A 16 hours journey did bring me to Miri via Kuala Lumpur.

As I was coming straight from a swine-flu country, I was directly given special treatment, my temperature was taken and I got a special Welcome Package including a face mask (in case I show flu symptoms), which proved helpful later on.

A quick taxi ride got me into town, we I directly started exploring town. The center itself felt pretty boring to me … as it was mainly consisting of shopping centers.

The city fan however makes a nice change – a big park with different kinds of themed gardens in it, including a Chinese and Islamic garden … nice for a some rest

Later in the day … once I found the tourist office and had a map, I made my way up a hill outside the city – up Canada hill to the Grand old Lady, Malaysia’s first oil well.