Starting the day with a three-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan wasn’t the most exciting activity in the world, but it did, of course, mean arriving on the island of Borneo. Sandakan is the second largest city in Malaysian Borneo (in the state of Sabah), is located on the east coast, facing the SuluContinue reading “Malaysia (Borneo!) – Day Four”
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Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) – Day Three
My third and last day in Kuala Lumpur was the first day that the group I’d be traveling with met each other – over coffee at our hotel – and we went as a troop of fourteen to three locations in the city, along with having lunch and dinner together (while the company was greatContinue reading “Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) – Day Three”
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) – Day Two
If my first day in KL was about galavanting around the city, getting some exercise in, and breathing some city air, day two was about trying to get outside the city for the day and seeing what I’d be able to visit without having to drive too far away. My ChatGPT queries identified the BatuContinue reading “Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) – Day Two”
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) – Day One
Upon arrival at about 8 a.m., and after about an hour wait for my luggage at the airport (exactly what I wanted after 26 hours of travel!), it was then another hour to get from the airport to my hotel by car. But it felt good to finally be someplace where I could relax, getContinue reading “Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) – Day One”
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur and Borneo – Sept/Oct 2025 – Intro
I REALLY thought my first trip to India would be this Fall and, in fact, I’d booked the trip. But then . . . well, I saw a different itinerary that would give me the chance to see orangutans (among other beasts, but – really – I thought it was all about the orangutans), soContinue reading “Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur and Borneo – Sept/Oct 2025 – Intro”
Finnish & Swedish Lapland, and Norway – Final Thoughts
This trip was really a tale of two environments. Scandinavian capitals – Helsinki, Stockholm, and Oslo. All fun cities to visit with what you’d expect of cities – good restaurants, museums, theater, music, super streets for walking, urban culture – though in smaller settings than elsewhere I’ve been. Stockholm was just a wonderful spot, aContinue reading “Finnish & Swedish Lapland, and Norway – Final Thoughts”
Oslo – My Last Day of this Journey
My overnight train from my day-trip to the Flam Railway, the fjords, and Bergen, arrived back in Oslo at about 6:30 in the morning of my last day in Norway. I’d planned to spend the day visiting a few more of the sights in Oslo, and darn if I wasn’t going to try to goContinue reading “Oslo – My Last Day of this Journey”
A Day Trip from Oslo – the Flam Railway and Western Fjords – Day Twelve
How could I visit Norway without going to see the fjords? I mean, it’s almost as if the country is more well-known for these deep, narrow, glacier-carved, sea inlets overlooked by towering cliffs than it’s being known for anything else! So I sought a day trip I could take from Oslo to see what IContinue reading “A Day Trip from Oslo – the Flam Railway and Western Fjords – Day Twelve”
Oslo – Days Ten and Eleven
I had to start my last morning in Stockholm with some cinnamon buns (kanelbullar!) but after that, I was off to Oslo. When I’d booked the trip to Lapland, Helsinki, and Stockholm, I wanted to see if I also could fit in a trip to Norway; looking at the map, it didn’t make sense toContinue reading “Oslo – Days Ten and Eleven”
Stockholm – Days Eight and Nine
If I was ever surprised by a city and how much it had to offer – by its city-scape and architecture and atmosphere and museums and food – it was Stockholm. Who knows what I was expecting – perhaps something that felt old and a bit dusty and cold – but I certainly wasn’t expectingContinue reading “Stockholm – Days Eight and Nine”
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