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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain Don’t wait to follow your dreams and see [...]
Jared and I were scheduled to fly to Sarawak, but the radio tower was down at the airport. Our flight was cancelled, and since I was only to be there for one night, we had the option to stay at Proboscis Borneo Lodge for the night. The lodge has three different room types, Longhouse, platform [...]
We took a trip to Kinabalu Park at the foothills of Mount Kinabalu. Jared opted to sit in the van and work on some editing finished for some of his outlets. I didn’t travel all the way to Malaysia to sit in a van, so I took the canopy walk. It was raining, which made the visitors [...]
Jared and I took an afternoon to visit Monsopiad Cultural Village. Monsopiad was a Kadazun warrior and headhunter. The cultural village is run by his descendants, who want to teach visitors about their culture and history. A visit is started with rice wine, the traditional welcome. Jared didn’t want his, so I drank his (I [...]
Jared and I flew to Kota Kinabalu on the Island of Borneo. We stayed at Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu and barely had time to take a breath before we were scheduled to do a site visit of Shangri La Rasa Ria. I really wanted to see the Orang Utan sanctuary for my website, but all [...]
Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur is the place to get t-shirts and fake Burberry purses. The fake purses were nicer than the authentic Burberries. They were fabric, whereas the real purses are actually plastic. I researched before my trip and found references on the web about pickpockets on Petaling Street. I could see where tourists would [...]
I was recognized by Tourism Malaysia at the opening night. Somehow, someway, I was invited to visit Malaysia for my website, GiftedTravel.com. It took me about 22 hours in the air to get to Kuala Lumpure (KL to the locals). I only had one hour before the first function. I was paired up with Jared [...]
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