Onward & Upward: Malaysian Borneo and Brunei
The sky is a heavy grey. We awoke to the constant sound of running water and flute music overlaying the rhythmic beat of bamboo being chopped in the garden. Ezra returned before I was out of bed with a...
View ArticleBrunei Darussalam: First Impressions
Sometimes it takes a real fail to appreciate how good something is. That pretty much sums up our first dinner experience in Bandar Seri Begawan. It could be argued that our favourite part of travel is...
View ArticleKampong Ayer, Brunei: Or, what to do during the zombie apocalypse
“This is so weird, Mom… there’s nobody here… it’s like… the zombie apocalypse or something…” The streets of central Bandar Seri Begawan were completely empty. An eerie quiet had replaced the usual...
View ArticleNegara Brunei Darussalam: We’re In A Country You Haven’t Heard Of
Negara Brunei Darussalam We’re in a country you haven’t heard of. Or, if you have heard of it, you’d be hard pressed to find it on a map. It’s a tiny double dot on the north coast of the island of...
View ArticleBrunei Mosques & My Potential Conversion to Islam
At 9:30 a.m. the temperature hovered around 95F/35C. The sun beat down on the pavement and reflected so brightly that we were squinting, under our sunglasses. Hannah and I wore our most covering...
View ArticleBus Trip Brunei to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: How to
If you’re just casually following our blog then this post may or may not be of interest to you. But if you’re a traveler, specifically a traveler who is interested in Borneo and the route between...
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