Kuching is the capital of the Sarawak Province, in the north west of Borneo and the largest of the 13 Malaysian States. After roaming around a fair amount of Sabah, I decided to stay put and enjoy this delightful colonial …
Month: December 2024
Induction – Meryl #163
Meryl has been on a number of FNQ beer adventures with #1. Without Meryl I wouldn’t have been able to experience the craft beer delights of Mackay, Townsville and Cairns. She has a sense of adventure and is extremely tolerant …
Induction – Orlando #162
It is funny how work Christmas parties I organise often end up in Manly. Fortuitous™ I guess. And a great opportunity to induct a few workmates. Orlando is the 6th second generation inductee on to the Back of the Ferry. …
Drinking in Kota Kinabalu
At first glance, Kota Kinabalu isn’t a great city for pub crawling. Like many Asian cities there’s a bar street with cookie cutter Irish pubs and restaurants. In KK’s case that is the waterfront, which admittedly is a good place …
The Shamrock Irish Bar – Kota Kinabalu
I’m having a short trip to Malaysia. Four nights in Kota Kinabalu – capital of Sabah province, two nights in Kuching – capital of Sarawak province and two nights in Kuala Lumpur. I like to go for a wander when …
Tawny Grogmouth 4.0 – Drink Beer, Save Wildlife
A favourite event of my year is to head down to Bucketty’s in Brookvale to support the annual Tawny Grogmouth fundraiser for the Sydney Wildlife Rescue. It is a pretty simple formula, Bucketty’s brew a beer, Brentos designs a can …
back of the ferry 