Category: Travel

What is Brunei and Should You Visit it?

Jasmine TamokBrunei

Last time I posted, I wrote about the gruelling ferry ride from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei. We arrived on Friday to Brunei and left on Sunday after a short two-night stay.

I have to admit, before this trip, I had never even heard of Brunei. When you think of South East Asia travels, you think of Thailand and Vietnam. Even when I mentioned that Danne and I were travelling to Borneo, I had many people ask me: “And where is that?”.

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque has a roof made of gold

So, if you haven’t heard of Brunei, don’t feel too bad. Brunei is Asia’s least populated country. If you have been to China, then the contrast of the population is like night and day.

Let me tell you about one thing about Brunei: go there! I mean it, go there! Why should you go there? Read on to find out! You can also click on the links below to skip to what you want to read.

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How to Get from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei

Jasmine TamokBandar Seri Begawan

If you are travelling in Borneo and want to get from Sabah to Sarawak, the natural way is to go through Brunei! We flew into Kota Kinabalu and decided to travel via 2 boats to get to Brunei. In this post, I am going to explain how to get from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei. From Brunei, you can take a bus onward to Miri if your final destination happens to be Sarawak. However, who wouldn’t want to stay a few nights in the wonderful country Brunei?

Labuan Ferry Terminal
I always travel with a bit too many bags

How to Get from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei

You Take 2 Ferries!

This is the best route to connect you from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei. All the blogs that I have read recommend that you buy tickets the day before. By the time we realized that the ticketing agent was already closed for the day—whoopsie!

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What to Do in Kota Kinabalu

Jasmine TamokAsia

Well, Daniel and I have had a really busy last week. Since I last wrote about our trip on Vancouver Island, we have had a birthday weekend in Whistler for a friend and just used the last few days in Canada to say a final goodbye to all our friends and family there. We arrived in Kota Kinabalu on Wednesday and left yesterday to catch two boats to Brunei.

Me walking around in a random hall in Kota Kinabalu with a bunch of seafood restaurants

We had a short stay in Kota Kinabalu since we used it as a base to plan the rest of our trip in Borneo. Kota Kinabalu will actually be the only region that we are visiting in the state of Sabah, which is located in Malaysia (on the island of Borneo). If you want to skip ahead to see what we did in Kota Kinabalu then click on the bulleted list below!

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Best Destinations on Vancouver Island

Jasmine TamokCampbell River

This last stint of our trip to Canada has been extremely busy that I haven’t even had a chance to write at all. I did manage to finish a book (Origin by Dan Brown—I recommend it!), so perhaps I was not efficient with my time. We have spent a big bulk of our time on Vancouver Island, which happens to be one of my favourite places in British Columbia. Why do I love Vancouver Island so much? Read more to find out what I think the best destinations are on Vancouver Island!

Saratoga Beach
Saratoga Beach outside of Campbell River is a beautiful place for a run

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