Malaysia
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Sunday, 23 Mar 2008 | Views [3357]
On Saturday morning I could hardly contain myself I was so excited about the F1! I awoke ten minutes before my alarm after a stupendously good sleep in a proper bed, which was so nice after the weeks of uber-budget accommodation I'd gotten used to! I ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, motorsport
Friday, 21 Mar 2008 | Views [1439] | Comments [3]
I spent my first day in Kuala Lumper (KL) walking around pretty much the whole city! This was the perfect andidote for my sore legs, which by now were only aching a bit after the mountain adventure last week! Unfortunately the weather was overcast all ... Read more >
Monday, 17 Mar 2008 | Views [6785] | Comments [8]
This weekend I went and did something completely different! I like the outdoors, and am a reasonably sporty person (and not terribly unfit), but for the last couple of years I have been one lazy mofo (hence the big belly and round face you all know and ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, mountains, the great outdoors
Friday, 14 Mar 2008 | Views [3068]
On Friday Andy and I walked to the ferry port and got a lift out to one of the islands protected as part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. The island we chose was called Manukan and as we went past the others it looked like our choice was good, it was ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine, snorkeling
Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [7700] | Comments [9]
Saturday morning Andy and I met at the ferry point to go for a day of Snorkeling at one of the best dive sites in the world. Sipadan is one of a group of islands off of the south east coast of Sabah from the port town of Semporna. It had a sheer reef ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine, markets, on the road, onward planning, sightseeing, snorkeling, walking
Thursday, 6 Mar 2008 | Views [4828] | Comments [2]
At 6am on Thursday morning we woke to go on our river safari along the Kinabatagan river. I did not sleep well, partly due to not having a pillow, despite my efforts to roll one of the thin mattresses into one, and partly cos I am rubbish at sleeping! ... Read more >
Tags: animals, jungle adventures
Wednesday, 5 Mar 2008 | Views [1952] | Comments [1]
It's been a while since I've been near a PC in the last week, so lots of updates are to follow! (Internet is hard to find in the jungle and on tropical Islands... ;)) I'm having issues with my photobucket site at the moment, so check back in a day ... Read more >
Tags: jungle adventures
Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | Views [2193]
This morning I got up, had breakfast (toast and cereals FTW) and caught the local bus into Sandakan. I checked into the Mayfair Hotel, which is super cheap and really its a hostel, but it doesn't have a restaurant or communal area. It is actually really ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Views [1608] | Comments [1]
I went back to the Orangutan center in the afternoon, to see if I could get some more nice pictures, and maybe catch a glimpse of the dominant male from this jungle. It turned out to be a good move as more Orangutans arrived for feeding today and also ... Read more >
Tags: animals, jungle adventures
Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Views [4258] | Comments [2]
After a really good evening meal at my resort, I headed back to the chalet to relax and watch some TV (it'd been a while). There was only one English speaking channel, which showed movies back to back. I watched Gridiron Gang, starring 'The Rock' and ... Read more >
Tags: animals, jungle adventures
Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 | Views [2262] | Comments [1]
I've spent the last two days traveling to get to Borneo, and am now sat on a deck overlooking a pond, surrounded by jungle, using the resorts laptop to update you! The place I'm staying is a big whack to my budget, but I think I've afforded myself ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
