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Malaysia (Borneo!) – Day Four

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”

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”

Papua New Guinea – My final few days and some final thoughts (Aug 20th, 21st, and 22nd)

Emotionally recovering from the remarkable experience at the Mount Hagen Cultural Festival, the last evening, after we flew back to Port Moresby, was spent having a delicious group dinner – though with horrendously slow service – at a local restaurant named “Bacchus.”  Yup – kind of a weird name, given our locale, made even weirderContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – My final few days and some final thoughts (Aug 20th, 21st, and 22nd)”