This trip is to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. We decided on this region by googling for places to travel in December (that's when I had time off). I for one was greatly surprised to find out that Brunei is actually in Borneo and not in the Middle East. As we read up on the region we realized there's a lot of cool things to do in Borneo and so we're spending 3 of our 5 weeks in Borneo. On the itinerary is trekking in the rainforest to see the orang-utans, proboscis monkeys and possibly a pygmy elephant or a bearded pig; diving in Sipadan to see a hammerhead shark; and then exploring the bat caves in Mulu Park.
Unusual for us is that we've prebooked the whole trip, in part due to the popularity of the Borneo excursions (for example Sipadan issues permits for only 18 divers a day); and then traveling over Christmas. Internal flights are pretty inexpensive (typically $40 one way) so we've booked a few of these to save time, and wear on our bodies.
For those counting (Gerry, Tanya) I'll get three new countries, which will make it 64.
Finally, let's not forget about the food! We are really looking forward to all the yummy street food.
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