Blogs from Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Asia - page 19

We spent 1 week in Kuching, which was both good and bad. When we arrived we could see it was a quiet place, there were no tuks tuks or people trying to sell you things left right and centre, which made a relaxing change. Kuching was a strange place, it appeared as though it was built up rather rapidly to accomodate for a tourist boom, however the tourist industry had died here, and as time went on that just became more and more apparent. There were very few restaurants and the ones we did find weren't good, everywhere closed by 6pm and it was VERY expensive. Beer is more expensive in Kuching than in the UK. Our accomodation was very budget, it was dark, dingy and damp. We were going to treat ourselves and stay in ... read more

We arrived in Kuching from KK - the hostel we'd booked 'Singasanga' was really lovely, the staff are super friendly, the place is decorated so nicely and they have a really cool rooftop bar where we ate/drank lots of vodka watermelon on the first night. We spent the first couple of days exploring the city . Kuching is a really pretty city, very laid back with a waterfront promenade full of places to eat, drink and shop. We stayed in the old town just opposite the river - it has a lot more character and charm than the newer, shopping mall area. We had some really great food in Kuching, there's a really wide variety of Asian food available and we ate some really good Japanese, Chinese (very different from the food we actually had in ... read more

Borneo!! I arrived in the sunny island after a flight from Langkawi via KL. I am staying first in Kuching, which is the state capital of Sarawak, the southernmost of the two Malaysian states in Borneo. I arrived late at night & headed straight to the hostel, Singgahsana Lodge. The book highly recommended it. It is fantastic - well driven to a travellers needs. It is on 5 floors. A lobby, with internet. two floors of sleeping rooms, and a bar on the top which you have free use of the tv & dvd player (for evenings & when the monsoons set off!) Kuching River runs through the middle of the city, and the lodge is right close to the waterfront area which is well developed and nice to walk around. At night it's lit up ... read more

Voila quelques images de notre dernier long week-end en Malaisie, sur l'ile de Borneo. 3 jours de balades a la cool, pas mal improvises, depuis la charmante petite ville de Kuching, a la peninsule de Damai et ses chalets perches dans la canopee, en passant par le Bako National Park et ses fameux singes Proboscis alias gros bide, gros pif !... read more

Laksa is the first thing that comes to my mind when I wake up on a Sunday morning. It's the first word I utter when my eyes open. Both Nee and I like simplicity and consistency. Simplicity and ease in deciding where to eat. Consistency in sticking to the same thing when it's good. Another word for that is just being plain lazy. So every Sunday has become our Laksa day. It makes things simple because we don't have to think about what to eat and where to go. (How to blog like this. Eat also lazy.) I don't know where the word Laksa comes from. I've always thought because it was spicy hot (Lak), you'd stick your tongue out and go 'sa sa'. Silly I know. Nee says: Laksa is very Sarawak Kuching dish. The ... read more