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Now They Swim with the Fishes

Now They Swim with the Fishes

Please note – if you didn’t get a chance to read about Kevin’s new volunteer position, please take a minute to view my Generosity page and CLICK HERE.  I’m starting my journey back to San Francisco in about three weeks, so it’s getting close.  Even if you’ve just enjoyed our blog, a small donation will really help out.  Just $10 will get me a night in a dorm room in Tajikistan and help keep me out of debt.  I hope…

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Sabah – a Land of Wonders

Sabah – a Land of Wonders

We hopped on a bus from Kota Kinabalu, known simply as KK, towards the northern tip of Borneo, known as … well .. the tip of Borneo.  We hadn’t spent any time at a beach since January and thought we were long overdue.  Plus we had seen a commercial for it on one of our flights showing turquoise waters, empty beaches and what we figured was warm water … who wouldn’t want to go check it out!  Plus we had…

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The Caves of Borneo

The Caves of Borneo

After leaving Kuching we took our first internal flight into Miri – after buses and trains throughout the rest of our trip, flying is a real luxury.  Lucky for us flights are super cheap within SE Asia … though I have to wonder what has happened to cheap flights within America … how come we can’t manage this?  We even got a drink and snack onboard the 40 minute flight.  In any case we arrived in Miri and after quite…

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From the Mountains of Nepal to the Jungles of Borneo

From the Mountains of Nepal to the Jungles of Borneo

After our rather taxing Himalayan mountain trek, we needed some time for R&R.  We chose to stay a week in Pokhara, a fairly quiet tourist town in central Nepal where people leave to start their trek on the Annapurna circuit.  Nothing that ambitious for us, though.  We had some vague notions of day hikes or other activities, but soon after arriving, my leg got quite sore and it was all I could manage to limp out of the hotel room…

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