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...
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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,...
Tanah Rata: Seeing 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...
The World’s (Almost) Oldest Rainforest of Taman Negara, Malaysia
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...
Royal Belum Rainforest and the World’s Largest Flower
The only rainforest where all 10 of Malaysia’s hornbill species is found in the Land of Hornbills, Sarawak, Borneo Belum-Temeggor Forest Complex, in the peninsular state of Perak. I had ambitions of getting lucky and...
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 whether it’s because he replied...
Across the Grey Lahar Plains of Pinatubo
There are two ways to get to the crater lake of the volcanic mountain, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. One was fairly reliably accessible, and the other depends on whether heavy rains could make...
Hiking Monsal Dale: The Time When I Got Mobbed by Deadly Cows
The Peak District: Technology in baffling places I was left to my own devices while my friend was cramming for her exam to become a grown-up doctor (I think that’s about right). After ticking the...
Perlis and the Invisible Limestone Hill
About a couple years back I began travelling again – alone since my friends were mostly all settled. Looking up places to visit while in Perlis, some obscure old blog entries caught my eye. I am...
Bushwalking the Cliffside Trails of Katoomba
Two Asian girls go bushwalking My friend and I did some cliffside bushwalking when we were in the Blue Mountains. Because you can’t go to the outdoors in Australia and not go bushwalking. So we looked up the...
Wadi Bani Khalid: The Muqal Cave Hiking Game
The Hike of Wadi Bani Khalid I hadn’t really meant to hike all the way to the cave. We really meant to be satisfied only with a short trek up the wadi to see the pools...
