Tag: borneo
Photo of the Week: Sunset in Bako National Park
Bako National Park is in the west coast of Malaysian Borneo, in Sarawak state. It is one of the few places in the world where you can find the largest flower in the world, the Rafflesia, and is a great location to enjoy fantastic trekking, observe wildlife and have spectacular beaches all for yourself. This [...]
Climbing Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia
Getting to KK from Brunei is best done by catching a ferry to Labuan Island and then another to mainland Malaysia, either straight to KK or via Menumbok and a bus to KK which is what we had to do. KK doen’t have good value hostels, but if you look thoroughly you will find a [...]
May 29 2009- my birthday in Sibu
We had enjoyed Kuching enough and it was time to move on despite a wisdom tooth that had begun to give me some trouble a doay or two before. Regardless, we got on the boat that would take us from Kuching to Sibu, a medium sized town 3.5 hours by boat north of Kuching that [...]
Orangutans and proboscis monkeys in Kuching, Borneo
I have only been in Malaysian Borneo for 24 hours and have already seen more orangutans in the wild than I ever have in a zoo. Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state in Borneo is home to the Semengogh Wilfdlife Reserve, a sanctuary with the purpose of rehabilitating troubled animals of the state. They [...]
