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9 November 2015
Above: Goodbye Mulu, hope it won’t be 21 years before I come back. Today I head back to civilisation (and internet again) in Kuching. I relaxed in the morning before going to the airport at 1145 for my 1315 flight. I based my timing on walking there but the owner was available to take me […]
8 November 2015
I had breakfast at my hostel outside of the park with Gwen (male) and Denis, both from France. Denis is originally from Madagascar. As it was Sunday, the family owning the place was getting ready for church at St Philip’s. They all wore “Askar Allah” t-shirts, meaning Soldier of God, I guess as in the […]
7 November 2015
The park hostel had no bed for me tonight. Rather than move into the more expensive options there, I thought I’d move out and give some business to the locals. So I stored my luggage at the guardhouse before going on my Clearwater cave trip. We set off by boat to Batu Bungan village, which […]
6 November 2015
As I had given up hope for the Pinnacles, I arranged to try the easiest adventure caving trip at Lagang departing at 1330. This gave me the whole morning free so I got the internet at MYR5 per day (expiring 0800 tomorrow when they change the password). Charlotte (whom I was hanging out with, travelling […]
5 November 2015
I have five nights in Mulu, kinda two too many compared to the typical tourist. The extra time was for the Pinnacles trip which I can’t get enough people for. There is a trip departing a day later than my preferred date but it was a bit risky as I may not arrive back in […]
4 November 2015
Today I head back to Mulu National Park, home of the world’s largest caves after 21 years. There are many ways of measuring “largest” (eg. volume, length etc) and Mulu still has the crown by some measures but has lost it in perhaps one way to a newer discovery in Vietnam. Mum and stepdad dropped […]
31 October 2015
I arrive at klia2 around 0500 (a few minutes late) before connecting to Kuching a couple of hours later. The time here is meant to be with family but I managed to get a good deal to Mulu National Park (in a few days time). Ah well, I’ve only been here with family recently and […]
30 October 2015
Food in Sichuan is a mix of the hot and spicy (and oily) Sichuanese and the more subdued Tibetan. Of course the cuisine of the other Chinese areas are found too. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, October 28, 2015
30 October 2015
Nothing much of a day I was still grateful for the good sleep now that I’m away from altitude. I woke at 0840 without an alarm. It was dark outside due to cloudy weather and being in an internal courtyard of my Langzghong guesthouse. I took things easy and chilled in my room before checking […]
29 October 2015
After a leisurely breakfast fruit, yoghurt and muesli in my room, I went out for a 2h+ exploration of the old town. It was more of the same as what I had seen yesterday. I think I’m feeling a bit jaded as I didn’t feel like paying money for the entrances. There was the Zhangfei […]