Still buzzing from our wild Orang-Utan encounter the day before we arrived in the riverside village of Sukau, excited at the prospect of what lay ahead... 'Will we see any crocs' I asked our guide Jo. 'I don't think so' Jo replied 'Frankie (the local croc) will be sleeping for a week' 'Why is that?' we asked 'He ate a dog 2 days ago' Jo quipped joyfully back at us in his best English. It materialised that Jo had heard a noise nearby the lodge jetty. He rushe...

We have already been lucky enough to see some of the great wonders of the world, stunning architecture and fascinating cultures but Malaysian Borneo was always going to be about wildlife and in particular, the legendary Orang-utan. Orang-utan literally translates as 'man of the forest' and possessing 96.4% of the same genes is the 3rd closest relative to human beings. Native only to the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, although far from guaranteed, our goal was sim...

Illuminated, glowing and glittering against the night sky, the Petronas Towers of downtown Kuala Lumpur are quite simply a modern work of art. We have already had enough 'wow' moments to last a lifetime on this trip but in comparison even with the enigmatic Taj Mahal I have to say the Petronas towers is the most beautiful building I have ever seen. Standing at 452m the 88 storeys of the Petronas Towers are the 3rd tallest building in the world. The 2 perfectly...