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.” […]
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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 Darussalam: First Impressions
December 27, 2012 in Asia, Brunei
Sometimes it takes a real fail to appreciate how good something is. That pretty much sums up our first dinner experience in Bandar Seri Begawan. It could be argued that […]
Sarawak Cultural Village: An overview of Borneo’s people groups
December 24, 2012 in Asia, Inspiration, Malaysia, Travelogue
If not for the GPS we would have been solidly lost trying to find Sarawak Cultural Village. There were no signs whatsoever until we were with a kilometer of the […]
Lambir Hills National Park: Snakes, Leeches & Nutmeg!
December 23, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
The jungles of Borneo are everything I’d hoped for: Dense tangles of green that cast shadows in sixty shades of verdant grey, alive with the sounds of birds and bugs […]
The Niah Caves: in which I take my clothes off in the jungle.
December 22, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
I’ve done a lot of things in my life that I never thought I’d do, but stripping my clothes off and showering in a jungle waterfall in a monsoon rain […]
Christmas Letter 2012: A Year In Review
December 20, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Since I’m not sending a paper Christmas letter this year, I thought I’d post it to the blog. For the folks who are used to getting an envelope in the […]
A Home For The Holidays: Miri, Malaysia
December 17, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
We’ve rented a home for the holidays. After two LONG days on the road from Bintulu (we may have mentioned that our car was small and the roads were horrible?) […]
Kuching to Bintulu: or, blowing a tire in Borneo
December 15, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
There is nothing like unloading the entire back end of a Toyota Avanza in the pitch black by the side of the road whilst wondering about snakes and whether or […]
The Secret Sanctuary: Sometimes You Just Fall In Love With A Place
December 14, 2012 in Asia, Inspiration, Malaysia, Travelogue
How do I find the words to do this hidden gem justice? The sign over the bar says it all, “Welcome home, This is not a restaurant or a hotel,” […]
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