Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

If I’m being honest I wasn’t really expecting much out of Sabah, the northernmost of the two Malaysian states found on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world (after Greenland & New Guinea). It’s a place that conjures up images of...
Bali, Indonesia

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

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

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

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

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

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...
Penang, Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia

Penang in Malaysia is a 3-hour ferry ride south through the Andaman Sea from the duty-free island of Langkawi. Ceded to the British in 1791, today Penang’s UNESCO-listed capital of George Town is a bustling city of contrasts – wide, modern streets run parallel...

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