Brunei Hotel

... Australia, on the North by the Philippines, and on the West by Singapore. It is populated by 3 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Malaysia is comprised of East Malaysia on the Island of Borneo, (which is my tropical haven) and West Malaysia on the ...

... - Brunei part 2 He we are again, and well, did we go back to Apek Utama? The answer is no, we ended up in the Brunei Hotel, which ironically is the hotel our original taxi driver was trying to relocate us to on our first stay. We managed to get a good ...

... "bus wasn't running" I ended up going up to this couple and shared a taxi into town with them ($15).. I got dropped off at the Brunei Hotel as it was right next to my backpackers ($30 a night) and while I was paying the taxi driver some guy from the hotel ...

Only spent one night here. There is only one hostel in town and it is not that great plus you can't drink in this country! Visited the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, the Royal Regalia Museum which housed a lot of artifacts from the royal family. We ...

29.10 - 31.10.09          Bandar Seri Begavan. Brunei. Islamilaista fundamentalismia ja maailman rikkain mies. Maailman pisimpaan yhtajaksoisesti hallinnut monarkkisuku (600 vuotta putkeen) ja kompromissiton ...

Our next destination was the Empire Hotel in Brunei, which is the most up market hotel here. This is supposed to be another palace built for the Sultan's brother which was later converted to this hotel. This is a seven star hotel and as the star ...

... )  - Royal Exhibition Gallery  - Silver Jubilee Exhibition Gallery  - The History and the Development of Brunei Gallery Royal Regalias (Coronation, 1968) This area displays regalias used during the Coronation of The Sultan of Brunei. ...

... stupid suitcase only lasted 2 weeks now we will have to buy another one oh well at least it was free! We are staying in a nice hotel in Brunei as there are no hostels. So we have a nice room with ensuite and there is a lovely pool. We were hungry by now ...

... be taken back from a shop here. Guess what, most of their souvenirs are manufactured by Royal Selangor Pewter. In a nutshell, the only commodity that is produced in Brunei is probably petroleum. My next destination.....back to the hotel to Zzzzzzzz. ...

... tidy, a little bit of cigarette smell but that was okay with me. I would strongly suggest anyone staying in Brunei on a budget to look into this hotel. The address is GPO Box 49, Jalan Tasek Lama, Bandar Seri Begawan. Telephone numbers are +673 224 ...

... clearance and headed out of the terminal. Initially, I thought of taking a bus to the hotel as I know that taxi fares are very expensive in Brunei. According to Brunei Official Website, busses are available every 15 minutes without fail and I did take ...

... there was no stopping us, we swam and swam. Later, much later  we wandered into the city center. The Capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Bagawan. (BSB)  I was expecting some huge Metropolis dotted with shopping malls and fancy shops. No, there ...

... also a fine collection of Brunei brasswares, especially cannons, for which Brunei has been traditionally renowned.     Brunei Archeology And History Exhibition This gallery exhibits the history of Brunei starting from the pre-historic period up ...

... while in many European palaces, most of the actual space in the palace is used for administrative and state purposes as is the case with Buckingham Palace. Thus, with little visibility access, I continued my journey towards the Empire Hotel in ...

... hostels.  But our hotel gave us all the chance to enjoy the pleasures of our own rooms and relax. Driving into Brunei the rain was incessant and just sooo heavy.  Everywhere was flooded but apparently it's quite the norm.  Money ...

... flown from KK to Miri for less than what we'll end up paying by going by surface transport. But then we'd never have seen Brunei or gotten the Darussalam stamp in our passports. Anyway we're not throwing good money after bad so we will just get a room ...