Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei Darussalam (pop 460,000)

16 June 2026

Hello,

After my arrival in the capital BSB I wandered from my hotel to the nearby Brunei River.  For the next day I booked a river cruise.

Brunei is a small country of only 5,765 square kilometers, (2,226 square miles).   Brunei is located on the northern edge of Borneo – an enormous Indonesian Island.  Sarawak and Saba, two states of Malaysia are also located on the northern edge of the island They are neighbors of Brunei.

Despite the cities on the coasts and settlements and villages scattered around the interior of the island, Borneo is mostly jungle.

The banks of the Brunei River are lined with trees and more trees and an occasional monkey and certainly unseen crocodiles.

Several small settlements and the edge of the world’s largest Floating Village “Kampong Ayer” on stilts also appear.  Finally, the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge (RIPAS Bridge).

The South China Sea beckons. Come along with me.  Maybe we’ll spot a monkey or two. Crocodiles, probably not.

Cheers,

Jan