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Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Miri May 21st 2019

Tuesday, 21st May 2019 Breakfast was spot on as the eating place that we were planning to go was closed this morning. The Grab driver was kind enough to bring us to a private house instead which operated as a daytime eatery within the neighborhood. We probably tasted the best roasted Char Siew, Kolo Mee and Sarawak Laksa at this unassuming place. And it seemed that only the locals knew about this hidden gem. Sitting on top of Canada Hill overlooking the city is the Petroleum Museum which is a short ride away from our hotel. Next to it is the Grand Old Lady where the first oil well was drilled in Malaysia in August 1910. The near-empty indoor gallery contained a lot of information related to the Oil and Gas Industry which we took our ... read more
Kampung Style
Yummy breakfast
Petroleum Museum Sarawak

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Kuching May 20th 2019

Ranajky si robim opat tie iste, toasty s dzemom. Okolo 8.15 objednava ind grab a ide sa na turistiku. Vodic zhovorcivy. Vyskakujeme pri hlavnom vchode. Tu domcek kde byvaju rangeri. Zapisujeme sa do knihy, fasujeme mapu. Este upozornenie aby sme zacali zostup o 1500, i ked by sme dovtedy nedosiahli vrchol. Okolo 1900 totiz rangeri kontroluju registracnu knihu a ak niekto neni odpisany udajne zacina po nom patranie. Minuly rok patrali po jednom turistovy, ktory sa stratil. No ale podla mna to je len historka. Spustam endomondo a ide sa. Podla knihy je na trase 6ludi, ti vsak vyrazili uz okolo 7.00 Znacenie je vynikajuce ale ono neni kde sa stratit. Su tu dva okruhy, modry kratis loop k vodopadu a cervena trasa k vrcholu. Cervena je nasa. Spaniel vyzera v dobrej kondicii, to sa vsak ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Miri May 20th 2019

Monday, 20th May 2019 After breakfast this morning, we made our way to the Lambir Hills National Park about 30 minutes drive away. From the Park Ranger's Office, we headed to the waterfalls which sadly had been reduced to a trickle given the dry season. There were a few other trails with varying distances and difficulties which we could embark on as well. On our way back to Miri city, our driver made a detour at Tusan Beach where the famous cliff of the same name was located. This was the highlight of the day given the clear blue skies which certainly made every photographer dreams come true. The powdery sands on the near-empty beach made it seemed like a paradise which certainly surpassed all initial expectations of the place. Back at the city in the ... read more
Tusan Cliff
Our Tri-colour Tea and Bandung
Colourful snacks

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Kuching May 19th 2019

Ranajky len toasty resp vajicka, vsetko vsak samoobsluha. Jest sa to mohlo pocas celeho dna. Na recepcii ina baba, tak reku ako to bude s cenou. Ak ostanen a nebooknem to cez appku, cena bude 20rm, ok, tak ostavam. Do odchodu busu do dedinky bau este hodinka. Nakup suvenirov, zjednavat nechceli, bo kamenne obchodiky a predajcovia boli len zamestnanci. Bus do bau odchadza z jalan gartak. Bus je cervenej farby, odtialto odchadzaju skoro vsetky busy (aj zelene). Samozrejme oznacenie zastavky ziadne ale ludia poradili. Bus stara rachotina so starym cinskym vodicom. Ten pred odchodom zbiera peniaze a dava aj listky. Drbli ludia furt nastupovali tak meskanie asi 5min. Uplne jak keby ti ludia naschval cakali vonku, ked uz bol bus priraveny odist, naskocili dnu. Cesta pohodova. Isli sme aj blizko letiska. Tam sa da dopravit kombi ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Miri May 19th 2019

Sunday, 19th May 2019 Miri have been one destination on my travel bucket list ever since I joined the Oil & Gas Industry some 12 years ago. However, it took me a good decade before stepping foot again to the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia. Handsome and I decided on this trip at the eleventh hour and we were glad that we still managed to score a great deal for a 4D3N vacation in this little oil town. Without a doubt, our stay at Pullman Miri Waterfront was one of the highlights where we were rewarded with fantastic views overlooking the coast of Miri. After checking-in and freshening up a bit in our spacious room, we had lunch at the nearby Nasi Lemak outlet located at the older part of the town. The tri-coloured milk ... read more
Feeling cute about it
Sunset over Tanjung Lobang
Tri-colour Milk Tea

