Destination: Malaysia

Phu-ket! Climb a Mountain!

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 | By jessb89 | Views [342] | Scholarship Entry

“Only seven hundred metres left to the summit!” Pingi, our tour guide exclaimed, with far too much excitement for four-thirty in the morning. The small man, going on at least fifty; with bowed legs and a smile full of pearly white teeth turned around ... Read more >

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Photos: Malaysia

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 | By azariah | Photo Gallery

sandakan and sepiolk

Sun, 13 Apr 2014 | By azariah | Views [320]

Its time to meet the Orangutans in the wild!!  We stayed at the forest edge resort which is jungle living in style.  They are log houses with comfy beds and ensuites, there is even a pool set in amongst the beautiful scenery.  The ... Read more >

My summit

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By mtkinabalu | Views [404] | Scholarship Entry

Mount Kinabalu ( Malay: Gunung Kinabalu ) is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia. It is located in Kinabalu National Park (a world heritage site ) in the east Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo. Mount Kinabalu is well known for its tremendous botanical ... Read more >

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Kota KInabula

Wed, 9 Apr 2014 | By azariah | Views [547] | Comments [1]

First stop in malaysian Borneo!   It was a lot cheaper to fly here than straight to Sandkhan where the Orangutans are.     We stayed in a fantastic hotel called eden 54, as recommended on TripAdvisor. It was so god to ... Read more >

Kuala Lumpur

Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By uhrlund | Views [252]

Busturen til Kuala Lumpur var igen med en meget lokal bus, så der var ikke mange at snakke med desværre. Tiden kunne så bruges på at læse lidt op på hvad man skulle se i KL og hvor det var billigst at bo. Da jeg ... Read more >

Cameron Highlands

Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By uhrlund | Views [258]

Velankommet til Fathers Guesthouse kunne jeg så slappe lidt af i deres store loungesofaer med complementary kaffe og Highlands egen BOH te. (Best of Highlands) Her fik jeg sludret lidt med en Hollandsk pige, der varmt kunne anbefale et trek til ... Read more >

Georgetown

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 | By uhrlund | Views [332]

Hvor hurtigt kan jeg komme til Malaysia?   Smaa 4 timer efter jeg havde lavet mit sidste indlaeg fik jeg en ny ide, Malaysia! Jeg havde snakket med en Australsk fyr om mine erfaringer i Thailand, og han fortalte om sine i Malaysia. Det kraevede ... Read more >

Photos: Kuala Lumpur

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery

Kuala Lumpur

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 | By russc_01 | Views [587]

Our flight from Sandakan was one approached with a healthy dose of trepidation and fear; given that MH370 was recently lost and we had booked with Malaysian Airlines. On top of this there was nowhere in the airport to buy some stiff drinks and the plane ... Read more >

Photos: Semporna Archipelago

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery

Semporna Archipelago

Mon, 24 Mar 2014 | By russc_01 | Views [585]

Unfortunately our time in Semporna did not live up to our rather high expectations. We had been told there was little to do in the town (although the islands are a diving and snorkeling mecca) but could not have imagined how dirty, stinky, unwelcoming ... Read more >

Photos: Kinabatangan River & Sepilok

Wed, 19 Mar 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery

Kinabatangan River & Sepilok

Wed, 19 Mar 2014 | By russc_01 | Views [389]

We arrived in Sepilok late with the bus dropping us off unceremoniously at the closest road junction several kilometers away from our accomodation. We were lucky to be picked up by a friendly local as we trudged down the road with our headlamps on. The ... Read more >

Photos: Passport & Plate - Beef Rendang Terlagi-lagi

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By waniswrites | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry