We believe that in travelling - we can learn so much about our world; our history, geography, the beauty and mysteries of the people and other inhabitants …and in the process, we learn more about ourselves.
Kenyir Lake in Hulu Terengganu. This is a fantastic place to go to for wildlife spotting but unfortunately facilities for tourists are limited on the lake. For more pics , go to our page at http://www.facebook.com. For more on the package trip, http://www.journeymalaysia.com
Announcement: The main bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Puduraya Bus Terminal is closed for massive upgrading and renovation works . North and south-bound travellers are now to board buses at the Bukit Jalil Complex Parking Lot F (adjacent to the Bukit Jalil hockey stadium) . RapidKL Shuttle buses from Puduraya to Bukit Jalil and vice-versa are available at a fee of RM2 with a frequency of 15 minutes . While Bukit Jalil accommodates North and South-bound travellers, those heading to the East Coast should go to Hentian Putra. For details, call 03-2078 6018 or 03-2078 7017 . Expect a 3 - 5 month closure. Date 12th April 2010 |
Walk For The Turtles
Sea turtles are “ambassadors of the oceans”, for conserving these animals means protecting the seas and coastal areas. The collection of nesting numbers is vital for their conservation but has never been conducted statewide in Terengganu therefore the walk will provide invaluable data which the decision makers wouldnt otherwise have.
The Walk for Turtles event is a 10 day walk which will start, annually, on World Sea Turtle Day (16th June), in 2010 from Dungun to Kuala Besut, visiting every beach along the way (mainland and islands). The team will be collecting invaluable sea turtle data during the walk, visit conservation projects and give awareness talks.
The data will be used to identify potential new areas for sea turtle nest conservation in Terengganu. The walk will be further extended in 2011 to cover all beaches in the State of Terengganu resulting in a thorough annual monitoring of sea turtle nesting densities. Raising awareness is the second objective of the walk with the team hosting presentations, meeting turtle conservation experts and visiting conservation projects.
The event will be broadcast via the worldwide web, television and newspapers raising awareness throughout the world. The third objective of the walk is to raise RM100,000 for sea turtle conservation projects throughout Terengganu. The funds will be used to support sea turtle conservation in Terengganu, Malaysia. For more, please go to their website at www.helpourpenyu.com/walkforturtles
The Rape of the Penan People
Our journey into the upper reaches of the Baram River in 2007 introduced us to communities of different tribes living harmoniously in villages just within walking distances from each other. A far cry from the days of the savage headhunters in the early 1900s. The Berawans, Kayans, Kenyah, Morek and Penans live in the Ulu Baram area. One thing that was clearly put through to us when talking to other tribes such as the Kayan, Berawan and Kenyah is that the Penan tribe is desperately in trouble. Their extinction seems to be imminent. The head of one tribe even mentioned to us that the nearby Penan Village had children been bred out of wedlock and of different fathers and they looked of mixed parentage. Of course, these other tribes ridicule the penan for continuing to live a simple, semi nomadic life, unable to integrate with the modernities provided by the government. They also mentioned of logging communities taking advantage of the tribe's naivety. For more on what purportedly is happening to them...
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The Malayan Tiger ~ help these endangered animals by signing the petition
The Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti). In the 1920’s when Malaya was almost entirely covered in jungle, the tiger was man’s no.1 enemy. Villagers were afraid to leave their homes at night for fear that they may be ambushed along the way by a hungry tiger. Today, wildlife trafficking, intense development and clearing of jungles for plantations are pushing these formidable beasts into extinction. If we don't start protecting their habitats and implementing more stringent set of laws against wildlife trafficking, the tigers will - in less than a century be just an iconic mythological creature. Find out more on what you can do locally for our tigers at:
