After an overnight stay in Sepilok, JJ and I headed further inland to Deramakot Forest Reserve and then looped back via Kinabatangan River. Both areas offer some of the best wildlife watching in Southeast Asia. These are the amazing animals we saw, places we stayed and how to plan a similar ecotourism adventure.
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Back in April, JJ and I went on a bucket list trip to Malaysian Borneo. Our adventure started in the small town of Sepilok on the northeast coast of Sabah state. The Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) guided night walk offered us a perfect first opportunity to view some of Borneo’s unique nocturnal wildlife.
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After our orangutan trekking adventure, JJ and I were ready for some relaxing Indonesian beach time. We set off for Mahi-Mahi Surf Resort, an eco-lodge on Simeulue Island in Aceh Province, Sumatra.
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Gunung Leuser National Park covers 7,927 km2 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. This tropical rainforest is one of the last places on earth where critically endangered orangutans live in the wild. Seeing these great apes has been on my bucket list for ages, so over the Easter long weekend, JJ and I finally made orangutan trekking happen!
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JJ and I just got back from a 10 day trip to Sumatra, Indonesia. It was finally time to tick orangutan trekking off the bucket list! Here’s my plane outfit, plus what I packed in my carry-on and checked bag for this trip. I don’t normally post what I bring on shorter trips, but because I had a mix of activities planned I thought this might be handy.
A luxury stay in Abu Dhabi’s ‘Empty Quarter’
Although we were short on time in Abu Dhabi, JJ and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to go on our first ever desert safari. Where better for this experience than an oasis in the largest uninterrupted sand desert in the world? (more…)
A stopover in the UAE’s capital and largest Emirate
Because of the crazy number of flights required to get from Sydney to Kigali, JJ and I made the decision to stopover in Abu Dhabi on the way to Rwanda. We were very glad we did! Our stay in Abu Dhabi was actually 3 days in total, but one of those days was spent in the Liwa desert and has its own write-up
Here’s how we spent 2 days in Abu Dhabi city…..