Hiked through the immense trees and insects of the highland and jungle. Feasted on fresh wild pinnaple, jungle fern and mouse deer. Explored vast caves that would impress Indian Jones. Swam in the s. China sea at remote beaches and in towering waterfalls deep in the jungle. BUT! the highlight was to see and to live amongst the Orangutans, the man of the jungle they call them. They are ...

... That time, the road is not like today. 1993 was travel from Kota Kinabalu to Kuching, was a lot of change. Bintulu, when I left 1978 was a small see-side town, but now, seem like I never be there. Somewhere Niah, will find the biggest cave in the world. Here, you will safely travel in the forest, except you go alone, then it your own risk.