South East Asia Archives – Page 7 of 7

My review of Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Sandakan – Family Travel Blog

Post author:Sally
Post published:November 18, 2014
Post category:Asia Borneo Cost Saving Tips Malaysia Sabah

In October 2014, we went on a family holiday that took us to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. I had wanted to go here for a very long time. A friend of mine visited here over 15 years ago and my sister visited last year with her husband. I have always been interested in the plight of orangutans and really wanted to provide the kids with an opportunity to see the orangutans before it’s just too late. I was pleased to see that a lot of work and money is going into ensuring that this is not going to become a reality.

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Our review of Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Kuala Lumpur – Family Travel Blog

Post author:Sally
Post published:November 15, 2014
Post category:Asia Malaysia

In October 2014 we took the kids to Asia for a family holiday. Whilst in Kuala Lumpur we visited the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary. The sanctuary is approximately 90 mins from Kuala Lumpur. After reading reviews of the elephant sanctuary on Trip Advisor, I contacted Zali instead of going on a tour bus. (more…)

Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on the cheap!

Post author:Sally
Post published:April 23, 2014
Post category:Asia Cost Saving Tips Malaysia

No trip to Borneo is complete without a visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, so its number 1 on my to do list for our trip to Borneo in October 2014. (more…)

Airbnb affordable accommodation options – upcoming trip to S.E.Asia

Post author:Sally
Post published:April 22, 2014
Post category:Asia Cost Saving Tips Hong Kong Malaysia

In an earlier post I discussed our flights for our upcoming trip to S.E.Asia & how I managed to travel to 3 different countries for all 5 of us, for…

Air Asia – our upcoming flights to S.E.Asia in October 2014

Post author:Sally
Post published:April 19, 2014
Post category:Asia Cost Saving Tips Hong Kong Malaysia

I have a big birthday coming up in October & I always wanted to spend it in America, take the kids to Disneyland & visit Las Vegas & New York. As the date was getting closer I came to the conclusion that with the kids ages at the moment & the fact that they are exceptionally small for their ages (eg. 7 year old is the size of a 4 year old!) I decided this was not going to be the best option for us. (more…)