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March 12, 2013 by farbolino
I only had to walk half a kilometer from my hostel on the outskirts of Sepilok to reach the roundabout …
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Category: Asia, Backpacking, Budget travel, Hitchhiking, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photo, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Travel
| Tags: Beaches, Borneo, Islands, Malaysia, Orangatuns, Rainforest, Semporna, Sepilok, Snorkeling.
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March 9, 2013 by farbolino
As I stand at the edge of Kinabalu National Park waiting for cars to pass, I can hear the callings …
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Category: Asia, Backpacking, Budget travel, Hitchhiking, iPhone, iPhoneography, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Travel
| Tags: Borneo, Malaysia, Orangutans, Rainforest
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March 7, 2013 by farbolino
I figured I’d give some up to date information about climbing Mt. Kinabalu in one day since the cost of …
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Category: Asia, Backpacking, Budget travel, Camping, hiking, SE Asia, South East Asia, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Borneo, climbing, hiking, Malaysia, Mount Kinabalu, summit
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March 6, 2013 by farbolino
While in Brunei, I knew I had to try ambuyat; so what is it? Wikipedia defines it as: Ambuyat is …
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Category: Asia, Couchsurfing, food, SE Asia, South East Asia, Travel
| Tags: Borneo, Brunei, cuisine, delicacy, Eastern Malaysia, Food
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March 5, 2013 by farbolino
I guess there isn’t too much suspense as to the punch line of the story since it’s in the title, …
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Category: Backpacking, Budget travel, iPhone, iPhoneography, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Travel
| Tags: Borneo, breast feeding, children, Kinabalu park, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Muslims
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March 3, 2013 by farbolino
In the last few years, Thailand has become a magnet for travelers, and in 2012 alone Thailand saw over 22 …
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Category: advice, Asia, Backpacking, Photo, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Tips, Travel
| Tags: bamboo tattoo, island hopping, Islands, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Phi Phi Don, tattoo, Thai islands, Thailand
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February 23, 2013 by farbolino
One of the perks of traveling to a foreign country is being able to eat the local food from the …
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Category: Backpacking, Budget travel, Europe, Hostels, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Travel
| Tags: breakfast, England, English, Food, Koh Phi Phi, pad thai, Thailand, UK
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February 22, 2013 by farbolino
In between Yangon and Mandalay along the Irrawaddy river lies Yenangyaung, a place most tourists have never heard of, and …
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Category: Asia, SE Asia, Travel
| Tags: Burma, Myanmar, orphanage, Yenangyaung
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February 21, 2013 by farbolino
This is a continuation of photos from Myanmar. These continue with photos from the train ride from Hsipaw to Pyin …
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Category: Asia, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photo, SE Asia, South East Asia, Travel
| Tags: Burma, Chang Tha, Hswipaw, Myanmar, Pyin Oo Lwin, Yangon
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February 20, 2013 by farbolino
These photos start with photos of the surrounding town near U Bein bridge and include photos from a 3 day …
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Category: Backpacking, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photo, SE Asia, South East Asia, Travel
| Tags: Bagan, Chang Tha, Hsipaw, Mandalay, Namsung, Pyin Oo Lwin, Yangon