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The view from my tent on Monday and Tuesday… This is where I slept last night… And this was the view from my window the first night. Lake Temengor… … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Malaysian rainforest
There are people who think this place is just a bank for making money out of logs. This film was taken by a good friend of mine, Chan Kai Soon, in the Temenggor Forest Reserve. If you think this is … Continue reading
So we spent 4 days on Tioman Island. That’s in the South China Sea, somewhere north east of the Malaysian Peninsula. One and a half hours by fast ferry from Mersing in Johor State. And all these scenes were a … Continue reading
We had a dear friend visit us from the UK, which is what prompted us to take a few days off. It started with a long trip across Johor state to the small town of Mersing, where we were to … Continue reading
This is where I was last week. Lake Chini is not far from Lake Bera. People have done some awful things to Lake Chini over the years, in the name of greed and ignorance. Fortunately, they have failed to ruin … Continue reading
It may have looked as I I have been sitting at home posting on my blog, but the wonders of blogspot allow me to cheat. I have actually been three days without internet connection. It has been some years since … Continue reading
Take a look at either this site or this one.And sign this petition here. Please. My signature is number 107. I have seen some of these things with my own eyes, and it breaks my heart. Rarely can I spend … Continue reading
This from today’s The Star newspaper: “Give us RM 100,000 annually or we chop down all the trees near the water catchment areas in the state.” This was the threat Menteri Besar* Azizan Abdul Razak issued to the Federal Government. … Continue reading
So here’s progress with Stormshifter: Yay! Over 40% done! And some pix from the Tahan River, in Taman Negara (NP) in Pahang. … Continue reading
Rooms with a view: the fig tree and the accommodation (note the pig). I’ve just come back from introducing our houseguest to Taman Negara. Once I planted a fig tree in the garden – that is, a tropical ficus species. … Continue reading