- Malacca
The Malaysian city which is very unmalaysian. The architecture is the first thing you notice when you come here a lasting influence of the Dutch who had colonized this city. Malacca is a medium city but nearly al the monuments Posted by sulemaniya in Thailand and Malaysia(Thai-Sia) | Aug 24, 2008
- Sandakan
This is a small city with not much not see besides the most famous animal sanctuary of South East Asia which is called the Sepilok Oranguatan Sanctuary. This place is where the ornanguatans are brought from the wild as well Posted by sulemaniya in Thailand and Malaysia(Thai-Sia) | Aug 24, 2008
- Kota Kinnabalu
After a nine hour flight from Bangkok I landed in KK , Kota Kinnabalu. This is in the sabah province of Malaysia on the Malaysian Borneo which touches the Indonesian borneo. I flew Air Asia from Bangkok as I did Posted by sulemaniya in Thailand and Malaysia(Thai-Sia) | Aug 24, 2008
- Rasa Ria and Tuaran
This week has, yet again, been fantastic! We flew to KK on thursday and were met by Danny who drove us the 40 minutes to the Rasa Ria, here we met Marie who is one of the rangers at Rasa Posted by Chewbecki in Borneo! | Aug 22, 2008
- Some more Speilbergness
Well, I've finally found some time to put up more videos. If you missed the last set of videos, check them out here (http://agc-cwm.travellerspoint.com/126/).
Enough with the previews. On with THE SHOW!!!!!!
[u]It's Monkey Time![/u Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 21, 2008
- Who knew Spielberg was with us?
Yesterday I was going through the footage I took on vacation and realized I should upload it here. The pictures do some of the animals and things we saw justice but sometimes they do not. The videos usually Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 19, 2008
- Post mortem
We made it home safe and sound. We've had a little bit of time to discuss and think about our vacation. With every vacation we've had, there have been things we would do again and things we would Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 18, 2008
- When in Kota Kinabalu, go to the mall.
We woke up around 8:30 and didn't have much planned for the day. We had some shopping to do and since we were next to the 1Borneo Hypermall we thought we'd do it all there. We finally got Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 18, 2008
- Another Long Overdue Update: North Laos & Malaysia
So once again its been Ages between updates. My appologies for this being really damn LONG!
Luang Prabang, Laos looked after us so well that we ended up dragging out our lazy stay there as long as possible. We had Posted by LotusGirl in Adventures of a Lotus Lover | Jul 13, 2008
- When hiking in the jungle, please give blood.
This was our last day in the Danum Valley Conservation Area. We were quite sad to go. We really really enjoyed our time here. Leo, our guide, was excellent. He was a lot of fun and Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 17, 2008
- When the elephant charges, don't run straight.
It's always reassuring to be told what to do when an animal charges but the thought of actually having to do it is another thing. These words let to Court and I sharing an “What the..?” look as we Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 17, 2008
- When hiking in the jungle, eat breakfast.
Word to the wise: if you are hiking in the jungle, eat breakfast before you go. Even if you don't need to eat breakfast at home, REMEMBER you need to eat it in the rainforest. Or you may Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 17, 2008
- Watch your step; there might be snakes.
“Watch your step; there might be snakes.” The last thing I heard before our guide veered off the path into the jungle in search of... Oh wait. I'm getting ahead of myself.
We woke up in our lovely Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 16, 2008
- Oh right. Now I remember
This was our last day out on the river. We struggled out of bed again around 05:30 to take the morning boat ride. Not surprisingly, the boat left at 06:15, not 06:00. Everything here seemed to run Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 16, 2008
- Domes and spires
There are very few buildings over two hundred years old in Malaysia, and most of the surviving nineteenth century buildings are commercial premises. So Malaysia has very little indigenous Islamic architectural tradition to speak of. This gives architects Posted by Wardsan in Asia 2008 | Aug 15, 2008
- Dream comes true
Crossing the border from Tarakan in East Kilimantan, Indonesia to Tawau, Malaysia by speedboat only took a few hours, but the scenery on the road sides are dramatically different. Here in Sabah, palm oil plantations cover not just small hills Posted by shinenyc in South East Asia Experience | Aug 14, 2008
- Mabul and Sipadan
The last 3 days have been totally fantastic! We left on monday at about half 8, the 5 hour drive was fairly uneventful (by Malaysian driving standards!) and we arrived in a very rainy Semporna by 2. From there we Posted by Chewbecki in Borneo! | Aug 13, 2008
- Few Days in Amazing Kuala Lumpur
Hey hey!!
After traveling by boat and buses from Ko Phangan, Jimmy and I were glad to end up in Malaysia. Unfortunately we only had a few days in Kuala Lumpur as we had to leave for the Philippines on August Posted by lenejimmy in Jimmy and Lene's Adventure | Aug 13, 2008
- Malaysia..one word AWSOME
Hello Everyone,
Before I start I have to be honest about something...Kuala Lumpur is the BEST city in South East Asia!
After the debacle of Thailand (I'm sorry for people who may be going but if you would like any advice...jog it Posted by lenejimmy in Jimmy and Lene's Adventure | Aug 13, 2008
- Eastern peninsula
I have been diving and snorkelling off the coast of northeast Malaysia. I stayed for two nights at Flora Bay on Perhentian Besar; there was no alcohol and people went to bed early, but it was a very pleasant Posted by Wardsan in Asia 2008 | Aug 13, 2008
- It doesn't always pay to pay more.
What's happening?
- beep beep beep beep -.
Oh right. That's the alarm going off. It's 05:35 and we have a morning river cruise at 06:00. Awesome.
[img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/59032/IMG_5630__Medium_.jpg thumb=http://www.travell Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 12, 2008
- Your glasses will only break after arriving in the jungle
Olympics? Sandakan? Or the Kinabatangan River? Which one should we choose? Or how about all three? That was our plan for today. Hopefully our plan would go better than the last.
We woke up in Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 12, 2008
- Jungle trekking, sun bears, karaoke and more
I hope you all appreciate my ddedication to this blog - I am up at the crack of dawn to write it as I am off to Sipadan in an hour!
The last 9 days I've been jungle trekking, which has Posted by Chewbecki in Borneo! | Aug 10, 2008
- Wait Time(3taxi + 3bus + 2ferry + 1plane) = TOO long
Court found the best way to way to get from BSB to Kota Kinabalu (KK) in Malaysia online before we left Japan. We took a little time yesterday double checking that this info was accurate, which it was. Posted by agc_cwm in Tales From The Future | Aug 9, 2008
- Saliva soup
Near Bilit, on the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, is a system of limestone caves known as Gomantong. They are famous for their wildlife and for their commercial importance.
There are thought to be a million swiftlets in the Gomantong Posted by Wardsan in Asia 2008 | Aug 9, 2008