Bus Trip Brunei to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: How to

December 31, 2012 in Asia, Brunei, Inspiration, Malaysia, Travelogue

If you’re just casually following our blog then this post may or may not be of interest to you. But if you’re a traveler, specifically a traveler who is interested […]

Brunei Mosques & My Potential Conversion to Islam

December 30, 2012 in Asia, Brunei

At 9:30 a.m. the temperature hovered around 95F/35C. The sun beat down on the pavement and reflected so brightly that we were squinting, under our sunglasses. Hannah and I wore […]

Negara Brunei Darussalam: We’re In A Country You Haven’t Heard Of

December 29, 2012 in Asia, Brunei, Travelogue

Negara Brunei Darussalam We’re in a country you haven’t heard of. Or, if you have heard of it, you’d be hard pressed to find it on a map. It’s a […]

Kampong Ayer, Brunei: Or, what to do during the zombie apocalypse

December 29, 2012 in Asia, Brunei

“This is so weird, Mom… there’s nobody here… it’s like… the zombie apocalypse or something…” The streets of central Bandar Seri Begawan were completely empty. An eerie quiet had replaced […]

Brunei Darussalam: First Impressions

December 27, 2012 in Asia, Brunei

Sometimes it takes a real fail to appreciate how good something is. That pretty much sums up our first dinner experience in Bandar Seri Begawan. It could be argued that […]

Onward & Upward: Malaysian Borneo and Brunei

December 11, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue

The sky is a heavy grey. We awoke to the constant sound of running water and flute music overlaying the rhythmic beat of bamboo being chopped in the garden. Ezra […]