Kuching, Borneo
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Malaysia - Sarawak
... flying to Kuching, the capital of the state of Sarawak, which in addition to Sabah makes up the Malaysian part of Borneo. Arriving into Kuching we disembarked the plane and walked over to the terminal - walking past a queue of locals waiting to board our ...
First days in Kuching
4th March - Arrived safe and sound in Borneo despite our cheap flight. We found some digs in Kuching and grabbed a taxi voucher from the airport (to stop taxis ripping people off) and headed for the Mandarin Hotel in Green Hill. Run by a Chinese family, ...
Feline Fantastic
... go to that one Katie?). That afternoon was 50p well spent. A storm the next morning cleared the air and revealed a much nicer Kuching. I headed for Semenggoh, an orang-utan rehabilitation centre. Tip no.1 - don't go on a tour to this place, it's so ...
Feline fine in Borneo
... but only about 8 bungalows and one restaurant, but still far more touristy than anywhere else in Malaysia we'd been (bar Perhentaians) - and not what I expected of Borneo... Still managed to get away from the crowds on the treks though. We opted for ...
Born(eo) to be Wild
... pavement outside the terminal until it re-opened at 5am! We (unknowingly) arrived in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) on none other than Malaysia's National Day - and this lot take this day VERY seriously. Kuching had been ...
Kuching, Borneo Rainforest
... Centre for Orangs. We've got three days here before we head off to the Jungle/Rainforest. Arrived at Singahsana Lodge - what a place. Kuching has a really great feel about it. I'm really looking forward to my time here and on to Borneo to see if we ...
Eating well, sleeping well....
... line (incredible to have a cold in 35 degree heat!) so spent the rest of the afternoon after that in bed while Paul explore Kuching on his own. He visited a museam, walked along the riverside and ate at a nice Chinese restaurant. Yesterday we ...
Beautiful Borneo
... ;s low cost airline we were giddily listing our activities not realising how surprisingly expensive they were. Borneo is a large island divided by three countries of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. We headed for the Malaysian side where most of the action ...
It's Monkeylicious!
... you can find this building it guides you home and makes you smile at the same time. I want my house to look like that. Kuching has a beautiful waterfront, which looks especially awesome at night, and is a lovely place for a late night wander, but we were ...
Jungel Jentene!!
... vin, men alle var ganske slitne, saa ble ingen stor fest. Naa er vi paa Borneo, skal vaere her i en uke ca. Borneo tilhorer Malaysia, men er fremdeles uavhengige stater; Sabah og Sarawak. Naa er vi i Sabah, og flyr til Sarawak paa Fredag. der tenker ...
Back to ground zero
... under bordet og sagde 7-9-13. Hvad sker der saa? Op skulle vi klokken 4.30 i morges fordi vi skulle med flyveren til Borneo klokken 8.15. Da klokken blev 7.20 skulle Ditte-pigen skide forste gang. Og det var vel og maerke inden den halvlunke kaffe i ...
Nosey/Naughty Monkeys and Graceful Apes
... that we would have such an opportunity while growing up in New York City. All in all, we highly recommend visiting Malaysia and Borneo. We do plan on coming back and checking out the eastern state of Sabah where there is amazing diving and ...
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