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Labuk Bay Resort – Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary – After Lunch

So after a short rest from morning feeding (time to copy the pictures to my Nexto PSD) it was off out to another location for lunch. We headed out in the muddy yet reliable truck, you can see the storm in the distance that we drove into.. The place we had lunch was really in […]

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Labuk Bay Resort – Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary – Sandakan, Sabah

So we arrived in Sabah to rain sadly, we got there quite early in the morning direct to Sandakan from KL and were picked up promptly by our first guide Adam – a very knowledgeable local tribal guy from the Sandakan area (I forget which tribe he was from, but he said they were river […]

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The Planning of the Sabah Trip – Costs and Itinerary

Earlier in the year I went for a 5 day trip to Sabah, you might remember I posted a picture of Jackie the Orang Utan when I got back. Well now I think it’s time I started writing about it. We started out by asking around for a good agent, as we had a limited […]

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Chiling Falls Near Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor

Chiling Fall is one of the more popular (but quite difficult to reach) waterfalls in Malaysia, you can check out some info and pics at Waterfalls of Malaysia: Chiling. Basically you have to be prepared to get wet, hike for a good 1-2 hours and cross a river 5 times (each way!) which can be […]

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Deerland Park – Lanchang – Pahang

So after we visited Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, we headed to this really cool place nearby called Deerland. We thought it was just a deer park but it actually had all kinds of animals inside and was really interesting.. It was more interesting than the Elephant Sanctuary, which was the main purpose of our trip! […]

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Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary – Pahang

So after a morning at Chamang Falls we headed off to our main destination, Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary! It’s about 20km or so from Chamang and we were to get there by 1pm to make sure we got the activity passes so we could play with the elephants..unfortunately as it was a public holiday the […]

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A Trip to Pahang – First stop Chamang Fall (Lover’s Waterfall) – Bentong

So during the public holiday last week (Labour/May Day) a bunch of us decided to head out to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Pahang. Our friendly guide Happy Yen also suggested that we check out Chamang Fall and Deerland. A bunch of us have decided it’s a good idea to explore Malaysia a bit more […]

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Royal Perak Museum (Muzium Diraja) & Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah

Nearby to Masjid Ubudiah there are some other interesting sites like the Muzium Diraja Perak and the Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah. Seen as though we were nearby we dropped by, sadly the museum was closed on Sundays. Just grabbed a quick shot of it over the fence, its pained in the royal perak colours. A […]

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The Streets of Ipoh

So last weekend a group of us from Shutter Asia headed out to Perak for a weekend away from the city, the occasion was the 1st anniversary of the forum! We were staying at Cinta Alam Kelimat Eco Village, nearby Sungai Siput. A short stop at Ipoh on the way for some food and street […]

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Penang Bridge Marathon 2007 – My Side

As I mentioned a few days back, I was in Penang over the weekend taking some pictures of the Penang Bridge Marathon 2007, no I wasn’t taking part..If I was competing, I don’t think I’d be sitting here typing now, I’d be in hospital. So props to all those that managed to finish. It was […]

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