Bario rice and Bario salt explained: why the highland grain costs more, what the bamboo-packed salt tastes like, where to…
A resident’s honest guide to visiting an Iban longhouse respectfully: what it is, the etiquette, tuak, the miring blessing, and…
Your accommodation options at Batang Ai: the boat-access Aiman Batang Ai Resort (the old Hilton), community longhouse homestays, rough prices,…
A Kuching resident’s honest guide to Batang Ai National Park: the wild orangutans, the Lanjak-Entimau sanctuary, permits and guides via…
Batang Ai is Sarawak’s hydro lake 4 hours from Kuching, reached by longboat. What it costs, what to do, and…
A Kuching resident’s honest take on Miri: Niah Caves, Lambir Hills waterfalls, the Grand Old Lady oil well, Coco Cabana…
Getting to Sibu, Sarawak: a 40-minute AirAsia flight into Sibu Airport (SBW), a ~5-hour drive on the Pan Borneo Highway,…
The best hotels in Sibu by price band, including Kingwood Hotel on the riverfront, plus budget rooms and homestays, and…
What to actually do in Sibu: the Central Market, the night market, Tua Pek Kong pagoda, the swan statues, Bukit…
Hari Raya 2026 fell on Saturday 21 March. An expat’s honest guide to open houses, balik kampung, what closes, and…