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Borneo

Posted by lidster | 12th December 2008

So what was next? Swimming with seals, done. Komodo dragons, viewed. Swimming with Manta Rays, Swummed.(?) It was the wrong season for Polar Bears and they are famously difficult to see outside of zoos anyway and that, as we all know, doesn't count. That and they are a long way from here. As such a reasonable conclusion would be to check out something new and not too far away... So what was available? It may seem crass to reduce the wonders of the animal kingdom to a procession of viewings but as awe inspiring as the experiences themselves are, a list they inevitably become. Marathon runners, mountain climbers and addled drug-monkeys all trade the high of the moment for the low of its passing and merely move on to bigger and better, faster and further, deadlier and deader. The formula used in deciding what to view next appears somewhat complicated but its key variables include, likelihood of extinction, cost of travel and proximity to pleasant beach. I would dress it up for you a bit

Continued | The Americas - Out of sorts

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