I arrived at Sepilok Rehabiltation centre on Wednesday. As we drove to the centre from the airport, we could tell we were finally in the jungle. You could notice straight away the palm oil trees and the amount of them. The jungle is extremely hot and humid, more than the cities in Malaysia. We are staying within the centre at a resthouse, specifically for the volunteers. It is a large wooden house which is basic accomodation but quite cosy. I am sharing with ...

Hi everyone, this is my first official travelling blog. I arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Saturday and met the other 11 volunteers doing the orangutan programme. I was supposed to be greeted at the airport by a travellers worldwide rep in a tshirt however I was greeted by a malaysian women in full malaysian dress. We stayed in a hotel for 2 nights all together which smelt really badly of damp and my room had curtains but no window behind it. We were giv...