Greetings everyone, I've been looking back over this year's travel and remembering not only the beautiful places I visited, the many interesting and passionate people I met and learned from, and the variety of entertainment and delicious food and wine we enjoyed, but also thinking about the small details and discoveries, the splendid light and [...]
Greetings friends, For my last blog reporting on my recent trip to Sabah, I want to take you with me on a visit we made to Kalapuan Village in the Semporna Islands Park in the Celebes Sea off the west coast of Borneo, home to many Bajau Laut (Sea Gypsy) families, most of whom live [...]
Greetings everyone, In this third blog from my Sabah trip, I am sharing a few details gleaned from walks in the forest - with a focus on the forest floor and shrub layers. The tropical rainforest has five layers - the emergent layer where trees can grow to heights of 50-60 metres, the main canopy [...]
Greetings everyone, Here are some of the animals and birds we encountered on our recent travels through four National Parks in Sabah. First up, a few birds for which I do not do justice, but managing to catch them at all I consider a bit of an achievement. A Blue-Eared Kingfisher on the Kinabatangan River [...]
Dear friends, ‘Sabah’ - the very name conjures up images of misty rainforest, winding rivers and wetlands, huge caves, tropical islands and coral reefs, orang-utans, monkeys, hornbills, kingfishers, and much much more. I have been lucky enough these past two weeks to visit four National Parks in Sabah: in Sepilok, the Orangutan and Sun Bear [...]