Saturday, July 31, 2010

Misty Mountain Hop

29-31 July Mount Kinabalu National Park is Malaysia’s first World Heritage site and is known for its high plant diversity. The misty cloud forests of this mountainous region high in the state of Sabah are a reprieve from the sweltering heat of the lowland jungle. The main attraction here is Mount Kinabalu itself, a granitic giant towering 4095 meters...
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Friday, July 30, 2010

Up and Down the Kinabatangan River, Borneo

26-July - 29-July 2010 Four days ago we set out on boat along the mighty Kinabatangan River. The river is the color of chocolate milk, fed by runoff from the daily rains. Its banks are covered in lush forests with the eyes of numerous creatures big and small peering out at visitors as they motor past. However the forests along the Kinabatangan...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Welcome to Borneo

25 July 2010 After an early morning flight we arrived in Sandakan, on the island of Borneo in the Malaysian state of Sabah. We quickly made our way to Sepilok, home to one of four orangutan rehabilitation centers in the world and the starting point of tomorrow's trip up the Sungai (River) Kinabatangan (try saying that 3 times in a row). This...
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Who we are

We, Nick and Rachel, are a couple of world-traveling botanists from California in search of adventure, exciting food, culture and nature. This blog is our attempt to keep in touch with our friends, family, and followers as we explore Asia and beyond over the next 10+ months starting in early-July 2010. I hope you enjoy our stories, photos, and experiences.


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2010

July-Mid-August : Malaysia
Mid-August-October: Indonesia
October-November: Nepal
Late-November-Early December: India
late-December: Nepal

2011

January-February:
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia

Late February, March-April: New Zealand
Late April: Fiji
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