Bangalore, Karnataka, India After flying in from Mangalore, the early evening taxi ride was nothing like our first introduction to Bangalore. It took over 1 hour to travel 10km! We were eager to get into town to meet up with one of my IEEE contacts, Dipa. Dipa is an electrical engineer, working at Cypress. We …
Mangalore, India Staying at Poonja International Hotel. I swear I’ll never take a local bus in India again. It was a long, painful, ride, stopping everywhere to pick up and drop up people. Seats were hard, and barely big enough for a child’s bottom. Roads were rough and winding; People were puking into bags and …
Tholpetty, Kerala, India A two day break in a wildlife reserve on the Kerala, Karnataka border. Stayed at the Pachyderm Palace, at the edge of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. We were so lucky to have stumbled upon this gem. I have to give credit to the Lonely Planet for this one. They described it as …
Mysore, Karnataka, India Stayed at the Green Hotel, an ecofriendly hotel, away from the hustle-and-bustle of town. Mysore is known across the country for its Palace and annual Festival of Dasara. We arrived right around the eve of this 10 day festival (not the best way to escape the crowds). Perhaps due to the increased …
Bangalore, India Staying at 37th Crescent Hotel.After 2 nights, moved to the more affordable Vellara Hotel (+91-2536-9116) We sure planned this one right, arriving in one of India’s most congested cities at 3:00 in the morning. The streets were dark and empty as we rode into town, so we remained blissfully unaware of the traffic …
Singapore, Singapore Just enough time on the ground to catch up with an old work colleague of Grant’s before boarding an early morning flight to Bangalore.
We spent one night in Melacca, at the gorgeous Puri Hotel. Rooms are a little tiny, but who spends any time in their rooms? Our first experience in Melacca was the pleasant shock of its bus station. KL’s bus station is very crammed, old, and chaotic. That’s where we borded our luxurious (yet still cheap) bus to Melacca. …
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Back to KL for two nights. We spent our final day in Kuala Lumpur dealing with fun logistics such as picking up our Indian visa. We had another fun night with our friends Pek, Richard, and Sharron. Gerald and Raulyn’s has become a familiar, albeit out of the way, place to visit …
Staying at the Dragon Inn.Diving with North Borneo DSS. We were enjoying Borneo’s nature and wildlife so much, that we delayed our return flight a couple of days. This gave us enough time to hike up Kota Kinabalu, sleep in the rain forest near Sukau, and still be able to dive the world famous sights of Sipidan …
Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia In Sandakan: Staying at Hotel Seafront (Tel:089-222233) In Sukau: Rainforest Lodge (No phone 🙂 ) The Sukau Rainforest Lodge was a very memorable way to celebrate our 7 year wedding anniversary. The 2 night package included a visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, a high speed cruise through the mangroves from Sandakan …
Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Climbing the peak of the highest mountain in South East Asia, Mount Kinabalu.Staying at the Mesilau Nature Resort. Mt. Kinabalu is the largest mountain in S.E. Asia. It’s a popular, but challenging 1 1/2 day trek to the top. We drove to a less well known part of the park, to stay at …
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Borneo), Malaysia Staying at Akinabalu Youth Hostel , planning to try to get ourselves to Mount Kinabalu tonight, to start the 2 day climb to the top by tomorrow. We plan to try to stay at one of the Sutera Sanctuary Lodges , hoping they have room for last minute travelers. We …