Coffin Boats

These boats are the standard fare for going up and down the river (and its rapids). They are narrow but suprisingly roomy and stable. These guys must have done this run a thousand times because our driver moved in and out of the rapids like a champ.

Taman Negara - Is this the campsite?

September 5th 2006
Taman Negara is one of the oldest (the oldest?) natural rainforest in some sub-segment of the world...or maybe the whole world...any way you look at it, they tell you it's really really really old. It's also pretty close to Singapore and a great hiking opportunity for those of us who want more than an urban jungle from time to time. It's on the east side of Malaysia's "hinterland" and it's ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park

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

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