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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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By lmh
May 6th 2009

Brunei Wealth Asia » Brunei

Commonwealth POW War cemetry in Lauban

An early start saw us at the ferry terminal to buy tickets for our trip to the island of Labuan, which is 8 kilometres off the coast of KK and as it sits at the mouth of Brunei Bay is the route most people take to get to Brunei. It takes 3 hours to reach Labuan and I hated the whole trip. Boats and I don't gel and as my stomach was already queasy I spent the whole trip with my eyes glued to the horizon. It was on Labuan that the Japanese forces in Borneo surrendered at the end [View Full Entry]

The beautiful mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan

By geoffandmazi
April 30th 2009

Brunei in a blink...bus to Kuching Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei

We caught a boat from the main pier in KK to the busy port Island of Labuan for a short stop before catching the next boat (with no AC or outside airflow, yuck!) to Brunei. When we arrived in Brunei we found that there wasn't a money changer or ATM and we needed to catch the bus into town. A Swiss couple (who Geoff had previously met at Mt. Kinabalu) had already offered and paid for us. Later we found out that the bus took Ringhit and you can use Singapore dollars at par in most places. The first afternoon we [View Full Entry]

By looking for my zihuatanejo
April 16th 2009

An ostentatious display of wealth but nothing to do when it gets dark Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

23. Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, BSB, Brunei

Day 289: Tuesday 14th April - Arriving in the Sultan’s Kingdom I make a mental calculation on my journey to Brunei. When I arrive, this will be the 16th country I have set foot in during the last 10 months. Crossing the border into Brunei uses probably the best mode of transport I’ve used yet to do a border crossing....it is by boat. First, I catch a ferry from KK to Labuan Island, three hours from KK. In Labuan, we have a two hour stop over before boarding another boat for the hour crossing to Brunei. The two hours is just [View Full Entry]

6. The colourful water village, Kampung Ayer, Brunei

9. Kampung Ayer has every amenity....the petrol station

By MacFuller
February 14th 2009

We were let free Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei boat

February 14th Okay! Wow! We woke with less than half an hour before check-in closed. It was straight up and off running first to check in and then through security. By the time we had fully woken up, we had taken off. The alarm had gone off but cleverly, I had placed it inside a pocket of my bag. It was quite a long flight before we landed in Brunei. For some reason we thought it would only be a couple of hours or so. Anyway, we landed and realised that we had absolutely ages before our next flight to Manila. [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
February 11th 2009

Just like an Empire Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

Think Empire

Zjutraj sem sla s Paulom, da me je spotoma v sluzbo zategnil do glavne ceste, kjer sem spet sedla na lokalni bus. Tokrat je bila neka druga linija, ki je pejlala vse naokoli, med drugim tudi mimo letalisca (ki je RES za vogalom in za tretjino Brnika - jap, tudi to je mozno), preden smo prisli spet v center. Sla sem na zajtrk v ze znani kafic Mekong, nekaj pojedla in popila (tokrat me zal ni nihce castil), potem pa novim dogodivscinam naproti. Hotela sem v hotel Empire, zato sem sla na bus postajo, ker mimo menda pelje lokalni bus. Nategnili [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
February 10th 2009

Dzungelske brzice Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

Vstala sem kar zgodaj, pred Paulom, ker sem hitela v mesto: vceraj sem se namrec s tistim Kanadcanom zmenila za book exchange, ker sem ravno ze skoraj koncala svojo knjigo, on pa jih je imel tudi na zalogo ze prebranih in je rabil nove. Tako da sem bila ob sedmih ze na poti do glavne ceste, kjer sem morala ujagati bus do centra. Vmes sem malo probavala stopati, ker so mimo vecinoma vozili starsi, ki so otroke skipali v soli, sedaj pa so se peljali na delo v center, a brez uspeha. Vcasih se mi je kdo se nasmehnil izza armature, [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
February 9th 2009

Razkos sem, razkos tja Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunej pride

Paul me je na zajtrk odpeljal nekam, kamor sam zelo rad zahaja, kadar pac zajtrkuje zunaj (kar pa je redko, ker zaradi dela je doma). Danes je zaradi ravnokar prebolelih noric se na dopustu, tako da sva si to lahko privoscila. Narocil mi je fried kao glass noodles (but not) s kalcki in ribjim filejem, sebi pa neke druge nudlne iz njegovega rodnega kraja kaksno uro voznje od tukaj, kjer sicer zivi njegova druzina; za oba je narocil se bean curd dessert! Gre v bistvu za tofu v nekem ne presladkem sirupu, v bistvu sploh ni sladko, je pa za crknit [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
February 8th 2009

Sladke brunejske sanje Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

Breakfast

Sla sva na zajtrk kar cez cesto k mamak, in sicer na roti telur bawong (roti breadwith onion and egg) in roti boom (roti bread with butter, sugar and coconut spread). ni treba poudarjati, da je bilo oboje, ceprav povsem na razlicnih polih okusov, bajno. Zatem sva sla s ena morning market (ker imam pac rada standard), ker je bila ravno nedelja, ko je najvec guzve. Kupila sem hladno sojino mleko in vrecko kuhane cicerike, ki jo prodajajo kar tako kot kokice. I like! Oboje je bilo po 1,20ringgitov, kar je recimo da enih 30 centov USD. Ni slabo. V primerjavi [View Full Entry]

By cyrillbuehler
January 20th 2009

Reise 2008 - 2009 Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan [View Full Entry]

By DavidnLynne
January 6th 2009

Brunei and Miri Sarawak Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan

A longhouse.

David writes, Well we are at an end to our Brunei portion. This was more of a holiday away from the holiday. It may sound strange but after travelling for more than 6 months now in each others pockets and each day rising and shining, touring and scouring countries, sites and attractions.....well...you get TIRED! Real tired, it is a sort of tired you feel after many nights out on the town (even without alcohol) and little sleep in between each night. We were also able to catch up with Lynne's Mummy, her brother and his stunning wife also a lot of [View Full Entry]

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