Tag Archives: adventure

Kota Kinabalu and Kuching

Posted on February 17, 2026 by gaelharrison

Today is Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse. This day also coincides with the start of Ramadan and Shrove Tuesday. I love the colours of Chinese New Year, the noise of the fireworks, the lion dances and pavements … Continue reading →

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Sarawak – Part 2 – In the rainforest

Posted on January 21, 2026 by gaelharrison

It is Thursday, our fourth day in the rainforest, and slowly our eyes are getting used to the leaves and rustles and twitches of vines and grasses. Could it be a monkey, a lizard, a bird? We were getting blasé … Continue reading →

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Sarawak – Revisited – January 2026

Posted on January 13, 2026 by gaelharrison

Sarawak, land of the head-hunters of old, of tribes who moved like shadows through the dense jungle, using knife nicks on trees as a means of passing on information. Perhaps signalling direction, danger, water and other such necessities. Nowadays those … Continue reading →

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South of France

Posted on September 3, 2025 by gaelharrison

August in the South of France – probably madness for the temperature was high and the earth baked and the bushes and cacti dusty and in need of a good wash. The sky and buildings of soft pink and ochre … Continue reading →

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Kenya – Part 2 – After the Safari

Posted on July 5, 2025 by gaelharrison

We left the pristine luxury of the White Sands Hotel and re-entered the chaos and bone-rattling reality of the potholes leading out of Mombasa. The Chinese have the contract to improve this coastal road, so all I can say is, … Continue reading →

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