It has already been a week since I traveled in Brunei and Borneo (Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Penyu) but aside from my Instagram posts, I haven't written anything yet about the trip yet, the trip I have been saying was my greatest adventure yet. Heck, I still have my Maynila Field Trip Series in draft status (already written half) so I don't know if I can find enough focus to sit down and actually write about how awesome and kind the people of Brunei and Malaysia were to me. I do, however, tell stories about it to people who want to listen to me dreamily yap about the experience.
To those who don't really wanna hear about it or to those who just want to have an idea how happy I looked like the entire trip, here's my solo travel's video clip compilation. Enjoy! :)
Solo Travel of 2014: BRUNEI x BORNEO from Jennever Pelaez on Vimeo.
As for the video above, I was supposed to stop the other day and just continue to add captions and finishing touches the next day, but because the clips were all already laid out and it looked good enough, I proceeded with the upload anyway. I don't think I would be able to write the specifics today so I'll just list down my "itinerary" for this trip below for everyone's convenience.
Note: I went to the airport still not having an itinerary, only an idea of places I wanted to see. As cliche as it may sound, I just went where my feet took me.
Day 0
11PM - NAIA Terminal 3
Day 1
1AM - Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 2
2AM - Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1
6AM - Miri International Airport
8AM - Breakfast in Miri
9AM - Explored Kuala Belait
1PM - Lunch in Times Square Shopping Centre
3PM - Empire Hotel and Country Club
7PM - Gadong Night Market
8PM - Dinner in the boardwalk fronting of Kampong Ayer
Day 2
8AM - Breakfast at Empire Hotel and Country Club
10AM - SOAS Mosque
11AM - Kampong Ayer
1PM - Lunch at Kaizen Sushi
2PM - Explored Bandar Seri Begawan
4PM - Empire Hotel and Country Club to shoot photos
7PM - Famous local restaurant (forgot the name) in Bandar Seri Begawan for Ambuyat
Day 3
7AM - Brunei International Airport
8AM - Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1
9AM - Red Palm Hostel
11AM- Explored Kota Kinabalu (area around Gaya street)
4PM - Time Square Plaza
5PM - Filipino Market / The Waterfront night market
7PM - Explored Kota Kinabalu (area near The Waterfront)
11PM- Midnight snack at the Beach Street
Day 4
8AM - Got instructed to go to the wrong bus station
9AM - Segama Bus Station
11AM- Kuala Penyu Roundabout / Kuala Penyu Jetty Port
12NN- Explored the small town of Kuala Penyu
1PM - Lunch at a local restaurant (BEST MIXED CHICKEN RICE)
2PM - Kuala Penyu Jetty Port
4PM - Pulau Tiga (First ever secret shoot location for Survivor US)
5PM - BEACH
8PM - Dinner at the restaurant of the neighbor resort
Day 5
9AM - Kaya breakfast in my chalet
10AM- Explored the island
11AM- Mud Volcano
12NN- BEACH
2PM - Pulau Tiga Port
3PM - Kuala Penyu Jetty Port
5PM - Kota Kinabalu
6PM - Sunset dinner at The Waterfront
7PM - Explored some more
Day 6 HOME
I tried my best not to make comments on the itinerary yet because I'm saving everything for when I actually write the blog posts. But this is pretty much it. It doesn't look like much now but the journey on how I got from one point to another made the trip more special.
To those who don't really wanna hear about it or to those who just want to have an idea how happy I looked like the entire trip, here's my solo travel's video clip compilation. Enjoy! :)
Solo Travel of 2014: BRUNEI x BORNEO from Jennever Pelaez on Vimeo.
As for the video above, I was supposed to stop the other day and just continue to add captions and finishing touches the next day, but because the clips were all already laid out and it looked good enough, I proceeded with the upload anyway. I don't think I would be able to write the specifics today so I'll just list down my "itinerary" for this trip below for everyone's convenience.
Note: I went to the airport still not having an itinerary, only an idea of places I wanted to see. As cliche as it may sound, I just went where my feet took me.
Day 0
11PM - NAIA Terminal 3
Day 1
1AM - Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 2
2AM - Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1
6AM - Miri International Airport
8AM - Breakfast in Miri
9AM - Explored Kuala Belait
1PM - Lunch in Times Square Shopping Centre
3PM - Empire Hotel and Country Club
7PM - Gadong Night Market
8PM - Dinner in the boardwalk fronting of Kampong Ayer
Day 2
8AM - Breakfast at Empire Hotel and Country Club
10AM - SOAS Mosque
11AM - Kampong Ayer
1PM - Lunch at Kaizen Sushi
2PM - Explored Bandar Seri Begawan
4PM - Empire Hotel and Country Club to shoot photos
7PM - Famous local restaurant (forgot the name) in Bandar Seri Begawan for Ambuyat
Day 3
7AM - Brunei International Airport
8AM - Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1
9AM - Red Palm Hostel
11AM- Explored Kota Kinabalu (area around Gaya street)
4PM - Time Square Plaza
5PM - Filipino Market / The Waterfront night market
7PM - Explored Kota Kinabalu (area near The Waterfront)
11PM- Midnight snack at the Beach Street
Day 4
8AM - Got instructed to go to the wrong bus station
9AM - Segama Bus Station
11AM- Kuala Penyu Roundabout / Kuala Penyu Jetty Port
12NN- Explored the small town of Kuala Penyu
1PM - Lunch at a local restaurant (BEST MIXED CHICKEN RICE)
2PM - Kuala Penyu Jetty Port
4PM - Pulau Tiga (First ever secret shoot location for Survivor US)
5PM - BEACH
8PM - Dinner at the restaurant of the neighbor resort
Day 5
9AM - Kaya breakfast in my chalet
10AM- Explored the island
11AM- Mud Volcano
12NN- BEACH
2PM - Pulau Tiga Port
3PM - Kuala Penyu Jetty Port
5PM - Kota Kinabalu
6PM - Sunset dinner at The Waterfront
7PM - Explored some more
Day 6 HOME
I tried my best not to make comments on the itinerary yet because I'm saving everything for when I actually write the blog posts. But this is pretty much it. It doesn't look like much now but the journey on how I got from one point to another made the trip more special.