Travel Budgeting 103 — Learn to travel for less than nothing in Southeast Asia with these five tips. [QuarterLifeExcursion.com]
What to Pack for Southeast Asia? – Backpacker Packing List [Updated]
What to pack for Southeast Asia? This list will tell you exactly what you do and don’t need to pack for Southeast Asia.
Mabul – SCUBA, SCUBA, SCUBA II
Semporna, Sipadan, Mabul, and Kapalai. This is the holy grail for scuba divers. Semporna, a kind of sketchy and rag-tag town, is the departure point for about a a dozen islands and nearly a hundred unique dive sites. Mabul is…
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Thinking about taking your phone with you? Here are a few good things to know before you go.
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Kinabatangan River – Crocodiles, Orangutans and Elephants
Borneo is one of those islands that make you think about dense jungles, diverse wildlife, harsh terrain, and untouched backcountry. It truly is a gorgeous island. Our next stop on the island is a guest house right on the edge…
Sandakan – Bosou, Orangutans, and Rehabilitation
We arrived in Sandakan after a bit of trouble finding space on a bus. We ended up hitching a ride from a local to the next town and stopped at a road side stand for her favorite local snack, bosou,…
Kinabalu National Park – Summitting, Birding, and Waiting
Kinabalu National Park is two hours inland from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo. It’s headquarters is located at about 5000′, and the weather, compared to the sweltering heat of the jungle and coastland, is excellent. Kinabalu National Park is home…
Borneo Homestay – Volunteering, Building, and Beaching
We left Cambodia in such a rush, and unfortunately, skipped Phenom Phen and all the nice beaches because we had already signed up to do a homestay in Borneo via HelpX. (HelpX is an awesome website for signing up for…