Mt Kota Kinabalu Everyone was excited and itching to crack open the chocolate, what better reason to climb a mountain than to eat as much chocolate as you like??? Little did we know what was in store for us. We started at 1830m above sea level. By the end of our first day we would have climbed to 3300m and walked 6km. We set off at 10am and arrived the hut by around 3pm. There were some moments people said “I can’t do it” but in the end everyone made it t...

Rasa Ria We said our goodbyes to the rest of the group at the rest house, and made our way to the airport for our short flight back to KK. We were met by Danny who drove us to Turan where we would be staying during our placement. The apartment is a bit like a cell but it does have a semi automatic washing machine (Luxury)!!! So first thing we did was washed all our clothes. After 4 months of hand washing they don’t always get as clean as we hoped. With the wa...

Rasa Ria We said our goodbyes to the rest of the group at the rest house, and made our way to the airport for our short flight back to KK. We were met by Danny who drove us to Turan where we would be staying during our placement. The apartment is a bit like a cell but it does have a semi automatic washing machine (Luxury)!!! So first thing we did was washed all our clothes. After 4 months of hand washing they don’t always get as clean as we hoped. With the wa...

Rasa Ria We said our goodbyes to the rest of the group at the rest house, and made our way to the airport for our short flight back to KK. We were met by Danny who drove us to Turan where we would be staying during our placement. The apartment is a bit like a cell but it does have a semi automatic washing machine (Luxury)!!! So first thing we did was washed all our clothes. After 4 months of hand washing they don’t always get as clean as we hoped. With the wa...

Jungle Trekking 9 days of trekking through the jungle in the sweltering heat trying to count Orangutan nests… That means looking up and not where you are putting your feet. Other danger include snakes, spiders and LEECHES… We didn't see any snakes or spiders and luckily we had James (our ranger) and a bottle of Dettol. Before I continue I would like to write about leeches. There are 2 types of leech. Brown leeches - these are pretty boring, looking a bit l...