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
When visited: February 2014. Weather: HOT 25C Arriving in Penang after sleepy Butterworth, it was immediately obvious how much wealthier and more developed Penang island is compared to Butterworth. The traffic though is truly terrible! I stayed at the … 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
Singapore is a tiny city state, largely built up and teeming with people…not a place you’d associate with exotic fauna..but in truth, if you know where to go, there is a microcosm of beautiful wild life in the forests. We … Continue reading
When visited: January 2014 Weather Fine, 25 deg C Arrived late night in Bangalore International Airport…weather was cool and fresh which made it a nice start to the weekend. The airport was new and well organised and 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
The Natural Traveller 