The bus to SORC

Coming face to face with the (almost) wild man of Borneo

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May 18th 2009
As we sit in the departure lounge of Penang airport waiting for our early morning flight to Kota Kinabalu the capital of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, it starts to become real that soon we will be in a place we have both dreamed of going for some time. It’s a destination that conjures up images of thick jungle, tribal villages and abundant wildlife where you can step back in time and leave everything ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more