The Rainforest Discovery Center: Sabah, Malaysia

January 7, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue

The Rainforest Discovery Center is located on the fringe of the Kebili-Sepilok forest reserve. It would be easy to drive right by and not even know it’s there, but if […]

Pitcher Plants: For Our Young Friend, Max

January 6, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue

We have a young friend in New Jersey; his name is Max He is very interested in carnivorous plants. Maybe you didn’t know that some plants are carnivorous (meat eaters) […]

Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary: In which we monkey around

January 6, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue

“But you’ve already seen Orang Utans!” Indeed. But can one really have too many encounters with an endangered species on one of only two islands in the whole world that […]

Sandakan, Malaysia- Today was a goat rodeo.

January 5, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia

There is no scenario in which a Four Points by Sheraton, with en casa McDonalds improves a waterfront; Sandakan is no exception. I wasn’t sure which was more nauseating, the […]

Underwater Adventures: Of reefs and rescue, but no pictures.

January 4, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue

“Well, THIS is going to be an adventure,” I muttered to Tony as our boat dude disappeared into downtown Kota Kinabalu. “Do you have any idea what he actually said?” […]

Happy New Year from Borneo: Gangnam Style!

December 31, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia

I don’t know if I’ve seen anything much funnier than a wharf full of tipsy Asian people ringing in the new year in a writhing dissonant mass to “Gangnam Style.” […]

Bus Trip Brunei to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: How to

December 31, 2012 in Asia, Brunei, Inspiration, Malaysia, Travelogue

If you’re just casually following our blog then this post may or may not be of interest to you. But if you’re a traveler, specifically a traveler who is interested […]

Brunei Mosques & My Potential Conversion to Islam

December 30, 2012 in Asia, Brunei

At 9:30 a.m. the temperature hovered around 95F/35C. The sun beat down on the pavement and reflected so brightly that we were squinting, under our sunglasses. Hannah and I wore […]

Negara Brunei Darussalam: We’re In A Country You Haven’t Heard Of

December 29, 2012 in Asia, Brunei, Travelogue

Negara Brunei Darussalam We’re in a country you haven’t heard of. Or, if you have heard of it, you’d be hard pressed to find it on a map. It’s a […]

Kampong Ayer, Brunei: Or, what to do during the zombie apocalypse

December 29, 2012 in Asia, Brunei

“This is so weird, Mom… there’s nobody here… it’s like… the zombie apocalypse or something…” The streets of central Bandar Seri Begawan were completely empty. An eerie quiet had replaced […]