AllMalaysia Travel In-House Accomodation Kuching

... times are merely a suggestion and these chair kickers are kept very busy.<br><br>Flying around this part of the world is an experience as well. Having flown Air Asia around here before I was well prepared for a cramped and noisy ride. Any sense of personal space is a theoretical concept for these people and they will lean on top of you to talk across the aisle or just come right onto into your space. I paid for seat 24C and expect to have ...

... br><br>We came down the mountain in the dry, once we'd got through the clouds that surrounded the accommodation, and warmer than the way up, having hired extra layers. Later we discovered we descended a bit too quickly as Mark temporarily lost his hearing in both ears for two days! We were glad for the massage we had booked in Kota Kinabalu, directly opposite our lodge, relaxing and easing our tired muscles.<br><br>The next day we flew to Sandakan ...

... out what he was all about. When internet gamling is good, Sean is good, when gambling is bad.....<br><br>Waking up our first morning, we soon realized that Malaysia is scorching hot and humid to be offset by the freezing cold water that is available for our showers. We walked along the waterfront which is one of Kuchings main attractions. On our first day we also experienced little india (local market) where anything and ...

... suggested we just wade across, it can't be that deep after all. We looked at it for a minute before i suggested the possibility of crocodiles lurking in that murky water, so we backed away form the edge and stared at it a bit more. We went up and down our side of the bank looking for 'beware crocodiles' signs and there were none. I was still not convinced, especially as i haven't been to one river in Borneo that hasn't been crocodile infested. Dan was gettting ...

... but I did it in a day. With my trekking partner from New Zealand we first did the trail to the beach, where &#8220;usual&#8221; monkeys were trying to grab some food from our bags and then Lintang loop running through the jungle and several plateaus. There isn't much wildlife though.<br>I stayed in Kuching for two nights and met some interesting people there, especially an English guy who'd been traveling for four years and planed to do ten in total.

... since the park opened in the 50s. There are over 24 residents here today, of which we see three. A single female, and a female and her baby who gorge on the fruit, hard boiled eggs and coconuts that the guides leave out for them at specific times, twice a day. The guides are extremely happy that not many come each day, as this means that the majority of the apes are getting food from the wild, and are therefore fending for themselves.<br ...

... andt-shirts by the million.<br><br>Supper - we went to the recommended seafood restaurant at the top of the car park, (where else would you put it?) A typical Malaysian food court - choose your table after the hasslers have pestered, choose your fish and vegetables and wait briefly for the drinks seller. Excellent fish quality and not expensive by western standards. Highly recommended. And finally a welcome early night to catch up on the lost sleep.

... monkeys. There were about 6 or seven of them about 5 metres away from us up in the trees. They are pretty big monkeys, ginger and white in colour with huge protruding noses. They swung about in the trees, leaping about gracefully, and turning their heads away every time we tried to take photos of their noses, like they knew what we were doing. We watched them for about half an hour, feeling very lucky to have seen them so easily. We ...

... a shared bathroom and that included a basic breakfast. The hostel was very clean and the staff was very friendly, and they offered many tours that seemed reasonably priced and made us wish that we had discovered this place instead of staying at the Tune Hotel. The rest of the two days we had left in Kuching were spent sipping beers on the riverfront and shopping for souvenirs. Frankie had shown me a grocery store on the eastern edge of the Main Bazaar that ...

... a llamar a los orangutanes. <br><br>Estuvimos sin movernos, con los oídos y los ojos bien atentos mirando a las copas de los árboles y escuchando, pero sólo se oían los bichos chicharreros y nuestra propia respiración... Después de unos 20 minutos, los cuidadores decidieron que debíamos volver al punto de partida porque los orangutanes no iban a aparecer. Bastante decepcionados emprendimos el regreso a las instalaciones donde habíamos estado ...