A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Sabah, Malaysia by TravelPod blogger Marcusontheroad titled “Adventures in Borneo” Marcusontheroad’s travel blog entry: “Any dreams I had of Sabah being an undeveloped wilderness were quickly dispelled on witnessing the vast palm oil plantations and industrial mills which have taken over much of the landscape and the big trucks which constantly cart the product back and forth, and also on discovering that I could get a pint of Guinness for about 4 quid in Kota Kinabalu! However, if you are able to ignore all this, Sabah can truly be a land of adventure. I came here with three activities in mind, all involving natural wonders, and was not disappointed by any of them. Arriving in KK, it was good to be reunited with Eve et Marie, my French-Canadian friends from Laos. Our first destination was Uncle Tan’s Jungle Camp, on the banks of the Sungai Kinabatangan. Human encroachment and development in the area, particularly the afore-mentioned palm oil plantations, has reduced the jungle to just nine small pockets along the river and this diminution of habitat has resulted in the highest concentration of wildlife in SE Asia. This is great for nature tourists, but the fact that some species are unable to move freely from pocket to pocket has led to inbreeding and a consequent reduction in chances of survival. This is conspicuously the case with orang-utangs who, unlike birds, require the uninterrupted presence of trees to move …
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