Take The Path Less Ordinary

First it hugs you, and then it kills you. The strangler fig is no pushover in the botanical kingdom. It best epitomises Darwinism’s “survival of the fitness”. A fully grown fig can choke the largest tree to death and takes over its place.
Yes, this is how we like our jungle – raw and full [...]

Words & images by Casey Ng
If northern Sabah is a woman, I want to marry her.
She has natural beauty, cultured and hell can she dresses up. And although she may not be singing all the high notes of 21st century, she has enough to take one’s senses off with an oomph.

The sun sets in Marudu [...]

The inner sanctum of the Malaysian rainforest opened its arms and said bonjour to a bunch of jolly French adventurers recently.
Last month, Camille, Agathe, Arnaud and Agnes decided that Malaysia was a good place to catch up since everyone went separate ways after graduating from university. Today, as qualified environment engineers who are [...]

Taman Negara needs no introduction. We will spare you the hype of how annually 60,000 visitors rummaged its ground and made it the most touristy national park in Malaysia.
This post attempts to give you a quick one-page overview of Taman Negara travels.
History
Taman Negara was originally gazetted under colonial British government in 1925 as wildlife sanctuary [...]

Sandakan is the Malaysian version of “far east”. The first thing that hits you is how early the sun rises. Yup, 5am, a time when most locals living in the rest of the country is still in dreamland. Tucked in a far flung corner of the country, the town is also one of the earliest [...]

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet. Don’t dive in as soon as you spot the cheapest deal. One must first and foremost decide whether the price is boon or bait.
More often than not, one can expect quality and comfort to go downhill in cheap stays or tours. Hence, understanding the [...]

The thing a visitor should know is, unlike Langkawi, Perhentians or Redang which is steeped in western styled hedonism, Pangkor is unpretentious and has the local feel.
First and foremost, it is a fishing village island. The eastern part of the island is bustling with seafaring and seafood activities while its western coast is calm and [...]

A mix bag of websites to help you take a stab at planning your own holiday in Malaysia.