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Ipoh: The Tin-Mining Town Reborn as the Hipster Capital of Malaysia

The town of Ipoh in Perak, Malaysia, is chock-full of adventure just waiting for you to explore them.Having said that, there are several beautiful cycling trails to be found throughout town. In fact, it’s one ...

21 things to do in Borneo: adventure travel Borneo off-the-beaten-path

Borneo, Guides, Malaysia, South East Asia

An adventure travel guide for a great Borneo Itinerary 21 amazing things to do in Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo Borneo, the third-largest island in the world. Divided between three countries: Indonesia, M...

Budget travel in Borneo – hints for bike travelers and adventurous backpackers

Borneo, Guides, Indonesia, Malaysia, South East Asia

Some travel hacks to trip Borneo on a budget. In our bicycle trip in Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan learned how to stay cheap and enjoy a low-cost adventure.

Sungai Asap, the Bakun Dam resettlement: Borneo people on the verge of extinction

Borneo, Malaysia, Reportage

Sungai Asap is where the Borneo people (Kenyah, Penan, Kayan) have been resettled to built the huge Bakun dam. Their ancestral homes and lands flooded

cycling through Sambas – a wooden Venice in Indonesian Borneo

Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Malaysia, South East Asia

the sultan's palace (Istana Alwatzikhoebillah) in Sambas, West KalimantanThis article is part of our DIY budget adventure travel in Borneo, check the bottom of the page for more stories, a map of the route...

how to find a rafflesia gunung gading national park Kuching sarawak

Rafflesia in Gunung Gading National Park – and suddenly here’s the biggest flower in the world

Borneo, Guides, Malaysia, South East Asia

February 13, 2016, Kuching, Sarawak, MalaysiaIs now about two months since we begun cycling the roads of Malaysian Borneo, it seems that the time has come for a change, time to see a new country, time t...

Teluk Pako beach, where many Proboscis Monkeys come out at sunset

Hiking in Bako National Park and eating in Kuching – the best of Malaysian Borneo

Borneo, Guides, Malaysia, South East Asia

Bako National Park the best place to see wildlife in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo This article is part of our "DIY Adventure Travel in Borneo" series. It's the 7th part of our Bicycle Touring itinerary with so...

those left in Bakun try to exploit the only resource here, tourism

Hydroelectric devastation in Borneo: interview with Save Rivers

Borneo, Malaysia, Reportage, South East Asia

Save the Rivers an interview about so-called clean energy in Borneo The word "Borneo" evokes myths of lush rainforests, strange and dangerous animals and populations of fascinating costumes... all true, unt...

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Public boat Belaga – Kapit – Sibu. A low cost cruise on Rajang River, Borneo

Borneo, Malaysia, South East Asia

A river trip on a cheap ferry is a great way to see what's left of the jungle, and cast a glimpse on the traditional lifestyle of Borneo people (Dayak).

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The Huge and Dark Caves of Niah National Park

Borneo, Malaysia, South East Asia

Niah National Park (Taman Negara Niah), is one of the highlights of Sarawak, the southern state of Malaysian Borneo. Not only for the jungle, the wildlife and the huge caves, but also for its seamless historical and cultural relevance, since the middle paleolithic