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Cat Town
... fame- under James Brooke, piracy and headhunting were banned. Known as the White Rajahs of Sarawak, it was a very short- lived 'monarchy', lasting only three generations before the invading Japanese encouraged an informal abdication and a quick boat ride out of town. After the war Sarawak was signed over to the British as part of the Malay States and eventually became part of Malaysia.
Kuching is the capital of Sarawak and it's the largest city on the island ...
Borneo, Malaysia - In the Jungle,the Mighty Jungle
... you will find on the mainland :-D
Cultures differ so much from Peninsular Malaysia that for many years Sarawak has led a campaign to break away from Malaysia and form an independent state! We got our passport stamped on arrival :-) and even mainland Malaysians cannot stay for more than 90 days.
2) Sights ,Sounds, Smell
Sights - Bamboo!!!! Everything is made of bamboo in the villages….bamboo chairs, bamboo tables, bamboo bridges, bamboo baskets, ...
Singaporeen
Pakatessa löytyi yhdestä kassista pari siideripulloa. Oli unohtunut ihan kokonaan! Yhdestä supermarketista löytyi siis viikolla sidukkaa ja päätettiin repäistä ja ostaa kaksi pulloa. Ei muutakun äkkiä siiderin kylmään ja pakkailun lomassa kylmää siideriä. Ei kuulosta huonolta. Mutta, enpä muista koska olisi tullut näin pahaa sidua maistettua. Yksi kulaus ja loput viemäristä alas. Eipä voi ...
Makan makan
In meinem letzten Eintrag meinte ich, dass "man echt wenig isst", aber das war wohl der Irrtum des Jahrhunderts. Tatsächlich dreht sich hier alles um „makan makan“. Ich glaube es vergeht hier kein Tag, an dem wir nicht dreimal zum Essen gehen. Morgens schleppen uns die Guides zum einheimischen Frühstück, denn für die Touren brauchen wir ja Kraft…, mittags gibt's immer was Warmes im Office oder auf den Touren, abends natürlich auch… etc.
Ich ...
Cool for Cats
... as I would hve hoped. Despite the fact that I was technically on an internal flight Sarawak treats itself almost as a completely different country from every other Malaysia state (including boardering Sabah), meaning that I had to get another visa on arrival. Fortunately this was just a free stamp in my passport but it did mean that there was yet another queue to join when all I wanted to do was check in to a hostel, have a shower and rest for a bit. ...