THIS SITE gives viewers a glimpse of the beautiful but unsung parts of Malaysia. As a social aid movement, fund generated from activities and adverts helps sustain OO’s operational cost and fund community projects in the Malaysian countryside.
Voluntary simplicity is living a life that is outwardly simple but inwardly rich. With less consumerism lifestyle, our ecological resource suffers less impact.
Tag: eco tourism
National Geographic picked us - again
Editor: We got nominated in 2008, read this. We made it again for 2009. This just came in a few days ago and we are surprised. We are honoured because only selected responsible travel networks which truly give back to rural communities around the world are identified and nominated. So far, only OO Malaysia and [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2009 under Conservation - Eco tourism, Conservation - Environment.
Tags: eco tourism, geotourism, Malaysia, sustainable, tourism
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Fire fly Bug - Malaysian nightlife takes on a new meaning
Among thousands of lampyridae species found all over the world, the Malaysian variety Pteroptyx tener is perhaps the most amazing.
Commonly known as fire fly or lightning bug, the Malaysian specie is the only one that flocks together by the thousands after dark and make trees glitter like Christmas tree. For hundreds of years, local [...]
Posted: December 26th, 2008 under Nature - Insect.
Tags: eco tourism, fireflies, kuala gula, Kuala Selangor, Malaysia, mangrove, Outskirt Outreach, responsible travel, sustainable tourism
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Après la pluie, le beau temps
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 [...]
Posted: December 24th, 2008 under View - Diary entries, View - Guestbook album.
Tags: accommodation, eco tour, eco tourism, jungle, nature tour, Rafflesia, rainforest, responsible tourism, sustainable tourism, weather
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Look ma, bare hands !
This is as primitive as it gets.
When we first saw Bah Andak, 38, dived into the cold river, we thought he was having a bath. Seconds later, the Orang Asli native emerged with a fish in his hand and it dawned upon us that we have just witnessed man’s earliest hunting art form.
Recently, out of [...]
Posted: October 18th, 2008 under Conservation - Eco tourism, View - Diary entries.
Tags: eco tourism, Malaysian, Orang Asli, sustainable, tour guide, travel guide
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