Borneo

Home Stay in Malaysian Borneo

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:16:44 +0000

We visited a school in a small Muslim village and spent the night with a local family.

Golfing in Borneo- A Sensory Experience

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:54:52 +0000

Golfing in Kota Kinabula was a feast for the senses.

Proboscis Monkeys: The Dutchman of Borneo

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:47:14 +0000

A Shocking Sight! Deep within the forests of Borneo, along a route Chinese traders used to obtain highly treasured shark fins and bird's nests, ancient explorers came across a most startling sight.

Borneo's Bakun dam

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:09:57 +0000

Borneo mega-dams proposal raises fears for tribes, wildlife...

Orang Utan: The Wild-man of Borneo

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 08:46:38 +0000

The Man of the Jungle It is one of the largest of tree-dwelling mammals and shares 96.4 % of the human genome. With two intelligent eyes, a tuft of fluffy hair at the top of its head and a skull...

Tales of A Female Nomad

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 04:49:55 +0000

Title: Tales of A Female Nomad . Living at Large in the World. Author: Rita Golden Gelman. Publisher: Three Rivers Press (2001) ISBN: 0609809547. Details: paperback, 5 1/4" x 8", 312 pages. * * * From...

Saving Borneo's Orangutans

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:02:05 +0000

* * * Asia's vanishing forests are home to many endangered species who may not survive the century. In the jungle of Borneo, Birute Mary Galdikas has spent the past three decades braving tropical...

Pulau Tiga

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 03:16:59 +0000

Not many have heard of this island before although it was more than a hundred years old. A tiny piece of land owned by my country, yet it was not until about three years ago that it was made popular...

Hanging Tough: The People of the Forest

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 06:51:07 +0000

For years, the orangutans and the people of the forest have been running out of time. We continue to grow and prosper as a species, while our closest relative slowly becomes pushed from life on earth.

Orang-utans -- the "wise men" of the forest

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 07:59:59 +0000

The big red primate of the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, the orang-utan, is a kind of wise man among apes and tends to look at the world from on high both in the literal and figurative sense, says...