Home via Kuching and Miri

Trip Start Aug 04, 2001
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Trip End Aug 18, 2001


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Saturday, August 18, 2001

I have just arrived back home. I decided to break the journey in Malaysia as there was really no need to be home until today. I stayed a day in Kuching, which is definitely worth a return trip. Arrived in Miri late last night - about 1 am and stayed at the Tai Pho Inn. Both Brooke Inn and Fairland were closed for the night, but Tai Pho had a bell and a sign saying there were rooms available. It was a pretty lousy room - no windows - but at that time of night I just needed somewhere to sleep.

I stayed at the Longhouse Hotel in Kuching - double what I paid at Tai Pho but well worth it. The TV was all in Malay though. In the evening I went for a walk along the Waterfront. It was good to see it all again. They even had dancing fountains - not as spectacular as the ones here in Brunei, but at least it was free.

The bus trip to Miri was long but comfortable. I was the only passenger going all the way to Miri and at one stage there were only three other passengers. I met three young Italian guys who got on at Sibu and were going as far as Bintulu to see Niah caves. They were from Milan and were travelling all over Malaysia. Kota Kinabalu is their next stop, flying from Miri. I asked them if they ate the local food, because all they got at the meal stop was potato crisps. They said they preferred Italian food. Not very adventurous I thought.

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