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Diving and detaching: a curious experience on Mabul Island, Borneo

Diving and detaching: a curious experience on Mabul Island, Borneo

By Naomi Alyssa on 21 July, 2012 in Asia, Borneo, Malaysia

There’s a curious quality about travelling. Time begins to suspend. You arrive in a place, not entirely sure of what day it is. You stay for another, and forget when you first came. You know you’ll have to leave at some point, but have trouble visualising what will happen next. Days begin …read more

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It’s official: I’ve survived the jungle!

It’s official: I’ve survived the jungle!

By Naomi Alyssa on 1 March, 2012 in Asia, Borneo, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia

So what happened in Borneo? Oh, y’know, just: – finally getting SCUBA certified – …and diving Sipadan, one of the most famous dive sites in the world – …and seeing massive sea turtles, whitetip sharks, moray eels, stingrays, giant groupers, neon frogfish, camouflaging cuttlefish, lionfish, stonefish, and octopi (just to name a …read more

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