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Woodsman wrote:I have a some ideas regarding your description & will share them via pvt MSG if you want to discuss
Ultra Swain wrote:I am sure none of this helps
buffybot_in_beirut wrote:I liked Brunei. It shows what other oil-rich mini-states could be if they tried a little harder. Or actually make that "tried a little less" - less arrogant, less artificial, less generic, less hunting for superlatives. Yes it's a bit boring but Brunei accepts it and doesn't try to mask it with Dubaiesque, clownish efforts. It's nowhere as expensive as everyone thinks if you make some efforts to save money (take public transport, eat at night markets). People (includings the nationals) are kind, polite and refreshingly low-key un-snobbish (Qatar, are you listening?). Strict Islam may be the norm, but it's not visibly oppressive, in-your-face like in Wahabi Gulf shitholes. It's pretty and green, no desert anywhere, and the only sand is on the beach. Lots of tourists fly between Europe and Australasia on Royal Air Brunei and may squeeze in a guided tour of a few hours during transit, but my verdict is that you would not regret spending a couple of days there.
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