Photo Report : SpiceRoads Cycling Adventures in Borneo, Feb 2010.
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Again we arrived at Kuala Penyu, with nine guests well prepared for the tough cycling under our Borneo hot & humid weather. With a few very strong cyclists in the group, they really enjoy the faster-than-leisure pace of riding, with Ishak & Maik always around at the front pack with their careful eyes.
This time we have [...]
With four good friends and Taising as our mountain guide, we started going up Mt Kinabalu from Timpohon Gate on 12th June. We took the whole trip in a slow & leisure pace, with two nights at West Gurkha Hut, targetting five peaks with weather permitted. For five days on the mountain, hot cloudless morning & freezing cold [...]
The ride started with cloudless sky, and curious eyes of the Kuala Penyu folks. With a “Before” photo shot with the ferry as background, we rides along the quiet road towards Tempurung Village, rest stopped at Sawangan Beach, passing lots of traditional fisherman houses on stilts and troops of buffalos across the road with their siblings. With [...]
Mountain biking in Sabah, North Borneo state of Malaysia, is another kind of experience for the Garnett family.
Other than the scenery landscape & green vegetations, the tropical fruit – Tarap, attracted Stephen’s attention with its unique hairy outer shell, the inside arrangement of the seeds, strong flavour, and it’s sweet starchy taste.
The rubber plantation gave our overseas guests a [...]
Took the chance of a free week end, I went on this trip with good friend Ishak. Under the clody sky, we went up slowly while take rest stops & enjoy the view whenever the mist clear off. From here, we can see the sceneic long western coastal line of Sabah.
For more cycling trips infomation in Sabah, North Borneo, [...]
Congradulations to Victoria, as a beginner mountain cyclist, she completed the Sabah Tea Adventure Race (STAR) race course without fail !!! Robert & Maik are her cycling companion. After two days of mountain biking, we also went through an exciting Borneon experience of tropical fruits adventure. We tasted the spiky durian, hairy [...]
Another breakthrough for Death March Walking Tour today! Australian Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, Allan Griffin, is in the group walking part of the WW2 Sandakan-Ranau Death March Track from Kampung Nabutan to Sabah Tea Garden at Kampung Nalabak. More pictures will be posted soon.
This group came a week later after the previous group. Other than knowing more friends from the United Kingdom, this time we have two cyclists from Canada. Every member of the local cycling guides and our foreign guests are strong & fit throughout the trip.
Due to weather and safety factors, we detour a short [...]
Being occupied & away since end October, this post consider out-dated, but here is just to share some pictures with you. The cycling trip started from 26 Oct to 8 Nov, with fantastic coastline, tropical forest, mountain & villages of Sabah, northern Borneo state of Malaysia.
This group is from United Kingdom, with winter approaching in their country, it [...]