Brunei

Had a noon flight and the singapore airport is world famous as a place to be so i got there earlier than usual to have time to walk around a bit. So was up much earlier than i preferred :)

The part of the airport that is famous is called Jewel. Its like an biodome ecosystem in there. Quite the sight. But also incredibly humid. After a while, i had to get out of there. The whole airport has really interesting areas. Could probably spend a day checking out all the nooks and crannies in the 3 terminals. I used one of my dragon passes and got into a fancy lounge.

Landed in the kingdom of Brunei around 230pm. Got to my hotel and decided i would escape the midday heat and lie down for a few hours. Got up at 6 and walked 25 minutes to a huge mosque that i saw on the taxi ride from the airport. Incredibly beautiful. And i caught it just as the sun was setting. Perfect timing.

Walked back to my hotel area and found an amazing restaurant called Balkony. Super busy with locals, which is always a good sign. Ordered a local dish called Laksa. Easily the best thing i have eaten all trip so far.

Then was trying to decide if i should call it a night, or walk downtown. Opted to walk 40 minutes to downtown. To my shock, there was almost no one else walking anywhere. Almost spooky. Walked around the beautiful mosque by the river and along the waterfront. Eventually found a coffee shop and figured how to use brunei's version of uber, called Dart and got back to my hotel for 6 dollars.

No alcohol in the kingdom, so its definitely a different world here. Even cigarettes are illegal. Doesnt affect me but wow never heard of that before.Read more