The most boring part of any overseas trip from Australia is the long haul flight to get there!! After a long day in Melbourne and a very long wait to drop our bags (who ever has to line up for over an hour just to do bag drop?!?) we boarded our Malaysia Airlines flight heading to Kuala Lumpur (or KL as it is popularly called). Very ordinary (read almost nonexistent) service on the airline and possibly the most uncomfortable seats I have hit for many years. It w...

On the countdown for my next adventure......leaving in 46 hours (but who is counting!) So what do I know about Borneo, or to more specific Sabah, which is where I am heading. Borneo is part of Malaysia and is the third largest island in the world. The island boasts remote jungle beauty, tropical adventure, and tribal cultures (including the famous headhunters), and is home to half of all known plant and animal species in the world. This is where we hope to see ...

Cherating Beach is located on the eastern coastline of Malaysia and resembles a tropical Eden on the shores of a jade sea. The all-inclusive package meant we could just sit back and relax with drinks in hand, wander off for meals, lounge about and watch the world go by. A walk along the beach, a bit of yoga and the occassional visit to the spa were theonly things I had to think about....I think we managed to drink our money's worth!!! Needed to go home to give my...

Now I know where so much of the tn from the mines go......over here to make the pewter!!! Could not resist a little splurge- champagne flutes, napkin rings.....will last me a lifetime!!