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How to look up a coffee shop on a map
... is that’, but when a storm began it was more like ‘holy **** why is this stupid thing so bloody long’.
When we first met our guide in Mulu we thought it’s a good idea to tell him that he does not need to tell us any **** as we are guides ourselves and know about all the little lies. Our plan turned out not to be working as we hoped. Instead of less attention we got more. On the 2nd day A (our guid e, if I ...
Carry On Up The Jungle, Borneo, Sabah
... charities like this, the orangutans would soon be extinct. When we arrived we had a briefing and watched a short film about their work, we were told what we should and shouldn't do and that a fully grown male can rip a human apart in seconds - now there's a reason not to get too close! The centre backs on to a large area of wild protected rainforest. The orangutans that have been rehabilitated are slowly released in to this area however sometimes it can take over 10 years for them ...
I wan'na be like you
... it was not to be but at least I got to see them in their natural habitat and see the wonderful work the Sepilok sanctuary is doing. Overall I'd say our first few days on Borneo were a huge success. Not only did I get to sing live for the first time in a long time but I got to spend an afternoon watching one of my favorite animals do what they do. Like the orang utans we had been taking things at a calm and slow pace, enjoying and observing. However things were about to ...
Some colonial history, and proboscis monkeys
... it to its original condition. It is a really beautiful two-storey wooden home, high on the hill overlooking the harbour on one side and the sea at the back. There is a wonderful wooden verandah at the back of the home with views of the jungle and sea. It is very open plan and the main bedroom is enormous. Reading one of the information sheets, Agnes wrote to her friends that their enormous bed (6'6" square) was in the centre of the room and the ...
Orang-Utans!
... was blasting out power metal the whole way! Got an old coach 6 hours to Tawau which is just a port town on the East coast of Sabah right on the Indonesian border. Couldn't get a ferry until the next day so found a cheap hotel, a bit grotty but got a room with A/C and bathroom for 33RM. No mineral water but a complimentary bottle of boiled tap water! Found an internet cafe and sorted some flights out from Sulawesi to Java before heading to bed.
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