Bayan Indah is a gorgeous villa tucked away in the small Malay community of Sungai Penchala near the Kuala Lumpur suburb of Damansara. Backed by dense, rainforest-covered hills and surrounded by gurgling streams, a large fish pond and aromatic herb gardens, the villa is a serene oasis just 30 minutes outside the centre of Kuala [...]
Enchanting spots: Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Penang, Malaysia
Penang is an island off the coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is linked to the mainland by one of the longest bridges in the world. The capital of the state of Penang, Georgetown, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. For hundreds of years, Penang played an influential role in the trading relations between Europe/Middle East [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, Malaysia
An infant orangutan at the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia. Read the accompanying post: ‘An instant love affair with the orangutans of Sabah‘ See other Velvet moments: Murals of Valparaiso, Chile Floating villages, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Zanzibar, Tanzania Lago Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, [...]
A Velvet Escape dining tip: Sage, Kuala Lumpur
A special guest post by @agentcikay. One of my favourite ‘Velvet Escape’ experiences here in Kuala Lumpur is dining at the restaurant Sage. Situated on the roof top of The Garden’s Shopping Mall, this is the place to enjoy haute cuisine at its best. One of the great experiences I had included a personalised lunch [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
The floating villages of Gaya Island, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Read the accompanying post: ‘Plane Views: Kota Kinabalu‘ See other Velvet moments: Zanzibar, Tanzania Lago Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy [...]
Five Malaysian travel and food bloggers to watch
I was in Malaysia recently, among others, to attend an awards ceremony where one of my posts “10 things to do in Kuala Lumpur” won a prize. At the ceremony, I had the privilege to meet many Malaysian bloggers. Blogging is a fast-growing ‘industry’ in Malaysia. Aside from the maze of political blogs, there is [...]
The Kinabatangan river safari
The Kinabatangan River is Malaysia’s second longest river (at 560 kilometers). Located in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, the Kinabatangan has its origins in the mountains of southwest Sabah and carves its way through some of the oldest tropical rainforests in the world to its mouth in the Sulu Sea. [...]
Plane views: Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain between the Himalayas and the Snow Mountains of Papua. This granite massif rises majestically to a height of 4,092m or 13,435ft in the Malaysian state of Sabah, at the northern tip of the island of Borneo. Mt. Kinabalu is a local icon and revered by the indigenous people who [...]
The orangutans of Sabah
The Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary The Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary is located near the town of Sandakan on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, and was established in 1964 as a refuge for orphaned orang utans. Orang utans are primates which live only on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Their DNA is 96.4% [...]
Experiencing Sabah
Sabah is a Malaysian state that occupies the northern corner of the vast island of Borneo. Often referred to as “The Land Below the Wind” (due to its location just below the typhoon belt), Sabah is an ecological gem. Its long coastline harbours some of the richest marine life in the world, not to mention [...]
About Keith Jenkins
I'm Keith Jenkins. In July 2008, I left my ten-year banking career to travel around the world. I've not looked back since.
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