Santika Pontianak

... in Sungai Besar District about 230 km from Pontianak City or 197 km from Mempawah city. To reach this location can be applied by four-wheel vehicle until Serimbu village, hereinafter with water motor till 2 hours.</li><li>Remabo Waterfall <br>The waterfall that has seven levels is resided in Air Besar district, which can be gone through with of four-wheel vehicle. Between levels 1 with other can be gone through by walking during ...

... to think of the people living in shacks in the slums on the other side of town. Makes you realize how devastating Burma's cyclone must have been. On a happier note though, I here the UK's been getting some decent weather! I can't imagine it. I can't wait to get to a cooler, less humid climate. My skin is shriveling! It's nice to hear from you, I love getting emails like that when I'm over here. It's been a while since I last wrote, guess I got ...

... suburbs of Kuching, next was the lunch stop at a Minangkabau eatery 3-4 hours into the journey.. and the last one was along the roadside for passengers to smoke or pass motion among the bushes.. lovely. There was sluggish traffic from wayy out of town and along the way, you could see huge industrial factories on one side of the road and a number of 'water kampongs' on the other.. where the ...

I am back in Pontianak after three nights in Sintang, a small town upriver. I had a very enjoyable time there meeting the local people. Everywhere I go, families and other groups invite me to come and sit with them. "Santai santai" is the usual invitation. (Come and relax for a while). The first night there I was invited into a shop/restaurant, given a coffee, and the owner put on an English VCD for me to watch - "The Lick" with Harrison Ford. Quite a good film. They asked me the ...

There was not enough of interest to keep me in Ketapang for more than a night so I'm on the Cinta Express back to Pontianak. We just left the river (nice scenery) and heading for the open sea. Yesterday's trip was over seven hours so I know what to expect today. I don't have such a good seat as I had on the Merpati Express but I can stretch out and sleep. I have a lousy view of the TV. I did watch a decent movie yesterday - Chinese with English subtitles, much better ...