Somerset Gateway Kuching
No 9 Jalan Bukit Mata Kuching, Sarawak, 93100, Malaysia
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The Elusive Penis-Nose Monkey
... lunch, we reunited with our guide-friend and he took us on a short walk in the other direction, past the bungalows where people can stay overnight, and there we saw more probiscus monkeys in the trees while our guide-friend introduced us to various plant-life in the area. So to re-cap: probiscus monkeys, silver-back monkeys, macaques, vipers, and wild hogs in just three hours? Right on, Bako! I hope to go again and stay for several days next ...
Kuching
... you want to hear when you're walking down a massive unknown country road. So anyway I walked and walked down this road passing various motors whic probably hadn't seen a big white bloke walking down their road before. I walked for about 30-45 minutes before coming towards some big rock/cliff type areas which looked like it might be close and a sign saying th Fairy cave was another 3km! Making it actually 5km. So I had to carry on walking all the way. I got a beep on the way which ...
Today we visit the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre
... didn't have to concentrate quite as hard! As we left the restaurant, there was a bridal fashion show taking place in the shopping mall below - lovely girls in brilliant coloured sarees and handsome young men looking most dashing! A short walk back to the hotel and ready to sleep even thought it's barely 9pm! All the travelling, hot weather, and humidity has taken its toll.
Tomorrow we visit longhouses after breakfast, then fly to Sibu in the afternoon. Stay tuned!
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Going Back to My Roots
... freedom rights including freedom of religion and speech to its people. Malaysia is massively multicultural with a mix of Muslim, Chinese, Indian and indigenous tribal people including Orang Ulu (literally meaning 'river people’) and the Ibans ‘Sea Dyaks’. We also headed to the Sunday Market (on Saturday!) and bought some freshly BBQ’d chicken and some fresh salad ingredients to make our own food, a real treat.
Semenggoh and ...
Heroes in a Half Shell!
... from England, I think that the only English he knew was "Self Service" as he kept repeating this and giggling. The intial confusion as to what he was saying and why he was giggling like a little girl soon cleared up when his colleague brought in 4 cans of Heineken from the cafe's fridge.
Our boat was now ready, thankfully, this signalled an end to this uncomfortable discourse of one way, one phrase banter with the land lubber.
The boat captain was ...



