How to Go to Batu Caves for the Thaipusam Festival
While it is quite straightforward to get to Batu Caves, there are a few considerations if you are going there on Thaipusam day.
Explore the states of Malaysia:
Crossing the FRIM Canopy Walk for the Last Time
There was once a wood-and-rope canopy walkway in FRIM Forest Park. I went on it one last time before it was retired, and reflect on change.
Did We Find the Hidden Sibu Island Mermaids?
Taking Jason to see dugong in Sibu Island did not go as planned. But our different contingency approaches showed me the value of opposite points of view.
Is Pulau Sibu the Most Ecologically Unique Malaysian Island?
We went to Pulau Sibu hoping to see dugong. Instead we found an island with a surprisingly diverse ecology for its size, and whose villagers are outnumbered by feral livestock!
Appreciating the Little Things While Hiking in Cameron Highlands
I took a couchsurfer to Cameron Highlands and saw it through someone else’s eyes for the first time, and learned to see the little things.
Trances & Dances at the Mah Meri Ancestor’s Day Feast
Though the Mah Meri are an aboriginal people in my own state of Selangor, I had never attended a Mah Meri festival until this visit.