Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers en Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:50:00 -0400 Monkey Business along the Kinabatangan River http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/sabah/article/monkey-business-along-the-kinabatangan-river/ Sabah's Kinabatangan River is a wildlife refuge without peer, home to both orang-utans and the...                                                                                    Sabah’s longest river, the 450 km long Kinabatangan, provides an excellent introduction to the wonders of the rainforest. Seven lodges along the river welcome visitors, with boat cruises and walking trails affording great opportunities for exploration. Wild Orang-utans, Proboscis Monkeys and Long-tailed Macaques are just three of the monkey species to be found along the Menanggul River (a tributary of the Kinabatangan). The whole river is a wildlife extravaganza, with crocodiles basking in the shoals, and an exotic array of birdlife gliding overhead.

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]]> Graham Simmons Malaysia Sabah Adventure Travel Cruising Destination Travel Eco-tourism Family Holidays Nature and Wildlife By: Graham Simmons Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:10:00 -0400 Among the Turtles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/sabah/article/among-the-turtles/ The island of Pulau Selingaan in the Sulu Sea off Malaysian Borneo is a declared marine park that... The island of Pulau Selingaan in the Sulu Sea off Malaysian Borneo, 40 kilometres from the Philippines sea border, is one of a small group of 'Turtle Islands' in a declared marine park that sits in ancient turtle migration and breeding lanes. Almost every night throughout the year a dozen to twenty of the lumbering beasts return instinctively to the island of their birth to lay a clutch of between 40 and 180 eggs. The nightly process of saving and releasing has become a well-supervised tourist attraction. It is garnished by the opportunity to become acquainted with newly-hatched baby turtles who run up and down arms and plunge into pants legs and sleeves.

]]> Glenn A Baker Malaysia Sabah Eco-tourism Destination Travel By: Glenn A Baker Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:24:00 -0500 Another Water village http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/sabah/article/another-water-village/ The over-water stilt village of Buli Sim-Sim (Sabah, Malaysia) Brunei's Kampong Ayer Water Village is justly renowned worldwide. But another, lesser-known water village - the Buli Sim-Sim, in Sandakan (Sabah, Malaysia) – is equally fascinating. This water village in three sections (the Chinese quarter and the old and new Malay quarters) was founded originally to provide low-cost housing for the needy, but has now evolved into a desirable residential address.

]]> Graham Simmons Malaysia Sabah Cultural Travel Destination Travel By: Graham Simmons Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:56:00 -0500 Trail of Memories http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/sabah/article/trail-of-memories/ Sandakan Memorial Park commemorates the infamous Sandakan Death March of World War II The old capital of Sabah (Malaysia), Sandakan is firmly in the development spotlight, in light of its proposed official declaration as a city in 2008. Sandakan was the trailhead for the infamous Sandakan Death March of World War II, which led to the deaths of over 2,400 Australian and British troops. The new Sandakan Memorial Park commemorates this tragic event.

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