Bandar Seri Begawan Travel Blogs

Most of the whole day we spent in Brunei was spent travelling there and changing the numerous buses and boats involved in getting there. A guy on our bus who turned out to be Russian was actually refused entry for some reason and I think I read on another travbuddys blog that a similar thing happen…

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: After an exhausting ordeal getting into Brunei and the lack of an alarm clock, i awoke around 11am and quickly got ready for my only full day in the country. After heading to a food court for some lunch, i caught a local bus out to the Em…

Mateo arrived by airasia that night around 8.15. His flight was delayed a bit. He didn't come out from the arrival gate till close to 9 - his arrival time clashed with a big group of Chinese tourists (we could tell from the small flags held by group leader). As he came out, we said our hellos and …

I spent the day looking around BSB and found my way to Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque (named after the 28th Sultan of Brunei) and its impressive golden-domed structure surrounded by an artificial lagoon.  I bumped into a guy here called Abdul.  He’d already met and spoken to Richard an…

Recently I started a new club in my school that I call "Tourism Club". The aim was simple, to create awareness among the local kids of beauties that their country has to offer to the world.. and to recruit more travelbuddies hehe... Their first task was to review one of the best local main attractions - The Tasek Lama Recreational Park.

Had the opp to spent a day in Brunei. Thanks to the lovely miss Nikie I've been able to see most of the city's highlights. Thanks again Nikie for showing me around.

We arrived in and I wasn’t for taking first impressions, or life would’ve been crappy for the next couple of days. The flight was fine and everything like that, but the airport sucks. Full stop. Everyone from out flight retrieved their bags and got through customs… We were still at the lu…

Our last day in Brunei was spent chilling out. However, one more trip to the splendor, majesty and down-right insanity of the Empire Hotel seemed to be in order. My companions (more energetic, less leg crippled and more excitable) bounced around on jet skis. I sat and enjoyed the view. Brunei …

A trip to furnish our newly-acquired apartment in Kuching, followed by a few days of luxury at the Empire Hotel in Brunei.

Brunei

Bought a round-trip ticket to Singapore, and winged it from there. Ended up traveling by rail to Northern Thailand, with a stop in Brunei on the way back.

It was just as I expected: quiet at night with little for tourists or locals to do. But the streets were clean, the gardens well-manicured, and there was some nice architecture on several of the buildings. What I didn't expect were the thousands of luxury mansions all over the country (and right on…

With an early flight in, and an evening flight out, we spent today in Brunei. Brunei Darussalam, ‘the Abode of Peace’ is one of the smallest countries with less than 6000 square kilometres and 500 000 people, 300 000 of which live in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB). Brunei is ruled by…

Malaysia

From Bario we flew back to Miri (with a brief stop in Marudi) and shared a cab to Brunei ... my first visit to this particular neighbour. Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital) is quite pretty and we visited the Royal Regalia Museum and two grand mosques. In a way the Sultan's extravagance will le…