Borneo: Sandakan
The following morning we enjoyed a lovely breakfast of noodles and donuts (I asked how to say donut in Malay—it’s just ‘donut’ apparently), before saying goodbye to my host family and taking a private bus to the city of Sandakan two-hours away. It was a very bumpy ride, and we arrived at our hotel (the […]
Borneo: Local homestay
After a very strange dream involving my boss at a McDonald’s party, I woke slightly disorientated—where was I again?—and realised it was almost breakfast (I have only set my alarm once on this trip, but I always seem to wake in time for breakfast). We went on another jungle hike—more plants, more mud, no fire […]
Borneo: Jungle Wilderness
Borneo: Poring Hot Springs
The next morning I woke early so refreshed but in so much pain that I lazed in bed for another hour or so (classic avoidance behaviour) before heading downstairs for breakfast. It was funny to watch, I’ll admit, but not funny to experience hobbling down the stairs like an old lady, our faces expressing the […]
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