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The driver asked us if we enjoyed Lambir Hills, when we said yes, he started to reminisce nostalgically about the times when he used to go there on school trips - the only difference was that there was only a dirt road that went from Miri, 40kms south to here, they would walk the whole distance and then camp on the grounds. Sometimes he would see monkeys, lizards and snakes, not to mention all the creepy crawlies you could think of - now that's hardcore!
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Lambir Hills national Park
... out like a massive whopper slug yuck. I tried to stamp on it but it didn’t die it was still wriggling so I stamped again dragging my shoe across the floor and it exploded, all this blood burst out everywhere, there was quite a lot like someone had cracked their head open on the concrete horrible thing. Chris was very sad about the horrible leech and his poor foot was covered in blood. All these taxi drivers had been bothering us until this point then they s******ed a bit ...
By river to Mulu
... in Miri to fully explore ha
Anyway, enough of Miri, its the river I want to write about. There are a few ways to get to the river - by taxi to Kuala Baram (40 ringgit) and then catch a local express boat to Marudi (20 ringgit - departing 8am and 3pm). By 4WD to Marudi (60 ringgit) or for an upriver experience, by 4WD to Long San (7 - 8 hours via Niah junction and Belaru). I have taken a 4WD to Marudi - its an easy run, just a couple of hours and I've caught ...
Miri fever
... were kept in their original state, without any fancy lighting inside. We were plunged into darkness, walking through on our own, which made it a spooky experience. It took us hours to get back to Miri, so we visited the local food market for dinner upon our return, feasting on noodles, barbeque stingray, multi-coloured cake and coconut sweets. Malaysian food is definitely the most colourful.
Malaysian charm
During the ...
Miserable Miri Manageress
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As I prepared to call it a night the band were thrashing through their set. Not so long ago, I would have been whooping it up at the bar until they rolled me out and locked the doors behind me; now I just hoped my ear plugs would insulate me from their *******ized versions of Bryan Adams, The Police and – God forbid, is it really possible to make this worse? – Celine Dion. If I have to suffer through another overly melodramatic rendition of ...
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