Jacqkie | Travel and Lifestyle

Last May, Angel and Alex decided to organize their bachelor and bachelorette party (yes they combined, they trend setter like that) in KUCHING! Sorry this post is a year late.  I've always backhanded local Malaysia destinations as any possible "party destination" because. Maybe it's the cheap drinks, but honestly there's nothing cheap about here in Malaysia. BUT, fun destinations can be anything but just that! Mc & Abigail did the incredible job of getting this gorgeous bungalow / villa which fit all 15 of us! It was so beautifully done, lots of plants, open kitchen space which I appropriated for a place to concoct the lihing (local Sarawakian alcohol)  cocktail, giant Game of Thrones inspired dining table, airy and natural light space. There were three rooms, two rooms with their own toilet and another on the ground floor next to the bath and toilet.  Kuching in a nutshell >      I was very, very sick that weekend. That in this tumultuou...

The guilt of doing nothing was getting to us. On the second day, we decided to embark on a walking trip to Bario’s famous salt trail. Now that I think about it, I wasn’t sure why we were so ascertain that walking around Bario was the right thing to do. Probably because everyone around us kept talking about how near in walking distance some places were. We started the day fairly early, around 9am? After a delicious breakfast, we started our walk towards town but were flagged halfway through by Felicity who offered us a ride. We had been ambitious enough to wanting to walk, but thought we had the whole day to take it slow so we said yes.   Upon reaching town, I rejoiced and rushed towards their town-hall that was supposed to be the only place in Bario to have internet connection. I WAS SO EXCITED. I started registering and logging into the government portal, and by the time I got connected, a string of beeps and notifications from work and random groups start...

Who has seen my long ass Instagram post? 😂 This is gonna be an even longer version of it but it will be informative so bear with me 😉 You can start with my Introductory post to Bario from here.  We were shared that there are only two main ways to access Bario;  1) Flight via Mas Wings from Miri (Only from Miri, so you'd have to fly to Miri first) 2) Drive for 10 to 12 hours from Miri The 10 - 12 hours drive is apparently a treacherous one, where you must use a 4WD to go through. I know someone who has done it, and in some cases you'd have to sleep on the road / camp along the forest. Imagine - you are going to a forest in the HIGHLANDS. Initially I wanted to do this to save cost, but who am I kidding, I was coming alone and I wasn't so sure whether it would be a safe idea. I am quite savage, but that seemed like too epic even for me. Turns out, I wasn't gonna come alone. Yuen decided to come to Bario with me!!! The flight was an adventure itself no les...

A few months ago, I wanted to set out on a rugged Borneo trip which would encompass the east coast of Sabah - from Tawau, Lahad Datu to Sarawak's Bario. This came with a graphic plan of having to camp in the forest and sleep in the bus for a 12 hours treacherous ride. Initially my goal was very simple.  To do a Borneo trip. 

LATEST UPDATE JANUARY 2014:  For some strange reason, the photos no longer appear on this post. I am uncertain what has happened to them, but I reckon it's a Blogger issue. For photos of this beautiful festival, please check out my photos on Facebook HERE .  Bucket List #35 – Attend Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak Borneo Bucket List #60 – Party in a jungle, or forest. Scraped off. Are those numbers I vomited out for my bucket list, random? Yes. Oh well.  It was a totally different atmosphere, feel and situation in Sarawak last two Saturdays ago compared to the KL City. I mean I couldn’t say much because I didn’t experience the rally itself, but the tweets and news that poured in that day told as much. As I woke up around 9am, switched my UberSocial I saw all kinds of depressing and worrying tweets, I decided to ignore them. Well, I was going to a festival so I would like to pick up on a ligher mood. The boys and I fle...

UPDATED: I have two (2) extra 3-Day pass ticket for the Rainforest World Music Festival this weekend (my brother bought the ticket but had to FFK). Anyone, or anyone's friends interested please let me know! :) Email me at jacqkielyn@yahoo.com There is another music festival coming up and this time, it’s locally produced. The performers on the other hand will be coming from all over the world, across all seven continents. When I say international performers, I don’t mean people who are produced from LA, I mean people who perform folk music with traditional musical instruments all the way from Scotland, Denmark, Italy, other Scandinavian countries, Malaysia and even the Africans. I’ve gathered enough information for all of you, and let me know if you’d like to join me J I’d be travelling alone for now, and a couple of friends and acquaintances showing interest thus far. I’m planning to do the necessary booking and purchasing of tickets by end of this week, so ask around NOW, and c...