From Hunter-Gatherers to Human Zoo
Leaving Mulu National Park on a little propeller plane, with rivers unspieling below us, a scattered handful of logging tracks carving their way across the...
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Three Million Bats
Deer Cave, at Mulu National Park, Borneo, is one of the largest cave chambers in the world, and home to as many as three million...
Fifteen and a Half Steps to (Back)Packing Mastery
1: Heavy Stuff High, Light Stuff Low Thanks to the high-school physics principle of moment, things at the bottom of your pack feel heavier than...
So Long and Thanks to (All) the Fish
Yesterday was a rite of passage for the nine year old. And one that I can, with hand on heart, say that I am glad...
10 Ways to Tell Your Child Has Been in Asia A Long Time
1: A desire for previously unknown accessories in routine consumables. Eg? “I want that toothbrush, mum, definitely that one.” “Why?” “It has a built-in tongue...
The 7 Link Challenge
The 7 Link Challenge is a piece of interweb genius that originates with Problogger. And, my lord, is it challenging. The aim? To find six...
The Coolest Fairground Worker Ever?
Of all the places in which to find a “UK Funfair”, complete with British registration plates on the lorries, Bintulu, Sarawak, would come pretty low...
The Big Race
Watching two women’s eights, one women’s sixteen, and a mighty war canoe paddled by thirty-two men powering their way up the Balui River in the...
The Vanishing Forest
Some things, simply, look too big, too plentiful to ever be used up. The herds of bison that clouded the American plains; the trees of...
The City Slicker
Asun and Mimi sit in a cafe off the waterfront in Belaga, a town of 2500 souls and the major trading hub of great swathes...