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Here's a bit about where I came from..(or rather where my parents are from) Limbang, Sarawak
(Malaysia)
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| An aerial view of Limbang town |
Limbang is located in the north Borneo Island..in the Sarawak state of East Malaysia.
It's just a small town by the Limbang river and if you look at the map, it's right in the middle of Brunei..sticking
out like a sore thumb..
One good thing about small town is that life is just so peaceful..and Limbang is no exception. However, come Friday and
through the weekends..you could see the small main road jammed packed with cars from neighbouring Brunei that's either
on a stop over enroute to Kota Kinabalu (Sabah)..or just coming to shop here.
Thursday and Friday are the 'must see' days if you're around town. These are the days when there's 'tamu' or open
market. you could find all sorts of things from local produce, fruits, clothes, handicrafts and many more. If you want to
try food that's exotic to this part of the country, then you must try 'tahai' or smoked fish.
Limbang is also a stop over for tourist bound for the Mulu National Park. It's an alternative way to go to Mulu via flight
from Miri. From Limbang, you can choose to go by land on what they called 'The Headhunters Trail'. It is a few hours walk
from the last camp site in the interior of Limbang to the Mulu National Park.
visit Mulu National Park here
Here's more about the Sarawak state..
Here's more pics of Limbang..
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| a rustic view of Limbang in the early morning |
Want to know more about Limbang? Here's a link to Limbang District Conuncil webpage..
Getting Here
Limbang is connected to most major town in Sarawak by rural air service operated by Malaysian Airline System (MAS), using
19 seater Twin Otter plane.
It is also connected by road (through Brunei) from Miri and Lawas. Self drive from Miri would take around 4-5 hours and
from Lawas would be 1.5-2 hours. (You would need your International passport or Malaysia-Brunei restricted passport for Malaysian
residing in Limbang, Miri and Lawas).
You could also use the daily operated speedboat from the Brunei capital, Bandar Seri Begawan to travel to Limbang or
Express Boat if you're coming from Labuan. Journey by boat from Labuan would take 1.5 hours and available twice daily.
Getting here by MAS
Interesting things about
Limbang
Here's some interesting link to things that not many people know about Limbang..
Limbang interesting links..
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