Blogs from Sarawak, Malaysia, Asia - page 2

Ranajky len toasty resp vajicka, vsetko vsak samoobsluha. Jest sa to mohlo pocas celeho dna. Na recepcii ina baba, tak reku ako to bude s cenou. Ak ostanen a nebooknem to cez appku, cena bude 20rm, ok, tak ostavam. Do odchodu busu do dedinky bau este hodinka. Nakup suvenirov, zjednavat nechceli, bo kamenne obchodiky a predajcovia boli len zamestnanci. Bus do bau odchadza z jalan gartak. Bus je cervenej farby, odtialto odchadzaju skoro vsetky busy (aj zelene). Samozrejme oznacenie zastavky ziadne ale ludia poradili. Bus stara rachotina so starym cinskym vodicom. Ten pred odchodom zbiera peniaze a dava aj listky. Drbli ludia furt nastupovali tak meskanie asi 5min. Uplne jak keby ti ludia naschval cakali vonku, ked uz bol bus priraveny odist, naskocili dnu. Cesta pohodova. Isli sme aj blizko letiska. Tam sa da dopravit kombi ... read more

Guideho na izbe vystriedal jeden chalan. Na noc som bol uz nachystany a zakril som sa plachtou. Ranajky opat v bufete. Okolo neho zas skurvene opice, co chceli ukradnut jedlo. Na recepcii sa pytam kedy odchadza cln nazad do mesta. Okolo 11.00 mam dojst na recepciu. Este mam nieco cez 1.5hod, tak vyvalenie sa na plazi pod stromi. Na slnku susim topanky, ponozky a uterak. Ludia z dormov uterak nefasovali narozdiel od ludi co byvali v samostatnych izbach. Na plaz prichadzali kvanta lodiek s tour. Nieco pred 11.00 prichadzam na recepciu. Tam odemna pyta listok, zistuje ci som si dohodol s kapitanom cas vyzdvihnutie. No nie, bo na pevnine mi povedali, ze nazad mozem ist s hociakou lodkou. Tak to je problem, kontaktuju kapitana, za 50rm ma dojde vyzdvihnut. Ak nedam, tak potom az o 15.00. ... read more

O tretej rano robila check out ukecena baba. Plan do np bako bol ist na 10.00 bus. Predtym vsak behnutie na ranajky pri ubytku na rohu k cinanom. Nudle ok, odtial smer reservoir park kde mala byt keska aj s tb. Kedze centrum mesta je male, v parku som za 10min. Tu dve jazera, pekne upraveny park so zelenou a par cinanov praktizujucich rychlochodzu. Jednemu do kroku pomahalo i radio. V parku fungovala aj cistiaca cata. Fukarom premiestnovali opadane listy na kopu, kde ich dalsi ludia zbierali. Nechybali ani metlovy zametaci. Narozdiel od kl, to tu robili cinania a nie indovia. Tych som tu vela nevidel, holt cinske uzemie. Su tu aj dve ihriska pre deti ale nic moc. Odpajam sa z hlavneho tahu a bocnym trosku zanedbanym chodnikom prichadzam k bunkrom z ww2. Prieskum 4miestnosti, ... read more

Friday 25th May 2018 The weather gods were kind last night. The afternoon rain dried up and the balmy evening proved just perfect for a river cruise on the Sarawak. The cruise lasted just an hour and a half, travelling downriver and back as the sun slowly set. Some young dancers came onboard so that we could enjoy a traditional dance display and beer was sold in ice buckets complete with a built-in bottle opener in the rim. This little cruise was so idyllic and the sunset was made to order, especially since it was the first in a week due to evening thunderstorms. What a wonderful finale to our Borneo adventure, which has passed by too swiftly! Tomorrow morning, we fly off to Kuala Lumpur.... read more

Monday 21st May 2018 We spent Monday on a full-day tour. We thought we might be in a group of people, squashed into a minibus, but it was just the two of us with our driver/guide, Musa. First stop was the Semenggoh Nature Reserve. The Semenggoh Centre was set up fifty years ago to rescue Orang-utans that had been kept illegally as pets or were orphaned due to hunting and loss of habitat. In the 70s there were eleven Orang-utans there and they underwent a rehabilitation programme before being released into the Semenggoh rainforest. This programme was so successful that eventually, over the years, they were all released and have set up their own wild colony of thirty animals, in the forest. In this way, Semenggoh is different to Sepilok, where rescued animals can still be ... read more