Getting ready for the Jungle

Going native with the headhunters in Borneo

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September 5th 2009
Or as one of our Portuguese friends remarked: Head-ache hunters. Referring to the amounts of alcohol consumed. But this rather amusing yet slightly negative remark does no good to the greatness of these people, something I will write about later. First we arrived in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, the western Malaysian province in Borneo. Kuching is definitely a nice city and for the last coup ... 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