I left Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on 22 November. Back then – which feels like a very long time ago, my CB-3000 was something new, something of a novelty, something I’d need to get used to. It’s now 9 December and…
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Before I leave Bandar Seri Begawan, I wanted to see the sights. So sight-seeing I went. In the city centre I was allowed a few steps inside the old mosque, said to be one of the most exquisite in this…
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Here in Brunei, it seems everyone’s got a car. And I mean everyone. I’d been told when I first entered Brunei that nobody would pick me up hitchhiking because they’d be wondering what’s wrong with me. Fortunately for me, that…
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Brunei is a world unto its own. I’ve not been down the streets of Dubai or Kuwait City but I understand it’d be something like what I’m seeing here: a very, very well organized society of opulence and methodical progress….
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Bandar Seri Begawan, the city in Brunei, was just km ahead from where I stood in more pouring rain with my thumb out. A car stopped. A terrifically friendly family man encouraged me to get in and we got on…
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The Sultanate of Brunei is well-known for its oil wealth. I was about to see it. For the first time I can remember, I sat at ease in a car as I crossed a border – this time from Malaysia…
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I dashed out of Miri city in the north of Sarawak, headed for Brunei. The rain pelted down on my face, head and backpack. I’ve got a waterproof pack so all I needed to do was constantly wipe large droopy…
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I’m actually surprised it’s taken this long for the first sore to develop on my body where the device comes into contact with the skin. In addition to the usual chafing and stinging from sweat, I’ve got an erupted area…
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The driver of the white hatchback told me he lived nearby and said those 3 smokers were the local petty criminals and needed to feed their drug habits. He was certain I was about to get robbed. When I heard…
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My pleasant hosts accelerated south and waved as their car shrank in my vision from where I stood, alone, with my backpack on the edge of the tarmac. I felt a little deflated since they were a truly nice family…
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