Bearded pigs of Bako national park

Meeting with the Penan

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June 19th 2007
Kuching to Miri to Bario to Long Manamut I went from Bako to the tiny town of Bario via Miri (where i met and joined forces with a Swiss called Fred). Bario is a kooky place. It was completely isolated from the west until the second World war when english paratroopers dropped in and gave the locals guns to fight off the invading Japs. Even now there is no road con ... read more

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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