Hey folks, do you remember that time when I had a contest-slash-raffle in which readers have to guess a couple of cities from two different continents that are included in the book 501 Must-Visit Cities? And yeah, that book was the prize. Oh, you don’t? Well it was five continents, fourteen months ago. I was…
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Backpacking Borneo: Clark-Kota Kinabalu
Exactly a year ago, 7th of May 2009, Shervin and I set off for our 6-week backpacking trip across six countries (Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar) in South East Asia – with a budget of $1,000 each. And where did our epic adventure begin? Malaysian Borneo. Signal no. 2 typhoon on our departure day….
Kuala Lumpur-Clark
It all ends here. We traveled nonstop (with one bus change) from Bangkok to Kuala lumpur, a 21-hour trip. We stayed at Parham’s place for two nights, and mostly spent our time indoors. We were weary. I was missing home and I can’t wait to see my mom. I haven’t seen her for eight months,…