Visited Seria, the oil town that made Brunei wealthy, and it was a fascinating and unexpected experience. The nodding donkey oil pumps are still working along the beach, the small museum tells the sto ...
Found Tasek Merimbun, Brunei largest lake, almost by accident and it was one of the highlights of my time here. The lake is surrounded by peat swamp forest and the water is dark and still. Walked the ...
Took a boat tour to see proboscis monkeys in the mangroves near Bandar Seri Begawan and I am still thinking about it. These monkeys with their enormous noses are so bizarre and so charismatic. Watched ...
Visited the Royal Regalia Museum in Bandar Seri Begawan expecting to be mildly interested and ended up spending three hours there. The collection of gifts given to the Sultan from world leaders is ext ...
Was walking past a mosque during Ramadan when a man came out and invited me to join iftar. I was not Muslim and felt uncertain but he was so genuinely welcoming that I accepted. Sat with about fifty p ...
Finally made it to Ulu Temburong National Park and the journey there is half the experience. Took a speedboat through the mangroves, then a longboat up the river, then hiked to the canopy walkway. Sta ...
Visited Kampong Ayer, the water village in Bandar Seri Begawan, and it completely changed my idea of what a city can look like. Thousands of people living in houses built on stilts over the river, con ...
There are no public buses, so I had to rely entirely on driving myself.It's a place with low commercialization and a weak nightlife economy.Brunei is a very quiet country—the Bruneians are friendly, ...
