Having been an enthusiastic birder for many years, I’d never ever seen a pitta before…had read about them…seen pictures of them but just never been able to find them. I even went to Borneo to seek the elusive pitta…I saw … Continue reading
Butterworth: When visited: February 2014. Weather: HOT 25-30C Most tourists to Malaysia would go to Kuala Lumpur (KL), Penang island and maybe Malacca. Divers and ecotourists might go to the East coast isles of Tioman and Redang … Continue reading
Bharatpur revisited : Time of visit:February 2014 Weather: 12-20C My last visit to Bharatpur was last September when I did a whirlwind visit over a couple of hours, a couple of hours that barely whetted the appetite and left … Continue reading
Agra revisited: February 2014. Weather 15 C. Following my last trip to Agra in September 2013, I found myself heading to Agra again in February 2014. This time instead of departing from my hotel in Delhi, I was picked up … Continue reading
I’d been given a pair of these new SONY DEV-30 digital recording binoculars by a friend of mine (yes, I have a very generous friend!) and this was my first opportunity to take it out and see if 1) it … Continue reading
Location : Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, East Malaysia. When visited: September 2013 entrance to kinabalu national park Was in Kota Kinabalu(KK) for a meeting and took an extra day off to visit Kinabalu National Park(KNP) at the foot of … Continue reading
Time of year: October 2013 Duration of visit 2 nights, 3 days. We had decided to do a short trip up to Fraser’s Hill to commune with nature and to see if Fraser’s Hill was still the birding paradise … Continue reading
So if you followed my suggested itinerary for seeing the Taj Mahal at dawn, that leaves you the rest of the day to go touring with your car and driver. As a bird watcher and nature lover, the lure of … Continue reading
The Natural Traveller 