Backpacking in Brunei: Top 10 Sights in Bandar Seri Begawan
There was something special for me when I went backpacking in Brunei in 2013. It was a milestone I had never thought possible. I cracked the 70 country mark when I got the ferry from…
Friday’s Featured Food: Soto Biasa in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Brunei has featured quite a bit recently – it was officially my 70th country on my lifestyle of travel hit list so as you can tell I was pretty perky when I was backpacking my…
Visiting the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
The Muslim state of Brunei Darussalam is, unsurprisingly full of Mosques. You might have read how I visited the Jame Asr Hassanail Mosque in the suburbs of Bandar Seri Begawan. It is a spectacular mosque.…
Exploring Kampong Ayer: “The Venice of Asia”, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Right so you’ve heard the term “Venice of Asia” a load of times, in fact you might even have read about it twice on my blog as I visited Tai O (Hong Kong’s answer to…
Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking in A Muslim State, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Today’s Thirsty Thursdays sees us crack open the tins of beer that we brought in when visiting the Muslim State of Brunei. I had drank beer in a Muslim State before – Indonesia of course,…
Friday’s Featured Food: Brunei Cheesecake
Brunei Darussalam is a tiny country, as well as being an unusual one. On my travels I always sample local food, it’s a key ingredient of a visit to any country in my opinion. Brunei…
Visiting the Jame Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
When you’re travelling through Muslim states, visiting Mosques will inevitably be on your agenda and it becomes part of the travel lifestyle. You can’t avoid them – they spring up everywhere. They are also works…