http://matadortravel.com/taxonomy/term/1249/0 en http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/malaysia/noellejt/so-here-it-goes-the-jungles-of-borneo-and-the-great-red-man <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p> I leave for Danum Valley in about an hour.Two weeks of trekking for orangutans and camping in the jungle!</p><p>I never did find a trekking partner - but instead of the Joseph Conrad style hacking through the virgin jungle with our food and water on our backs that I had pictured when I made plans...</p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/malaysia/noellejt/so-here-it-goes-the-jungles-of-borneo-and-the-great-red-man">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/malaysia/noellejt/so-here-it-goes-the-jungles-of-borneo-and-the-great-red-man#comment Off the beaten path Borneo Danum Valley Lahad Datu orangutans Sabah trekking Mon, 5 May 2008 01:18:54 -0500 noellejt 73657 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/malaysia/islandhapa/tattooing-in-borneo <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>In July 2007, I accompanied my boyfriend, Su'a Sulu'ape Freewind, to the Second Borneo International Tattoo Convention in Sibu, where he was an invited guest artist. The convention was organized by our friend Ernesto of Borneoheadhunters Tattoo Studio in Kuching to bring together native tattooists and...</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/malaysia/islandhapa/tattooing-in-borneo">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/malaysia/islandhapa/tattooing-in-borneo#comment 2.256020 111.986490 2.256020 111.986490 2.256020 111.986490 Authentic Cultural Interacting with locals Off the beaten path Art Borneo culture longhouse Malaysia tattoo Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:07:10 -0600 islandhapa 59106 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/indonesia/caseygusto/underwater-wonderland-east-kalimantan-islands-borneo-indonesia <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>After being out of the tropical waters and in the forest for a month or so we were ready to dive back in. And what better place than a group of small islands where we heard that people often encounter dozens and even hundreds of manta rays, there is a saltwater lake filled with stingless jellyfish and...</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/indonesia/caseygusto/underwater-wonderland-east-kalimantan-islands-borneo-indonesia">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/indonesia/caseygusto/underwater-wonderland-east-kalimantan-islands-borneo-indonesia#comment 2.141834 118.363952 2.141834 118.363952 2.141834 118.363952 Borneo Indonesia Scuba Wed, 16 May 2007 10:06:12 -0500 caseygusto 27020 at http://matadortravel.com