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Mount Santubong – Checked!

Posted on May 19, 2014 by jipp

So I was in Kuching last last weekend to attend a friend’s wedding. Seeing an opportunity, I decided to take something off my long standing bucketlist by climbing up to Mount Santubong – one of the most famous natural landmarks … Continue reading →

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That Little Patch of Forest called FRIM

Posted on May 18, 2014 by jipp

FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia) is probably too governmental for many KL folks but seriously when it comes to getting back to nature (I like to use the term ‘return’ because I believe civilization had first originated from nature,no?), nothing … Continue reading →

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Namaste Kathmandu !

Posted on May 12, 2014 by jipp

Of course, as I had mentioned in my previous post on my trip to Nepal, it all began when I came up with a plan to climb up to the Everest Base Camp – only to be forced to change … Continue reading →

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Annapurna Base Camp: Finally a Taste of the Himalayas

Posted on May 6, 2014 by jipp

I used to believe that Switzerland and New Zealand are the most beautiful countries in the world, that if there were heavens on earth, they’d be somewhere in these two countries. But of course, that was before I read about the … Continue reading →

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Inle Lake and the Floating Villages

Posted on April 26, 2014 by jipp

INLE LAKE – I first read about it on an in-flight magazine and my curiosity had prompted me to put it on my list of “Places I Must See before I Die”. Instead of the popular choice of going on … Continue reading →

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