Day 15 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 13 in Malaysia
One of the adventures I was most looking forward to during our trip to South East Asia was to find a Rafflesia flower. Today we were going to do just that.
Day 11 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 9 in Malaysia
Today we got up early to take a bus to Kuala Lumpur, the big smoke. At just MYR 12 each, it was cheaper than the bus we took to get to Malacca from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Day 10 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 8 in Malaysia
We had stayed out pretty late the previous night so we left for brunch a bit late. Today we were going to explore more of Malacca.
Day 9 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 7 in Malaysia
Malacca (or Melaka) is a city with a lot of history, which was what enticed us to it in the first place. It is UNESCO listed too, so tick another one off the list.
Day 8 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 6 in Malaysia
It was time to leave Kuching and Borneo. We did Kuching quite slowly haha but I think it was rather productive. Borneo wasn’t even on the initial plan but I pushed for it and and we’re both glad I did. At least I can say A enjoyed the eating part a lot.
We were headed back to Peninsula Malaysia, and there’d be no more flying for a little while.
Day 7 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 5 in Malaysia
We didn’t do a whole lot really. Just slept in, relaxed and ate. It rained a lot too. Lunch was pretty bloody good (REAL TEH TARIK) but dinner wasn’t.
Day 6 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 4 in Malaysia
Fingers crossed the weather will continue to be good. It didn’t really rain during the day yesterday and I was hoping this would continue because we were finally headed to Bako National Park, one of the main National Parks of Borneo. Interestingly, it faces the South China Sea.
Day 5 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 3 in Malaysia
So, we haven’t seen any Orangutans yet. I had really wanted to see one and knew where we would be guaranteed to see one but wasn’t entirely sure we should go.
Day 4 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 2 in Malaysia
It was raining a lot in the morning so we decided to stay in. Will the rest of our stay here in Borneo be like this? :(
The original plan was to go and hopefully see some Orangutans in the wild-ish at Semenggoh Nature Reserve, which is where they rehabilitate injured or orphaned Orangutans and reintroduce them back into the wild. The staff at Semenggoh leave out fruit twice a day for the Orangutans if they wish to come back for a free feed.
Day 3 of Asia 2019 trip / Day 1 in Malaysia
Kuching means ‘cat’ in Malay. But we weren’t here for the cats (or dogs, for that matter) - Kuching was to be our base to exploring Borneo. I was pretty excited to go to Borneo to see an orangutan and hit up some national parks.
