One Country at a Time
Posted in Asia, Borneo, Honeymoonin', Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, The Travel Bug on Jul 18th, 2010
It’s no big revelation that one thing that draws many travelers to Borneo is the chance to see orangutans in their natural habitat. While Sepilok up north is home to the bulk of the island’s orangs, SVV and I decided not to make the long, bumpy trek to the sanctuary—especially considering there was little else [...]
Posted in Asia, Borneo, Honeymoonin', Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Photo Friday, The Travel Bug on Jul 16th, 2010
As it turned out, the nicest place we stayed our entire honeymoon was the first stop on our three-week Tour de Asia. Normally, you’d think it would be better to save the last, but actually after the chaos in reaching Borneo, it was just the escape we imagined. In the Kota Kinabalu area, there are [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Asia, Borneo, Honeymoonin', Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Photo Friday, The Travel Bug on Jul 9th, 2010
Even though we spent the first full week of our honeymoon on the west coast of Borneo just outside of Sabah’s main city Kota Kinabalu, the majority of what little we saw of the city was by way of bumpy taxi. Or from the back of a bumpy boat. You see, KK, as the locals [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Borneo, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, The Travel Bug on Jun 30th, 2010
“No one’s scared of snakes, are they?” our Malay guide inquired before we set out in the jungle on our trek through the nature reserve at the Shangri-La Rasa Ria. A Scottish woman’s hand shot in the air, as she exclaimed in a heavy brogue, “who isn’t?!” then realized she was the only one who [...]
