We felt like we were really getting off the beaten track when we arrived in Borneo, flying into the capital of Sarawak - Kuching. We welcomed back the staring and incredulous looks from locals who don't see many pale skinned people. Borneo conjures up images of thick jungle, ancient tribes cut off from civilization and murky rivers snaking into forestry teeming with flora, fauna and an abundance of animal life. Much was our surprise when we landed to find that Kuching was quite a busy, modern city. Borneo's history is an interesting one. A British guy called James Brooke, after leaving the army with a tidy sum, set sail with a crew and a boat armed to it's teeth and landed in Borneo, claiming the land from what was mostly Bruneian. He took advantage of the
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