After some research, it appears that the best place to see orangutans and other wildlife in Borneo is in Sabah and specifically from the jumping off point of Sandakan in northeast Borneo. After spending a couple of nights in Sandakan, I moved to Sukau Rainforest Lodge on the banks of the Kinabatangan River inside the … Continue reading Sukau & Kinabatangan River June 2019
Other than the orangutans of Borneo, another species of monkey is of particular interest to me, the Proboscis Monkey that is also endemic to the island of Borneo. Proboscis monkeys live high up in the trees close to rivers and mangroves. Surprisingly they are excellent swimmers with webbed hands and feet and can out-swim crocodiles. … Continue reading Proboscis Monkeys of Borneo June 2019
If you have been following my blog, you will know that I have a thing for wildlife (as well as indigenous and tribal people) and I will go to the ends of the world to see them. I have been to Rwanda for the mountain gorillas, Manitoba for the polar bears, Madagascar for the lemurs, … Continue reading Bornean Orangutans of Sepilok June 2019
Most of the Yao and Zhuang minority tribes in Longsheng County in Guilin, China work as farmers in the terraced fields. The rice terraces here are called Longshen Rice Terraces or more popularly Longji Rice Terraces which translates to Dragon’s Backbone in Chinese. These rice terraces, especially when filled with water in the spring irrigation … Continue reading Longji Rice Terraces Apr 2019
This morning we head north towards Longsheng County to visit the famed long-haired red Yao tribe and the Longji rice terraces. There are about 80 households of red Yao minority tribe in Huangluo Village also known as “Long Hair Village”. The Yao ethnic minority are divided into several branches with the Red Yao who favor … Continue reading Huangluo Red Yao Village Apr 2019
What attracted me to Yangshuo was not just the idyllic scenery, in fact I came here mainly to photograph the cormorant fishermen. Cormorant fishing was once a successful local industry but sadly it is no longer economical to fish this way. Besides fishing is not allowed on most parts of the Li River now under … Continue reading Cormorant Fishermen Apr 2019
There is a famous Chinese saying that “Guilin has the finest landscape under the sky, and the landscape in Yangshuo is the most beautiful in Guilin”. It is in reference to the rare kind of karst scenery here where it is a combination of karst mountains, green hills, rivers, and caves, resembling a beautiful Chinese … Continue reading Yangshuo Guilin Apr 2019
