Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo
Set in 4,500 hectares of virgin Borneo jungle, the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is the largest of its kind in the world.
Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
A pictorial look at the 17.5 km hike to the 4,095 metre summit of Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, the highest point between the Himalayas & New Guinea.
Bali, Indonesia
I’ve just spent the last week the Indonesian tourist haven island that is Bali, well-know for its beaches (on which to surf, laze, get drunk on or watch a sunset), temples, volcanoes, arts & crafts, paddy fields, tropical forests full of monkeys, caves,...
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Ubud, Bali
Today I paid a visit to the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, the biggest tourist draw in Bali’s most touristy town – the forest attracts 10,000 tourists a month. If you like monkeys you should see something here you like. I’ll admit I don’t (like...
Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
It’s 3:30 a.m. I’m wrecked. I travelled most of yesterday, having left Sydney, Australia mid-afternoon. I arrived here in Kuta, the party beach resort on the Indonesian island of Bali, a few hours ago. It was late, after midnight. I then had to traipse...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
It’s hard to know what to say about the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur (KL, as a totally pointless observation, Malaysia sure does love to abbreviate). I should have more to say than I do, at least as a comparative – I was here 9 years ago but really can’t remember...
Singapore
To Singapore With Love, Oh Singapore. A utopia is what you are to me. I have nothing but good things to say about you. Some people might call you dull, maybe even sterile, but what do they know? Yes, you’re predictable – everyone knows you have some rather...
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
One hundred forty-one kilometres per hour. No wait… one hundred forty-three…. no, no… one hundred thirty-nine…. yep… yep, holding steady at one hundred thirty-nine. That, according to the on-screen speedometer in front of me, is the speed...