After a horrific nights sleep caused by a washing machine that took SEVEN hours to wash and dry my clothes and a very unfortunate stomach upset caused by a dodgy Indian restaurant where they microwaved my chicken – I shovelled down some immodium and embarked on my 13 hour bus journey to Brunei’s capital Bander Seri Bagawan. The journey went south through Sabah, crossed into Brunei, back into Malaysia but this time Sarawak and a final border crossing into Brunei again. Drinking only water for fear that something bad might happen, I arrived at my hostel hungry enough to eat a horse. Horse was unavailable so I settled on a Burger King, which was just perfect and confirmed that my insides were normal again!

That evening I managed to skype Grandma on the iPad that belongs to her care home. This was the first time Grandma had experienced this which lead to a couple of humerous moments, like when she offered me a cup of tea or when she said I looked tired and asked if I wanted to have a lie down on her bed! Luckily mum was on hand to remind her (over my laughter) that I was in Brunei so she wouldn’t be able to give me a tea and I definitely couldn’t lie down on her bed! As I said, it was Grandmas first time using the iPad which provided some very arty camera angles!

The next day I set off to do some sightseeing, I went to the famous mosque and the museum about the sultan.

That was pretty much all Brunei had to offer (without a car or a very expensive tour) so it was lucky that I was heading to the airport in the early afternoon and off to my next country!