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PeterAndPaige - Peter & Paiges Big European Holiday | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=319616] | 2008-09-04 10:47:31
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The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries. Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in the developing world. To be updated
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Areas in Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
Oh how we were looking forward to the 24 hour flight over!!! To our dismay we only realised a few days before the trip that there were actually two stop overs, one in Brunei and one in Dubai. It's amazing how much of a roller coaster ride the flight over is. I'm not talking about the actual flying, instead the emotional roller coaster. The next few entries are our own roller coaster ride. We got to the airport with plenty of time to spare thanks to my lovely twin sister (thanks again Wen). So after some time waiting around, a quick [View Full Entry]
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan
This magnificently opulent mosque is less than twenty years old, but will surely stand the test of time.
Tommy Rooney - Tom | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 4 Photo(s) | 1 Video(s) | [diary=236982] | 2008-08-17 11:31:27
By Lizzie P
August 10th 2008
August 10th 2008
What a lovely way to spend the afternoon..
Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan
lazing by a pool in hot sunshine and thinking back over the last few days. We managed to get to Mulu National Park although we had to stay just outside the park in a local guesthouse. That was an experience in living like the local people - water had to be pumped up out of the river into a large bin in the bathroom - then it was shower yourself with a scoop. The only trouble was that there was no water on the first day, so we learnt the hard way!! I need to go back a step first - [View Full Entry]
Lizzie P - Liz Phillips | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=310406] | 2008-08-11 08:50:35
It's hot, wonderfully hot in Brunei - and glorious. We arrived yesterday at some time near mid-day, Royal Brunei airways were excellent, the food, servie etc all extremely good. From the airport we caught a bus for $1 into town and were dropped off right outside our hotel. After a little siesta we walked into the centre of town, to explore. It reeally is quite a quiet and ordered city, the traffic is not moving at some incredible speed and I have not yet heard anyone use their horn (is that the word for it?!!) The main mosque is having a [View Full Entry]
Lizzie P - Liz Phillips | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 9 Comment(s) | 4 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=297907] | 2008-07-10 11:21:15
Let me set a scene for you - there are three of us on this trip and for these two nights we have shared a room with three beds. So far so good! Last ight I slept like a log after travelling for 24 hours with very little sleep, so tonight I assumed I would do the same again. Not a bit of it!! We came in after our meal at the local fast food street market, I chose noodles and sadly some chicken, which turned out to be chickens tails or the Parson's Nose and not being at all fond [View Full Entry]
Lizzie P - Liz Phillips | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 4 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=298119] | 2008-07-10 21:14:47
Yesterday I had to go to work. Today I don't have to. This is what retirement is. Welcome to my Travel Blog! During the last month I've piled in sixteen entries to show a little of Brunei Darussalam, where I've been living for the last five years (deep at the bottom of the pile), and the major holiday trips I've made to different Asian countries. You may have seen some of the material elsewhere. Now I go live! Tomorrow I set out on an erratic journey which will finish in Sydney during October. It will take me first to Kuching and [View Full Entry]
An Erratic Traveller - Gillian Perrett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 9 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=294642] | 2008-07-03 15:29:12
I am off on another wandering trip soon, so if my emails to you are no longer welcome (ooh that probably means you don't like the fact that I am gallivanting again!) please send me an email and I will take your name off the list. Now where is my new rucksack! [View Full Entry]
Lizzie P - Liz Phillips | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=293109] | 2008-06-29 12:21:03
Creatures in Brunei don't seem as menacing as creatures in NSW. The leaf insect in the first two pictures was outside my supermarket. The lizard was up a tree in the forest. I photographed all ll the bugs and moths inside my flat. [View Full Entry]
An Erratic Traveller - Gillian Perrett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 13 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=288419] | 2008-06-17 14:37:18
By An Erratic Traveller
June 16th 2008
June 16th 2008
Orchids and Pitcher Plants
Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan
The range of pitcher plants and orchids that I've seen in Brunei is amazing. Here are some of my favourites. The orchids are probably mainly hybrids, but the pitcher plant is a rather humble natural breed which found growing in the wild. This one was a vine that grew all over the ground and up into the trees. The orchids are growing at the government-owned Rimba Orchid Centre, while we found the pitcher plants in the Berakas Forest Reserve. [View Full Entry]
An Erratic Traveller - Gillian Perrett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 14 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=288053] | 2008-06-16 15:48:27
In my first post I included a video of being in Kampung Ayer in a water taxi. "Kampung Ayer" is Malay for Water Village. Traditionally the Malay people lived in stilt houses close to, or over, the water in rivers and estuaries. When Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the world in 1521, his ships visited Brunei. Antonio Pigafetta, employed to chronicle his voyage and its discoveries, described the splendour of the Sultan of Brunei's court and dubbed this village The Venice of the East. It was a bustling and extensive capital city then. Today the walls and many walkways are made of [View Full Entry]
An Erratic Traveller - Gillian Perrett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 20 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=279872] | 2008-05-25 08:02:15