Introduction to Kuala Belait, Brunei Darussalam

It's a little under 85km from Bandar to Brunei's second biggest town, KUALA BELAIT. There's nothing very enticing here, but it's the main transit point for buses to and from Miri in Sarawak. Buses to Sarawak leave from the bus station on the intersection of Jalan Bunga Raya and Jalan McKerron (B$10.20); the fare includes the ferry across Sungei Belait and the connecting Sarawakian bus over the border. The town's taxi stand is across the road from the bus station: drivers charge around B$100 for a full car to Miri, though you should be able to haggle them down substantially. To get to Kuala Belait from Bandar, you have to go via Seria, 20km east (see "Travel Details").

Jalan McKerron houses several good restaurants – the best of which are the Buccaneer Steakhouse at no. 94, whose mid-priced international food is aimed squarely at the expat market, and the New Akhbar Restaurant, at no. 99a, with a Malay and North Indian menu. Raya's Orchid Room, on Jalan Bunga, does good-value three-course Western set lunches (Mon–Fri; B$6). Next door to the Buccaneer Steakhouse at no. 93, Hotel Sentosa (tel 03/331345; $40–60) offers well-appointed and welcoming rooms. You can change money at the HSBC, diagonally opposite the bus station, and there's an internet café, Netcom Computer House, on Jalan Pretty – a minute's walk from the bus terminal.

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