Rafflesia – Stinky Flower and One Cool Bloom!
It’s big, beautiful, and it’s stinky! When I posted an instagram photo of the Rafflesia flowers that we paid an exorbitant amount of money to visit, everyone bombarded my Facebook with comments....
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View ArticleThe Wildlife of Borneo – A Photo Essay
You can’t be disappointed with the abundance of wildlife to see in Malaysian, Borneo! One of the first animals we saw in Borneo was the short-tailed macaque. A troop of them live at the Sepilok Orang...
View ArticleLabuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary – Part II
Where we meet some tufted cuties and have a completely different experience than in the morning. This is Part II of our visit to Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary where we witnessed testosterone at...
View ArticlePalm Oil Plantations of Borneo
Big business versus the rain forest, who do you think will win? When we started planning our recent trip to Malaysian Borneo, I found myself thinking about the threatened rain forests of Earth. I’ve...
View ArticleHandicraft Villages of Kudat, Malaysia
A decent day trip out of Kota Kinabalu to see the villages that make gongs and honey! Towards the end of our Borneo trip after gawking at proboscis monkeys and orangutans, we were back in the capital...
View ArticleVisiting the City Mosque in Kota Kinabalu
The famous floating mosque of Kota Kinabalu I’ve visited many mosques, because in Turkey mosques have always been open to the public. In fact, I was shocked the first time I visited a Muslim country...
View ArticleBatu Caves in Malaysia
A hot climb to the Batu Caves, but it was worth it! I was just watching the Amazing Race on TV and their pitstop was the Batu Caves. They’ve been traveling through Malaysia and hitting a lot of places...
View ArticleMalaysia Postcard
I just love traveling in Malaysia. I love that it’s warm in the winter compared to where I live, so it’s a nice break. I love the food; noodles, rice, satay, curries, hawker stalls. I love the...
View ArticleRainy Day in Borneo
A Quiet Stroll on a Rainy Day When we are traveling, we want it to be the perfect weather. We like it not too hot, not too cold, cloudy, but not actually raining. Trying to photograph balancing an...
View ArticleRafflesia – Stinky Flower and One Cool Bloom!
It’s big, beautiful, and it’s stinky! When I posted an instagram photo of the Rafflesia flowers that we paid an exorbitant amount of money to visit, everyone bombarded my Facebook with comments....
View ArticleTestosterone Prevails at Labuk Bay
or A Little Scare Goes a Long Way (this is a Part 1 of 2 posts about Labuk Bay and some wildlife adventures.) Jim and I love to do anything related to wildlife. This was true before we lived [...]...
View ArticleThe Wildlife of Borneo – A Photo Essay
You can’t be disappointed with the abundance of wildlife to see in Malaysian, Borneo! One of the first animals we saw in Borneo was the short-tailed macaque. A troop of them live at the Sepilok Orang...
View ArticleLabuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary – Part II
Where we meet some tufted cuties and have a completely different experience than in the morning. This is Part II of our visit to Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary where we witnessed testosterone at...
View ArticlePalm Oil Plantations of Borneo
Big business versus the rain forest, who do you think will win? When we started planning our recent trip to Malaysian Borneo, I found myself thinking about the threatened rain forests of Earth. I’ve...
View ArticleHandicraft Villages of Kudat, Malaysia
A decent day trip out of Kota Kinabalu to see the villages that make gongs and honey! Towards the end of our Borneo trip after gawking at proboscis monkeys and orangutans, we were back in the capital...
View ArticleVisiting the City Mosque Kota Kinabalu
The famous floating mosque of Kota Kinabalu Religion is one of the most distinctive cultural identities in any country, and we try to make it a practice to visit some local religious institutions...
View ArticleBatu Caves in Malaysia
A hot climb to the Batu Caves, but it was worth it! I was just watching the Amazing Race on TV and their pitstop was the Batu Caves. They’ve been traveling through Malaysia and hitting a lot of places...
View ArticleMalaysia Postcard
I just love traveling in Malaysia. I love that it’s warm in the winter compared to where I live, so it’s a nice break. I love the food; noodles, rice, satay, curries, hawker stalls. I love the...
View ArticleRainy Day in Borneo
A Quiet Stroll on a Rainy Day When we are traveling, we want it to be the perfect weather. We like it not too hot, not too cold, cloudy, but not actually raining. Trying to photograph balancing an...
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