I made peace with this beautiful spider.

Mentawai and Malaysian Moments

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January 24th 2007
Mentawai and Malaysian Moments Before I begin with our Malaysian musings, let me go back a few weeks prior to my arrival in Kuala Lumpur. Bryan had flown from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur ahead of me and decided to try and find some surf off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on the Mentawai Island of Siberut. As I cuddled with my daughter on Christmas, opening presents by a warm fire at my sister ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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