Launching My Pacific Odyssey While Hiking to Orongo
I decided to hike to Orongo, after my successful attempts to visit the moai-era archaeological sites of Rapa Nui. As the ritual site representing the cult that came to be following the doom of...
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KL Forest Eco Park: The Surprisingly Real Rainforest
I always assumed that the hill is called ‘Bukit Nanas’ because there used to be pineapples planted on the slopes (nanas = pineapple). That’s what KL Forest Eco Park was known as, you know,...
Gasing Hill: Explore an Urban Forest Hike near KL
If you’ve somehow run out of things to do in KL, you can pop across into the adjacent Malaysian state of Selangor. Bukit Gasing (or Gasing Hill) in Petaling Jaya is a rare bit...
Hikes of KL: FRIM and the Canopy Walk
FRIM Canopy Walk will be closed from 30 June 2017. This was back in May 2017. An environmental group that I follow on Facebook was passing on the Forest Research Institute’s announcement. That was...
We Found a Random Hiking Trail Near Vigan!
“Here. Just stop here,” he said. The trike slowed, wobbling slightly. “Here, sir?” The driver asked Jason. He affirmed. The driver coasted into a small paved area that formed a notch into what was...
Pulau Sibu is the Most Unique Malaysian Island
One of the perks of having marine conservationist friends, is that you have the inside scoop to the many islands they work in. I already knew about the endangered dugong population of Pulau Sibu,...
Hiking Tanah Rata: All the Little Things in Cameron Highlands
Like most foreign visitors, he wanted to visit Cameron Highlands. Somehow, despite fairly regularly returning to Malaysia, my new friend still had not been. I thought about it. Cameron Highlands today has changed since...
Complete Guide to The World’s (Almost) Oldest Rainforest!
I have been twice to the national park of Malaysia, our jewel – the rainforest of Taman Negara. It was, in fact, the first destination I chose for my first solo trip when I first decided...
Hiking in Pokhara: A Trade in the Jewels of Kande
The day breaks with news from home that my gold and silver are thieved. The same morn the clouds part to the sight of a jewel peak gleaming white A golden beetle alighting with...
Looking for the World’s Largest Flower in Royal Belum Rainforest
I picked the Malaysian state of Perak for my next long weekend that year. When I thought about where exactly I would go, I decided to skip over the more popular go-to destinations such as Ipoh...
Hiking to the Meromictic Lake in Penang State Park
It was my English colleague-friend who told me about the meromictic lake in Penang State Park. I can’t remember now why I contacted him in the first place. Or did he reply an old...
Crossing the Lahar Plain to Mt. Pinatubo Crater Lake
There are two ways to get to the crater lake of the volcanic mountain, Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. One was fairly reliably accessible, and the other depends on whether heavy rains could make...
