Matador - Caves

A Cave in the Rough

halamen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:46:14 -0500

I was understandably disappointed when I pulled up to the parking booth at Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy. “The big cave is closed until further notice,” the attendant informed me apprehensively. “The tour just goes to the sinkholes.”

She was surprised when I said it didn’t matter,...

Travelling around Sarawak

winner2me — Wed, 7 May 2008 02:45:02 -0500

After being bombarded with the word 'blogging' for months and I thought why not give it a try...

To begin with, alot of people outside Sarawak on the Northern part of Borneo Island, have yet to discover the friendly people, unique culture, great rain forests where stalcalite formations, one of longest...

Crantock and Porth Joke, Newquay, Cornwall

surfergrl — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:57:02 -0500

Closer to home this time, but it seemed like a world away.

Crantock is linked to my 'home' (is where the heart is) village of Llangrannog in Wales; both were settled by the same saint. Both are quiet villages with tiny lanes where the pubs and beach are the main draw.

All the way through Crantock to the...

Exploring the Buddhist Caves at Dambulla in Sri Lanka (2007)

khammons — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:48:33 -0600

Traveling
can't always be always a fairy tale and it only makes sense that this
day would be challenging. After two days biking across vast ruins in
one of the hottest parts of the country, I climbed Sigiriya in the
early morning, quickly packed my bags and caught a tuk-tuk south to the
town of...

A Day in KL

ZTP Teo — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:04:50 -0600

We woke before the alarm at 6:40. It was a warm Thursday morning and we were going to the Batu Caves.

After a shower and internet, we exited our hostel and walked around the corner to a bus terminal. We are staying in China Town on Jalan Sultan in a hostel called the Red Dragon. It is an old theatre....