Monthly Archives: February 2012
February: Playing with Fire, etc.
Back in Vientiane, Term 1 has been chugging along like a refurbished tuk-tuk; it’s moving faster than usual, more smoothly than before, but is still not immune to the occasional pothole that rattles its newly painted frame. While I don’t … Continue reading
Gunung Mulu National Park
Departing the riverside menagerie of Kinabantangan, we flew to Sarawak, the western state of Malaysian Borneo. We landed in even denser jungle in the small town of Mulu, known best for its national park, home to the impressive Pinnacles, … Continue reading
Kinabantangan River: It’s a Jungle Out There
It hurt to stand up. It hurt to sit down. It definitely hurt to walk. And stairs were out of the question, unless absolutely necessary. Such was the state of my body the day after finishing the Kinabalu climb. But … Continue reading
