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MALAYSIA · Asia

Among orchids and proboscis monkeys

CLClaudia77 ·22 photographs ·3 Aug 2007 – 22 Aug 2007 ·20 days
Where
Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Redang, Sabah · Malesia e Borneo Malese
When
3 Aug 2007 – 22 Aug 2007
20 days · trip of 2007
Who
Claudia Vietti · @Claudia77 · San Carlo Canavese TO
How
Travel diary
The story

Between lush forests, rushing rivers, unexpected silences and an emerald-green sea... what a surprise the skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur are!!!! In Malaysia you find a melting pot of ethnicities, cuisine, colours, an exciting blend, and the step between the primordial and the modern dissolves within a few metres... now you're moving among the stalls of China Town and a moment later you're struck by the majesty of the Royal Palace, then you tilt your head back towards the sky to take in the incredible height of the Twin Towers. And just outside the city you find yourself breathing the forest, enchanted in front of the fireflies, savouring fruits with unimagined flavours. But above all it was Malaysian Borneo that struck us most. The day spent spotting proboscis monkeys along the Kinabatangan and the one spent admiring orangutans were the most beautiful of the whole trip...

The tour was organised with hotelplan, but here, unlike other destinations, it wasn't up to scratch. The trip is worth it for Sabah and the beautiful sea of Redang. But the city of Kuala, often criticised, has a lot to offer too.

The journey's photographs

22 photographs · click to open them full screen

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Pink and purple water lilies among floating leaves on dark waterGolden Murugan statue at Batu Caves, crowds climbing the staircaseSmiling tourist beneath the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, steel and glass facadesPurple water lily with yellow center floating among green lily padsOrange-robed monks chant sutras before the temple altarElderly woman praying before an open Chinese sutra book in a templeCouple in red smiling in front of Malacca's Dutch colonial buildingsSmiling couple in red outside a Chinese temple with gold inscriptions and incenseSmiling couple with macaws and hornbill on wooden bench, indoor artificial lightTurquoise sea and white sand beach beneath dense tropical forestSmiling couple in front of water buffaloes bathing in the riverFerry silhouetted on golden sea, nearby canoes, hill on the rightDark river water reflects trees and clouds beneath a grey-orange skyDead fallen tree in dark water, dense tropical forest reflected on the surfaceOrangutan gripping a rope with both arms in the forestCoati climbing on a branch among dense green tropical forest foliageCouple in sunglasses hugging above the bay, pink flowers nearbyBoats on turquoise water in front of green coastline, clear skySea turtle swimming in turquoise water, head above the surfaceTurquoise sea in front of large granite boulders and dense tropical forestTurquoise water in front of white sand beach and dense tropical forestSwimmer in turquoise water among red rocks, white sand, green hill

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