Blogs from Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Asia - page 7

Ok, so I've been thinking about doing this for a while, maybe 2 years, but I had to wait until I was travelling before I could legitimately write a travel blog. I never got around to it last time, and well, it seemed no one missed it anyway. This time, I'm off to south eastern Africa for a while, and hopefully some fun shit will happen along the journey. Unless you've actually been somewhere, or have a specific interest in somewhere, it's not very exciting to listen to me rabbiting on about it. Stories need a hook, and then a punch-line. Much like this doesn't have. I've looked at a few different people's blogs, and to be honest, they can quite easily become boring and repetitive, unexciting and tedious, uninteresting and bland. I'll try to ... read more

What happens when you put an Iban, Australian and Englishman together with some instruments and whiskey? I shall tell you in a moment dear readers We booked a flight back to Kuching as we didnt end up going to Brunei as it is too expensive and we didnt think it would be worth blowing a few days budget over 2 days. The flight from Kota Kinabalu was good, a bit bumpy but we made it here in one piece which is always a bonus! We took a taxi to our hostel which we had booked the day before, Tracks Bed and Breakfast, we'd booked a double room with shared bathroom. Tracks is great, lots of people coming and going but a really chilled out place with a great vibe and we would definitely recommend it to ... read more

En ole koskaan pitanyt itseani rantaihmisena ja viela vahemman Mikko. Muutaman paivan maleksiminen rannalla oli ihan ehdottomasti tarpeeksi, olivat rannat ja maisemat kuinka upeat vain. Kaiken lisaksi Oskari on osoittautunut allergiseksi kaikille kolmelle eri merkkiselle aurinkorasvalle joita meilla on mukana... Apteekille taisi olla hyva keino rahastaa 20euroa/100ml kun vaittivat ettei kemikaaleja sisaltamattomalle aurinkorasvalle allergisoidu, no eivatpa ole tavanneet Oskaria. Parin paivan jalkeen lahdimme tutustumaan Culttural Village:iin. Neljan hengen sisaanpaasy 30euroa tuntui takalaisittain aivan ryovaykselta. Mutta kylla rahalle sai vastinetta. Jarven ymparille oli rakennettu eri alkuperaisheimojen seka kiinalaisten ja malajien perinteiset kylat/talot. Paikasta oli tehty elava museo, sisalla talossa oli ihmisia tekemassa perinteisia toita ja esittelemassa tapoja ja kulttuuri... read more

Paivamaarien lisaily on ollut hieman ongelmallista, tai siis tekstiin tulee aina sen paivan paivamaara jollain se "julkaistaan" enka osaa muuttaa niita enaa jalkeen pain. Eipa silla kai mitaan valiakaan olisi, Valtteri on ainoa joka edes vahan muistaa mika paivamaara tai viikonpaiva on menossa (synttareihin on enaa muutama paiva...). kirjoittelin eilen kuulumisia viidakosta, mutta jostain syysta teksti on jaanyt jumittamaan tilaa "publishing" toivottavasti se ei ole sensuroinut itseaan internetin syovereihin, vaan tulee esille ennen tata... Lahtoa edeltavana yona puhkesi melkoinen trooppinen myrakka, ei siina muuten mitaan mutta jos vetta tulee paljon, ei Kurakurasta ole mitaan mahdollisuutta lahtea pois. Meidan ensimmaisena yonamme satoi myos koko yon, silla seurauksella etta aamulla joen pinta oli noussut 3,5 - 4 metria. Vesi oli tuonnut mukanaan valtavan kokoisia juurakoita ja ru... read more

Hyppy lansimaisesta Singaporesta Borneon sademetsiin oli melkoinen... Singaporen lentokentalta Tiger Airways lennatti meidat Borneoon, Kuchingiin. Tigerin lentoemot olivat kylla niin hemaisevia, etta jos mina saan paattaa niin Mikko ei enaa Tigerilla matkusta... Kentalta oli sitten helppo bongata paikallinen isantamme, norjalainen Lars. Miksiko? No, ainoa vaalea ihoinen ja kaikkia muita paata pidempi. Siita alkoikin hikinen automatka, niin kauan ajettiin kun tieta riitti. Tie loppui pieneen (noin 100 asukasta) kylaan. Auto vain parkkiin kylan raitille, laukut kantoon (luojan kiitos, etta karsimme viela viime hetkilla matkatavaroita aika minimiin) ja jalkapatikkaan. Ylitimme riippusillan joka jo yksinaan olisi riitanyt lapsille seikkailuksi, eivat viela tieneet mita seuraavina paivina olisi luvassa... Kylan laidalla hyppasimme veneeseen ja jatkoimme matkaa ylajuoksulle. Jo pelkka v... read more

26 ringgits, the taxi coupon price at the airport in kuching to get to town. I got dropped off at my hostel the Bed's GH, very nice living room area. Adrian checked me in, very cheerful fella, the hostel is owned by his sisters. He showed me to my room, a single bed room I wanted a dorm bed actually to save so he put me in another, 4 bed dorm but its got a funky smell to it, I turned the a/c on full blast hoping to take away the smell but did not work even with door open so I requested a new one, my 3rd move prove to be good, 6 bed dorm with safe for your things and smellss nicer and has got a window! The room is called touch me not, ... read more

Dear readers, apologies first of all for leaving my blog entry so late. I'm sure you are all devastated by the lack of updates. After returning from the mountain climb, and finally getting back to Kota Kinabalu, I decided it was time to rest up, take it easy and be a bit tighter with money. I arranged flights from KK to Kuching for the 13th of Jan, and would stay there for 6 nights before flying down to Bali (Indonesia) via Singapore, which would include a six hour lay over. So, my last couple of days in KK were spent doing very little. The majority of which were spent dossing around the hostel, using free internet, reading, watching Tv and talking to the people there I knew. The highlight of which was an afternoon spent on ... read more

Nous sommes arrivée à Kuala Lumpur avec le systéme un peu "amoché". Après s'être vidé l'estomac en Thaïlande on s'est vidé l'intestin dans les toilettes de Kuala Lumpur. Finalement après 2 jours le tout s'est replacé mais une chose est certaine on a pas engraissé ici. A part les histoires d'intestins, la ville de Kuala Lumpur est très intéressante. La ville est très multi-culturelle, il y a environ 30% de Chinois, 30% d'Indiens, 30% de Malais et autres. Beaucoup de mulsulmans se mêlent au travers de tout ça alors avec les 3 langues officielles que tout ce beau monde parlent ça devient compliqué de reconnaitre un touriste d'un habitant. La ville est moderne et très vivante, beaucoup de restaurants, de boutiques de toutes sortes et des centre commerciaux super luxueux. ça fait changement de Bangkok qui ... read more

After our motorcycle ride around "Cat City", Patrick was anxious to see his sister Gaby again at the Matang Wildlife Center, a holding center for confiscated and surrendered animals, like Orang Utans. If possible, the animals are rehabilitated and released back into the wild or semi-wild. Gaby had been volunteering there for a month, and Patrick was picking her up to travel through Malaysia with her. Gaby was our personal guide through the center, which made it all the more interesting! Orang Utans are impressive animals. Orang Utan is Malay (and Indonesian) for "Jungle People" or "People of the jungle". They seem to be very friendly animals. They can be aggressive and unpredictable though, so we weren't allowed to come too close. Orang Utan "Peter" is known to like T-shirts very much and will rip your ... read more