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Vacation Photo Album: Various Trips 2005

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In December 2004, Andrew and I started new assignments in the oil industry in Miri, Borneo, Malaysia. On this web page you can find pictures and information on our adventures here - a new home, and new possibilities for travelling and exploring other continents!

Chronology of a travelling life.... and preview of plans.....

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Map of Malaysia...we are on Borneo, in the town of Miri (next to Brunei), in the State of Sarawak

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Regular business trips to KL...Twin Towers by night.

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Chinese New Year celebrations in KL.

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Riding in Brunei...to a backdrop of beach and 'Nodding Donkeys'!

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Inside one of the caves in Mulu.

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Rafting the Padas River in Sabah.

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Andrew and I parasailing in Sabah.

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Petronas Annual Dinner - International Costumes Night!

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Bollywood Dancing for Deepavali festivities.

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Elephant ride in the wonderful Singapore Zoo and Night Safari.

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Scenic view of Queenstown, New Zealand - 'Adventure Capital of the World'!

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Our new home - an ETC, or "elevated timber construction"

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Andrew and I preparing to sail a Hobie Cat.

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Andrew on the cycling leg of the Piasau Boat Club beach triathlon.

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Visit to a longhouse in Bario Highlands.

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Descent from Mt. Kinabalu, SE Asia's highest peak, after watching the sunrise.

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Manukan, a beautiful island offshore Kota Kinabalu.

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Orang Utan at rescue centre near Kuching, Sarawak.

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At a tea plantation in the Cameron Highlands.

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Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Recent trips
  • Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, plus KK and Poring Hot Springs
  • Cambodia
  • KL
  • Singapore
  • New Zealand
  • Kuching
  • London/Cologne
  • Cameron Highlands
  • Mulu Caves
  • Regular trips across the border to Brunei

Future adventures

  • So many plans, so little time....
  • For 2006: skiing somewhere, possibly a Japan trip to visit Andrew's brother, and maybe my childhood dream of horse trekking in Iceland will come true!