Miri - where I made some new plans!!
Trip Start
Feb 01, 2011
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Trip End
Mar 31, 2011
Where I stayed
Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Saturday, March 12, 2011
I took the bus from Niah to Miri - about 1.5 hours - quite comfortable - we passed loads of Palm Oil plantations on the way. When I arrived in Miri bus station (ALL the bus stations are outside of the town by some KM's) I got a taxi to my Guest House and settled in. Had a cup of Borneo coffee which is excellent. I then had a wander around the immediate area and had lunch. The town is quite large and thriving - Miri is another city that has off-shore drilling wells (the other one being Bintulu) so there is a big presence of Petronas Oil and Shell - noticeably the expensive cars and huge flash houses in the neighbourhood - also 5* hotels to cater for all the business clients. It really is a working town as opposed to a tourist destination. Most people use Miri as a jumping off point to other destinations - hence, the meaning of the Title of this entry!!
As my original itinerary was blown off course - due to the river closure - I am now going to Mulu National Park for 3 nights and to Brunei for 2 days - the advantage of travelling alone and not being on a package holiday - total flexibility!! I have just booked my flight to Mulu and have sorted the trip to Brunei - all with the help of Mrs Lee (the owner here) and another guest, who has just come back from Mulu - having spent 7 days there. She has given me all the low down of where to stay, what to see, which walks to do etc etc - a real benefit.
13th March... Last evening 5 Aussies, one Dutch guy and myself all went out for a few beers. Three of the Aussies were heading back home last night so they had their farewell drinks - in fact one of the was celebrating his 30th birthday. We had a really enjoyable evening and no I did NOT get drunk or let the side down!!
I have now repacked to go to the airport to set off for Mulu so you will not have any more input until I get back on 17th March.
Bye for now.
