Vikingess Voyages

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Sightseeing in Brunei: A Visit to an Iban Longhouse

Anette 10:50:00 PM

For the second half of our day trip to the Ulu Temburong National Park we went to visit the house of a local Iban tribe called a "longhouse". As the word "longhouse" indicates this is literarily a long house. Once upon a time it started out just as one small building ment for a single couple,...

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Travel

Brunei: A Day Trip to the "Green Jewel of Brunei" Ulu Temburong National Park

Anette 8:14:00 PM

During our stay in Brunei the most exciting experience we had was when we went for a day trip to Brunei’s first National Park called Ulu Temburong. This area is a part of the Batu Apoi Forest reserves and it has been under protection as a safe haven for nature since 1991. In fact, up until...

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Travel

Behind the Scenes of the Kawagoe Festival: Pulling the Festival Floats

Anette 11:47:00 PM

Every year on the third weekend of October the charming town Kawagoe, also known as "Little Edo" (Koedo), gets ready for one of their biggest events of the year; the Kawagoe festival. The town attracts around 6.2 million visitors a year, with the 2-day long Kawagoe festival being the liveliest event...

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Test

Asap SCIENCE Study Tips to Study Smarter instead of longer

Anette 10:12:00 AM

Just came across this video from AsapScience about how to study smarter instead of longer. As a full-time employee it is hard for me to find time to study outside of work. This video gave me some interesting tips that might make it easier for me to keep up with my studies while also doing my...

Monday, October 9, 2017

Travel

The Palm Garden Hotel and Brunei's Best Health Club the Fitness Zone

Anette 1:22:00 PM

During our visit to Brunei we stayed for the first half of our trip at Palm Garden Hotel Brunei, a 3-star hotel in the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan. There were a few other interesting hotels to choose from in the area, but what finally made us go for this hotel was the reasonable price (around...

Monday, October 2, 2017

Travel

Sightseeing in Brunei: Eating Like A Local at the Pasar Gadong Night Market

Anette 10:14:00 PM

Above: My favorite at the night market called Roti Boyan Finding authentic Bruneian food while in Brunei can be a lot harder than one would expect. Most restaurants serve food originating elsewhere, and during our stay we ran into restaurants serving anything from Nashi Goreng to Japanese teriyaki....

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A modern-day shield-maiden who loves to explore the unbeaten paths of the world. From her base in Tokyo, Anette takes on both rural and urban challenges, and on her path, she has overcome anything from natural wilderness and cultural barriers to commuting in overcrowded Tokyo trains.

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