Wow what a fantastic few weeks I've had. I can't believe I've only got 4 weeks left in Borneo - Where did the time go !!! Having started the expedition meeting all the other project managers and then the Venturers, I knew I'd be in for a very special time. As soon as the expo started proper, I was out on the first Loop, visiting all the sites Raleigh are at in Sabah. This meant that I got to visit all the projects we're working on here, a trip that involved 3 of us (all girlies) in a Land Rover, 4X4'ing [View Full Entry]

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WOW - I've just been on jungle training and whilst Ray Meers finds this an every day event, I think it was AWESOME. I can now hang a tarp and hammock between 2 trees with a mossy net (well sort of), use a machete (a perang in Malay) to clear jungle, dig a long drop (that's a jungle loo by the way), cross a river in a safe chain and carry out case/medivacs in a jungle. We set off trekking for 2 days and nights into the jungle, after having a bit of training from Floyd our jungle trekking ranger. 34 [View Full Entry]

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I don't catch many buses these days but I really enjoyed the goings on on the bus to Kuala Lumpur. It was a really comfy bus, with fringed curtains and and deep shag pile and a driver who must have been married to Nora Batty, because the floor was covered in newspaper so the carpet didn't get dirty. I was dropped off just outside KL and so had to catch a taxi to get me to my hotel. Its currently Ramadan here, so it really suprised me that I could get a taxi:) My hotel was very nice with a fantastic [View Full Entry]

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OK - So I know I won't be blogging a lot when I get into Borneo, so I'm getting it in whilst I can. You all know i like to do things out of the ordinary from time to time, but just take a look at my feet in this piccy. The doctor fish nibbling at my feet are not only cleaning them, but they are nibbling away all the dead skin to leave feet feeling lovely and soft......and clean as a whistle....not to mention relaxed. Tara, if you get some of these in your fish tank, I'll never miss another [View Full Entry]

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Well at last I'm on my way, though I did have a bit of a fright when the lady who checked me onto to my flight, offered me a full refund on my flight ticket if I couldn't prove I was leaving Singapore within 3 months. A prebooked bus ticket was not good enough for her, on no, booked flights only are accepted. Having got through the ticket hiccup I resisted duty free, which for me is unknown, (OK I bought a disposable watch, which I know the mossy killer DEET will disolve by the end of my travels) I borded [View Full Entry]

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Well only 2 days to go and I feel like I've eaten blender. I have a very rumbly tummy and I've not had any dodgy food yet!!!! (notice the yet bit in there). Having just been to my development weekend, at a scout camp in East Dulwich, I now feel fully prepared for jungle conditions, leeches, dodgy food and 5 litres of water per day, if only I could get this little lot in my back pack. [View Full Entry]

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