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Kuching May 18th 2019

Guideho na izbe vystriedal jeden chalan. Na noc som bol uz nachystany a zakril som sa plachtou. Ranajky opat v bufete. Okolo neho zas skurvene opice, co chceli ukradnut jedlo. Na recepcii sa pytam kedy odchadza cln nazad do mesta. Okolo 11.00 mam dojst na recepciu. Este mam nieco cez 1.5hod, tak vyvalenie sa na plazi pod stromi. Na slnku susim topanky, ponozky a uterak. Ludia z dormov uterak nefasovali narozdiel od ludi co byvali v samostatnych izbach. Na plaz prichadzali kvanta lodiek s tour. Nieco pred 11.00 prichadzam na recepciu. Tam odemna pyta listok, zistuje ci som si dohodol s kapitanom cas vyzdvihnutie. No nie, bo na pevnine mi povedali, ze nazad mozem ist s hociakou lodkou. Tak to je problem, kontaktuju kapitana, za 50rm ma dojde vyzdvihnut. Ak nedam, tak potom az o 15.00. ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Bako National Park May 17th 2019

Noc dopohody az na to, ze som nemal ziadnu prikrivku a bolo mi zima. Plachtu z batohu som bol lenivy vyberat. Mobil nahovno, bo konektor na nabijanie je na tom stale horsie a horsie. Furt musim hladat spravnu poziciu aby to nabijalo. Ranajky vybavene opat formou bufetu. Pri pokladni opat handrova hlava, ktovie ako sa citi ked musi pocas ramadanu predavat jedlo. Mozna ho aj na tajnasa je. Po ranajkach smer lintrang loop trial. No este kym som v nom pokracoval preskumal som trial c.1. Tu pekna makacka ale v pohode zvladnute. Stretavam par s guidom a jeden bez. Rano ako som bol kuknut na plazi, a relaxoval na jednej vzdialenej skale zacali po mori pridit lodky s daytrip turistami. Fakt kopa, uz som aj nadaval, ze na trialoch to bude plne. Nakonec sa to ale ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Bako National Park May 16th 2019

O tretej rano robila check out ukecena baba. Plan do np bako bol ist na 10.00 bus. Predtym vsak behnutie na ranajky pri ubytku na rohu k cinanom. Nudle ok, odtial smer reservoir park kde mala byt keska aj s tb. Kedze centrum mesta je male, v parku som za 10min. Tu dve jazera, pekne upraveny park so zelenou a par cinanov praktizujucich rychlochodzu. Jednemu do kroku pomahalo i radio. V parku fungovala aj cistiaca cata. Fukarom premiestnovali opadane listy na kopu, kde ich dalsi ludia zbierali. Nechybali ani metlovy zametaci. Narozdiel od kl, to tu robili cinania a nie indovia. Tych som tu vela nevidel, holt cinske uzemie. Su tu aj dve ihriska pre deti ale nic moc. Odpajam sa z hlavneho tahu a bocnym trosku zanedbanym chodnikom prichadzam k bunkrom z ww2. Prieskum 4miestnosti, ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town May 16th 2019

We were disappointed this morning to find that it was raining. But it was still very hot and humid, so we carried on with our plans to go ashore. Maybe 35 - 38 degrees we think. The cruise port in Penang is rather small, but they did have a good exchange bureau, so we used the €30 we got back from the Indian Rupees to buy a few Ringgits. As it was still raining, we thought the best thing to do was to try to catch a bus. Penang has a free bus service that goes around George town, so we thought that would be a great place to start. Unfortunately, there were so many other people on the bus by the time we found where to get on that the bus was totally full. No ... read more
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Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Kuching May 15th 2019

Noc bola dost nahovno, bo hudba z lobby bola dost pocut. Batoh mam zas o nieco lahsi. Zistil som, ze som v bire nechal klobuk. Ten mi sluzil cca 7rokov ked som si ho kupil v saigone. Ranajky tentoraz nedavam u ujka v ulicke ale v ind.restike. Jedlo som mohol mat aj gratis ak by som si ho zobral z indickeho chramu poceste. To si brali rozny ludia od zobrakov az po manazerov (aspon podla oblecenia). No ja som veru na ryzu nemal chut, chcel som roti. Dal som hned dva kusy plnene vajcom a cibulou, Cakacka dost dlha. Po jedle rychlo chodza na pudu central. Predajca listkov na nastupisti v podzemi spal na stoliku. Som mal problem ho zobudit. Bus 8/45 meskal, vyrazili sme o 9.00 Kedze mam love, kupil som si cely bus pre ... read more




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