Gardens of Poring
by Besides the popular Hot Springs and Canopy Walkway, there are a few “Ex-Situ” gardens in Poring nature park. Ex-Situ means “off-site conservation”, which is a …
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Blooming Rafflesia, biggest flower in the world!
It’s a lucky moment that I have been waiting for. Blooming rafflesia! Not one flower but two, which is very rare. On the way to …
Culture & History / Food / Forest / Sabah / Travel
Tambunan, Switzerland of the East
If you ask the locals about their impression of Tambunan town, most will answer, “a hilly and tranquil place with beautiful rice fields and surrounded …
Crocker Range Park (part 1 of 4)
Crocker Range Park (Taman Banjaran Crocker) is the largest terrestrial park of Sabah. The Park spreads over 139,919 hectares of densely forested terrain, mainly lowland, …
Rafflesia – the Biggest flower in Sabah
After the hunt for rafflesia pricei in Tambunan, this time I targeted at the biggest rafflesia in Sabah, rafflesia keithii, which grows in elevation of …
Rafflesia flower
I have been waiting for the blooming of Rafflesia flower. I went to Tambunan Rafflesia Information Centre in August last year, but came back empty-handed …