Somerset Gateway Kuching

... never, ever, ever, ever ride inside his watertaxi again. While we walking away he even yelled at us again to please never come see him again. <br><br>ALl that action made me hungry again and this time I sampled some sort of local salad made from fiddlehead greens. Google them for a pic...they look like little fuzzy caterpillars with a tightly coiled head. The salad dressing was some sort of rice wine vinegar mixed with all sorts of ...

... Hilton was never really going to get the best reception!! But it wasn't just the Hilton it was the whole place!! It severly lacked character and was a mismatch of east meets west but without the charm of the east and the slickness of the west!! Didn't really help that EVERYTHING was shut for Ramadan and/or Hari Raya!!<br><br>Home for a nap and then out for some noodles at night...the lovely little Sarawak lady holds up ...

... we hadn't have noticed the poor bear cat seemed to have a broken leg which it was dragging around its cage and we thought appropriate to mention to a worker we found, who seemed very grateful and was sending someone over to investigate. He must have hated us when we came back about ten minutes later to inform him that it seemed the baby orangutan was eating glass. <br><br>Niah Caves National Park <br><br>We are geting very attached to living in National parks, we ...

... foreigner who didn't speak Malay. After Venetia made her statement, she was asked if she would like the police to investigate. Of course she said 'yes!' We were then informed that we would have to go to another, special police station that was a fair way out of town, where we would have to make yet another report. The first two police officers took us there. <br><br>When we arrived, the we were greeted with a very rare sight... our first ...

... We kicked our heels for a couple of entertaining hours watching the boatmen trying to free a boat stuck in the mud when, just as we were about to give up and take a boat by ourselves, who should show up but the Dutch family we&#8217;d arrived with. They had decided to cut their stay short by a night due to the shortcomings of the accommodation.<br><br>On the boat we were all dreaming of that first shower back in Kuching.<br><br>* very recommended reading!<br>

... run into a couple that had stayed there and indeed they did say that the accomodations were quite "scarry" with smells ...) It was very hot and some of the trails are not shaded at all so anyone sensitive to the sun will need to protect themselves. As well, bring lots of water as there are none along the trails (only at park headquarters!!) The only wildlife we saw were some Proboscis monkeys and really not ...

It is so nice to stay in 5-star hotels, especially for the breakfasts. On principle, we eat handsomely at breakfast so that we can skimp on lunch and just have fruit. The Kuching Hilton was no exception - so nice to pick and choose anything and everything you fancy, all on the same plate - and you have to take a fresh apple with you as you exit!<br>We met the rest of our tour group in the lobby - a motley collection - Mr &amp; Mrs Tarbuck (2 scousers ...

... hand peppered. My left hand looked like a boxing glove. We realised the wall was crawling with stuff - bedbugs, ants walking the walls and so on. A shower reinforced the decision it was a ****-hole by spraying water across the light fitting that just worked. Not wishing for an electric shock (I've not enjoyed my previous ones despite amusement to some colleagues at the time) we decided to head out to the Tourist Info and book our trip upto one of the many ...

... while she tore open a coconut with her teeth. She occasionally lifted her very hairy arms to show off her newborn baby who was dead asleep, but still clutched tightly to her side. We took some amazing photos of Selina and her baby and it made for a great end to a excellent morning. It was at that time that the park ranger announced that the park was closing for lunch, so we made our way back down the 1 km driveway to the main road. We had missed the scheduled ...

... comenzamos uno de los numerosos senderos que se adentran en la selva: el "Lintan Trekking". Nos llevó unas 4 horas. Vimos varias clases de plantas jarro (que es uno de los atractivos de este parque).<br><br>Había dejado de llover y el sol fue asomando tímidamente hasta que finalmente brilló en toda su intensidad. Pasamos de un agradable frescor dentro de la selva a un sofocante calor en la parte más alta y despejada del camino. Durante la ruta el paisaje cambió varias veces: de selva ...