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End of Borneo

We've finally arrived back to where we started our Borneo trip, in Kota Kinabalu. The last week has been predominatly relaxing and exhilerating. We left Semporna on a small boat headed for the tiny island of Mabul. When we arrived we were slightly disappointed by the facilities! The accomodation...

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Kav & Sara on February 23, 2009 from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

from the travel blog: Round the world trip!!

GPS Logging and Tagging

Today some words to the GPS Logging and Tagging I use during my journey. I use the Locosys Genie GT-31 GPS logger, which records every 15 seconds my current geo position (http://www.gogps.ch) This information enables to trace my tours on Google Earth. Example: The tour of one day on...

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Voyager on February 20, 2009 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

from the travel blog: Asia 2008 / 2009

Back in KL

Today I went back to KL. In the meantime it is everytime a special feeling of freedom travelling only with my backpack: Today I bought a netbook (small notebook) in KL. At the tourist places in Asia you have everywhere wireless internet access and it'' s really convenient to...

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Voyager on February 19, 2009 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Some days in Melaka, Malaysia

I travelled from Kuala Lumpur for some days to Melaka. There I stayed in the Jalan Jalan Guesthouse I tested the first time for me to stay in the dorm: It's like a youth hostel in my school time. But it works and it's very cheap (Euro 2,60 per night). And it's the best...

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Voyager on February 18, 2009 from Melaka, Malaysia

from the travel blog: Asia 2008 / 2009

Kinabatangan and beyond

Hi guys and dolls! Sorry we haven't put the pics on of Mount Kinabalu or the orang utan sanctuary, the internet went down in Sepilok! The last few days have been possibly the most amazing dats of our trip! We've been living in a hut on stilts on the Kinabatangan River for the past two...

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Kav & Sara on February 16, 2009 from Semporna, Malaysia

from the travel blog: Round the world trip!!

Kinabatangan and beyond

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Kav & Sara on February 16, 2009 from Semporna, Malaysia

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Mountains and Monkeys

It may come as a surprise to some, but we've actually survived to tell the tale of Mount Kinabalu, so here it is! We arrived at the foot of the mountain on the 7th Feb, and after a day of acclimatising and getting used to the bitter temperatures we thought we'd left behind in England, we hit...

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Kav & Sara on February 11, 2009 from Sepilok, Malaysia

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Dragon Dance, Putrajaya and public buses in KL

After a long night before, hanging out with friends in KL, I was waked up at 9:30 am (for me at this morning very early) by drums outside. At the first moment I hoped, that it will stop after a few minutes ... but it didn't. So I left my bed and went outside. There I found the reason: Chinese...

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Voyager on February 9, 2009 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

from the travel blog: Asia 2008 / 2009

Thaipusam at the Batu Caves

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, celebrated at full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). The temple at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur is one place with the biggest celebration of Thaipusam in Malaysia. More...

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Voyager on February 8, 2009 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

from the travel blog: Asia 2008 / 2009