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Home is where you lay your head…
Right now I’m looking into arranging a homestay in rural Bali. It got me thinking of some of the amazing (and not so amazing) places I’ve stayed over the years… 1. Primary Rainforest – Borneo Three...
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Global Domination. Sort of.
Supper in Tokyo. Breakfast in Kuala Lumpur. Lunch in Jakarta. Dinner in Bali. When I was still a wee lad in short trousers I remember my grandparents telling me that in ‘their day’ a ‘holiday’ meant...
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Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Skydiving in New Zealand “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac You know what? Planet earth is an amazing,...
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The immense Danum Valley Conservation Area. Sabah, Borneo.
A speck in red. Standing at the foot of the immense Danum Valley.. One of the last strongholds of undisturbed tropical flora and fauna in the world The Danum Valley Conservation Area is a 438km2 tract...
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Staying at the Hyatt Regency Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
Five-star luxury in Sabah – with design that gets better at every turn. As a travel writer you usually know right from the off what your money-shot is going to be – that is, the photo you’re gonna...
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Walking about Kampong Ayer Water Village, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
With its own mosques, schools and police station it’s the largest stilt settlement in the world. Built entirely of stilt houses and wooden walkways, Kampong Ayer in Brunei is a collection of 42...
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My base in Brunei: Badi’ah Hotel, Bandar Seri Begawan
The sights and sounds of the city within walking distance – or water taxi. I first visited Borneo seven years ago, spending three weeks in the Malaysian state of Sabah with my ex from Northern...
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