February 03, 2005
KLIA, one last time
This is the last Malaysia entry. Sad, because I love Malaysia. I arrived around 1:30, passing Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and heading on to the downtown Pudrajaya bus station. We arrived in the heavy and thick heat of the mid...Read this update
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February 02, 2005
West coast road trip
On January 31st I sadly left Singapore behind. Virtually every traveler I have met, especially the shoe-string budget ones, has said that Singapore deserves no more than a couple of days. My contact there urged me to stay for a...Read this update
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December 27, 2004
Situation
Thanks for the worried emails; I am safe and sound on the east coast of Borneo right now. I heard about the tragedy while lifting weights in the Hyatt's gym, later that night the entire hostel sat quietly watching CNN's...Read this update
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Disaster!
December 27, 2004 -- The most powerful earthquake in 40 years struck southern Asia yesterday, triggering deadly, 20-foot tidal waves that smashed into coastal towns, fishing villages and seaside resorts in seven countries, killing more than 14,500 people. Of the...Read this update
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December 26, 2004
Onwards
Back in KK in the midafternoon we checked back into Lucy's homestay. Stiffly a few of us climbers made our way to have Christmas dinner at Little Italy, a splurge that cost a bit more than 10$CAD. No turkey to...Read this update
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December 25, 2004
Christmas Eve, Christmas morning
On the morning of the 24th I woke up in a foggy state just before my alarm was set to wake everyone in the dorm. I quickly defused the sound bomb and sluggishly made my way to the common area...Read this update
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Why have a Christmas tree when you can have beach shells?
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December 24, 2004
Drinks at the reservoir
On my last night in Kuching I met up with my friends from the night bus from Miri. I was met at the Khatulistiwa restaurant/pub/dance club down at the waterfront (try pronouncing that one. then try repeating it five times...Read this update
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December 22, 2004
The City of Cats
I arrived in Kuching early in the morning, after a VERY long and miserable bus ride along the frontier-like Trans-Sarawakian highway linking the cities of southern Borneo that line the sea. I was dropped near the downtown waterfront district, near...Read this update
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Long Danno to Ramudu and back again
Emerging from the jungle to an area of rolling grassy hills marked our arrival in Long Danno. The area surrounding the longhouses was grazed by wild cattle, and across the wide meandering mud-river were a few well kept rice paddies....Read this update
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Trekking in the Kelabit Highlands
With the intention of waking up very early to trek the 8 hours to Long Danno, Daniel and I managed to sleep in until about 9. After our frigid morning showers and a quick repacking of our bags we set...Read this update
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December 21, 2004
Welcome to the Jungle
As I stooped to exit the MAS Twin Otter I entered a strange new world; immediately the quiet, slow pac of life here was evident. The air was hot, despite our 1000 some-odd meter elevation, and the sun was out...Read this update
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December 20, 2004
Miri and onwards
dum-dee-dum Where did I leave off? Ok. I arrived in Miri to find a quiant little city, virtually exploding with prospects. Miri, like Kuala Belait and Seria, in Brunei, is an oil town; offshore rigs are visible from the scenic...Read this update
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Power Outage in Kuching!
Power just went out; lost all my report. Reluctantly, I start again......Read this update
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December 18, 2004
Shaken, not stirred
I made it safely back from my 6 day trek through the Bornean jungle, stopping at Kelabit longhouses along the way. Spectacular stories will follow, but I have to catch a night bus (14h) to Kuching tonight. I'll log-in from...Read this update
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December 10, 2004
Just how many buses?
Leaving Bandar Seri Begawan on the first bus to Seria at 7:10am, I was one of only five passengers. The bus we took was not to the standards expected of the glamourous Brunei, resembling something you may see in Laos...Read this update
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December 02, 2004
Labuan and beyond
Ok. Labuan is a nice island, lots of nice shopping, duty free of course (many Malasian Islands are duty free to entice tourists to visit). Barry, his friend and I all went to a nearby watering hole (stress hole) to...Read this update
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Turtle!!
After swimming out to the boat, anchored offshore, we navigated the shallow shoals around a peninsula of sand: destination Labuan. As we hit full speed Barry's hat flew off his head, so we slowly turned around and started to...Read this update
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November 17, 2004
Why I love Southeast Asia
I love southeast asia for it's squat toilets. Over here they are far superior to the western style, as they require no contact with any grubby surfaces, except maybe the water scoop used to flush them. I also love the...Read this update
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Kuala Lumpur, Magnificence
After the internet this morning we found a decent guesthouse, Anju right across from the Bus station, and dropped our bags. We were really very tired, but eager to make it to the Petronas Towers, having heard that they only...Read this update
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November 11, 2004
Another map for those without altlases
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Lover's Lane isn't just for lovers
Hi there, back in Penang, staying not far from where we were before. The lady where booked our tickets to Langkawi convinced us to stay in her hostel on Love Lane. It's actually very nice... Langkawi was incredible; not really...Read this update
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November 10, 2004
From Penang to Langkawi
The night in the dorm was really quite aweful, not because of anything to do with sleeping with a dozen other strangers, but simply because flies kept bugging me. Itchy, itchy, all night long. Somehow, though, I woke up without...Read this update
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November 09, 2004
The land of Ringitts
We missed our bus to Ranong yesterday morning, so we hung out in Krabi-town for the day, staying at teh same hostel as Andy and I did before. Fletcher and we Canadians wandered the town, finding a Thai market where...Read this update
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