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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
Final Post (No. 11). If it’s Friday, this must be the end. This way to the egrets; on to Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Friday, March 31. Okay, finally figured out how to insert a map (thanks to Val, my Blog Mentor). Here it is: Arrived in Singapore (1) via Taipei. Then to Bali (2). On…
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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
Post No. 10. If it’s Monday, this must be Sukau (cont’d). Monday, March 27. This one will be a quickie. After the last post, an experience of note was a night cruise yesterday evening (March 26) on the Kinabatangan River. The goal was to see nocturnal wildlife. Our guide drove the boat slowly along the…
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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
Post No. 9. If it’s Sunday, it must be Sepilok to Sukau. Monkeys and hornbills and bears, Oh My! Friday, March 24. We drove to Labuk Bay, the mangrove forest that covers about 400 acres for Proboscis monkeys. Truly one of the most peculiar looking animals ever. They are exclusively found in Borneo; they are…
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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
Addendum: Post 7a Forgot to mention regarding the Civet cats who partially digest coffee beans: The nickname of this brew is cute: “Cat-Poo-Chino.”
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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
Post No. 8. If it’s Thursday (redux), we’re still in Borneo Thursday, March 23. Yesterday’s post should have referred to Wednesday, not Thursday (the time differences are confusing). After arriving in Borneo on Thursday late morning, we had a city tour of Sandakan, the main city of the State of Saba. First stop was the…
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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
Post No. 7. If it’s Thursday, this must be Borneo. Yeah, Borneo. Thursday, March 23. We’re now in MY Nature Resort in the State of Saba, Malaysia, which is the in the northeast corner of the island of Borneo. Last time we left off, we were still in Jogja. On Wednesday, March 22, we visited…
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Bali, Borneo and Beyond
Post No. 6. If it’s Tuesday, Bye-Bye Bali! Inta the hearta Yogyakarta Tuesday, March 21. Have I mentioned the heat and humidity? It’s one thing to contemplate in February, in New York City, the idea of touring on the Equator. It’s entirely another thing to look at your smartphone and see that the temperature really…
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Bali, Borneo and Beyond
Post No. 5: If it’s Sunday, this must be Seminyak. Sunday, March 19, 2023 Yesterday (Saturday) we left Ubud for Seminyak, a beach resort town located on the southern tip of Bali. Our stay was geared to avoid being on Bali during Nyepi on March 22. Nyepi is the Balinese Day of Silence. It’s a…
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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
If it’s Thursday and Friday, it’s still Ubud. Thursday, March 16. The first item on today’s itinerary was to visit the establishment of Mr. John Hardy, a Canadian who set up a jewelry-making business in Bali (with a store in Soho). We saw the many artisans creating works of silver and gold out of wax…
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Bali, Borneo & Beyond
Tuesday, Wednesday: This must be Bali Tuesday, March 14. Last night, after dinner at “The Genius Cafe”, we took our last stroll of Singapore. They take this 20% greenery stuff seriously, viz., Arriving in Denpasar, Bali, in Indonesia, some difficulty with the Customs Declaration. The online system was not user-friendly, and some of our phones…
Something to Declare 