Tag Archives: Borneo

More Orang Utans

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

I just wanted to highlight Isobel’s post that I re-blogged this morning, it’s something that I feel passionate about so if you could just take a look at these beautiful creatures and go over to sign on the link from … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge# Beyond

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Sara Rosso says, ‘Do you have a photo which invites the viewer to look beyond? Are there hidden depths in the background? Is the focal point just a framing for the rest of the picture? If it’s not clear why … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Animals

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/10/05/travel-theme-animals/ Ailsa has chosen Animals to mark World Animal Day on Thursday, 2 days ago. I was very privileged  to be able to visit Sepilok, Borneo to see the orang-utans, really high on my ‘do before I die’ list. I hope … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Silhouette

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

I love silhouettes but don’t really have a true one. This is as close as I can get. A picture of my friends taken in Kota Kinabalu looking towards Tunku Abdul Rahman Park islands. There will be more to see … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sun

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

A really difficult one this week because I usually delete photos like this as being too bleached out!  

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Journey

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

The weeks photo challenge is what I like to do most of all – journey! A journey for me is to be as far away from my normal world as possible, not necessarily in distance, but  in culture, landscape, climate and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Christmas Carols Sabah style! I was really surprised to see so many Christmas celebrations on Borneo and these young people who were Carol singing in Kota Kinabalu. Photo taken by my travelling friend.   Some great interpretations of the weekly … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Breakfast

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Mine would make a very dull photo so here is someone else’s! Taken at Sepilok, if you would like to learn more take a peep at my earlier post http://wp.me/p1zqCM-n Is this how you do a pingback? http://2011onthebench.wordpress.com/tag/weekly-photo-challenge-breakfast/     … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Path

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Taken on a flight from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan in Borneo where the river would be a ‘path’ for many isolated communities. 

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Nests of Primates

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

No-one can prepare for rain forest. Really dense rain forest that is. I’d travelled in several African countries pottering through patches of moist jungle areas, but it was a world away from Borneo. Here I found myself eyeball to nature … Continue reading →

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