Daily Archives: October 14, 2014

The Sensational Natural Beauty of Taman Negara Malaysia

October 14, 2014 By in Biology, Birds, Malaysia, Photography, Plants, Science, Tourism, Travel Tags: Leave a comment

Looking back, this is worth a read. It’s one of our most popular travel blogs.

Slow Travel in Distant Places

Taman Negara- 2002 (2) Taman Negara- 2002 (2) (Photo credit: Smulan77)

Taman Negara (Park Narodowy Malezji) Taman Negara (Park Narodowy Malezji) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Taman Negara (Park Narodowy Malezji) Taman Negara (Park Narodowy Malezji) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

View of Sungei Tembeling from Taman Negara Nat... View of Sungei Tembeling from Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

……….This is our third of three related blogs dealing with naturally beautiful locations in Malaysia. The first explored the spectacular beauty of Pangkor Island, the second featured the stunning beauty of the Cameron Highlands, and this explores the sensational beauty of Taman Negara.

Taman Negara is the oldest and largest national park in Malaysia, with enormous rain forest, fast flowing rivers and mountains for backdrop. Taman Negara’s rain forest is the oldest in the World and strictly protected. It also has the longest canopy walkway in the world.

We are passionate about preserving the rain forest, like in Taman Negara, which is home to a wonderful eco-system of fauna and…

View original post 387 more words

Our road to Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) – Part 2

October 14, 2014 By in Architecture, Myanmar, Photography, Tourism, Travel Tags: Leave a comment

Looking back, this is worth a read. It’s one of our most popular travel blogs.

Slow Travel in Distant Places

Sagaing, Burma. Image taken by MikeRussia on f... Sagaing, Burma. Image taken by MikeRussia on flickr in Autumn 2006. The creator has granted GFDL licensing and permission for use in the wikimedia project. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ayeyarwady River from Sagaing Hill, Sagaing Ру... Ayeyarwady River from Sagaing Hill, Sagaing Русский: Река Иравади с сагайнского холма (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pot Maker, Yandabo Village, Myanmar Pot Maker, Yandabo Village, Myanmar (Photo credit: travfotos)

Boy at the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar Boy at the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Monks at Mahagandhayon Monastic Insti... English: Monks at Mahagandhayon Monastic Institution in Amarapura carry alms bowls (thabeik) in order to receive alms. Myanmasa: အရမပူရမြို့၏ မဟာဂန္ဓရုံကျောင်းတွင် ကိုရင်များသည် သိပိတ်နှင့် ဆွမ်းခံချသည်။ (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Old City Gate at Amarapura, Myanmar Old City Gate at Amarapura, Myanmar (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sagaing Hill - U Min Thonze - Mandalay, Myanmar Sagaing Hill – U Min Thonze – Mandalay, Myanmar (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Along the Irrawaddy River, Central Bu... English: Along the Irrawaddy River, Central Burma/Myanmar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Along the Irrawaddy River, Central Bu... English: Along the Irrawaddy River, Central Burma/Myanmar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Our second morning in Mandalay, we crossed the bridge over the Irrawaddy River to Sagaing. The area is covered with…

View original post 771 more words