Visited Gomantong Caves, famous for edible bird’s nest. Have you heard of Bird’s Nest Soup? If so, this is one of the areas where the makings originate. Over 1,000 Swifts nest in this cave and only two varieties of swifts make edible birds nests. Twice a year, men climb bamboo ladders to over 150 feet [...]
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Gomantang Caves and Sukau, Borneo
December 13th, 2006 
Sheila Simkin 
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Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, Borneo
December 12th, 2006 Sheila Simkin We planned to visit Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary ( 26 km from Sandakan) after overnighting on Selingan Island. The next morning our boat prepared to leave for the 2-3 hour ride back to Sandakan….View image… The Sepilok Orangutan sanctuary was about a 15 minute drive. Orang utans (“wild man of Borneo”) that have been abandoned [...]
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Kota Kinabalu to Selingan Island, Turtle Island National Park, Borneo
December 11th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Sandakan, located on the Sulu Sea, at the northeastern tip of Borneo is Malaysia’s biggest fishing port. We were going to spend the night on Selingan Island, part of Turtle Island National Park. This is one of the most important Green and Hawksbill turtle breeding spots in Southeast Asia. Green turtles swim hundreds of nautrical [...]
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The Sultanate of Brunei on The Island of Borneo
December 10th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Out of the jungle for a quick day trip to Brunei, a small very oil-rich sultanate. What a change to leave the rainforest for Islamic Brunei, officially the Sultanate of Brunei, has a higher GP per person than the United States. It is located on the coastline of the South China Sea, and completely surrounded [...]
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Mulu National Park, Borneo
December 9th, 2006 Sheila Simkin You have to fly from Miro to Mulu on a small plane with weight allowances. Not only do they weigh your small bag but your must also declare your weight! The flight was less than 30 minutes over rainforest – dense vegetation, rivers and mountains. The Royal Mulu Resort was a luxurious retreat built entirely [...]
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Kuching to Miri for Another Jungle Experience, Borneo
December 8th, 2006 Sheila Simkin After one of the sweatiest, most uncomfortable nights of my life, we had breakfast and hightailed it into our dugout to head downstream. The river was very low and our guide and boat owner had to push us off sandbars and rocks many times but we finally got to the Hilton Batang Ai. A nature [...]
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From Batang Ai to The Hotter Than Hell Iban Longhouse, Borneo
December 7th, 2006 Sheila Simkin From Kuching, we drove through the countryside and along a mountain ridge to the Ai River to begin a 3 days/2 night Batang Ali combination. It was over a three hour drive to the Hilton Batang Ai Longhouse Resort and from there, we got into our longboat (a large motor-powered canoe), to travel upstream on [...]
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Bako National Park, Borneo
December 6th, 2006 Sheila Simkin A ride out of Kuching to Bako National Park. Bako covers the northern tip of the peninsula and has a wide range of vegetation – swamp forest,s mangrove forests, and beaches. It also had a number of well-marked trails covering 19 miles throughout the park – offering strolls and serious full-day hikes. It only took [...]
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What to Do in Kuching, Borneo
December 5th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Kuching is the capital of Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state, and uniquely positioned along the Sarawak River. At the beginning of the 19th century, Sarawak was a Malay principality under the control of the Sultan of Brunei until 1839. James Brooke (an English adventurer) used his ship to put down a rebellion again the Brunei Governor [...]
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Planning A Trip to Borneo
December 4th, 2006 Sheila Simkin This trip was handled by Julie, an agent we had used many times before (unfortunately, she is no longer in business…instead, part of her family’s winery in Napa). Julie then booked everything with Discovery Overland Holidays in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lots of e-mails until we came up with an itinerary. Our focus would be fouring [...]
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