The Adventure Begins in Singapore
In mid-2024 I started planning my next adventure to Borneo , home of the orangutan . Admittedly, I had no idea where to start, so I worked with Audley Travel to plan out this expedition. The first step was to actually understand where and what Borneo is, because I totally misunderstood what it is. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is divided/shared between three countries: Indonesia , Malaysia and Brunei . The part of Borneo I was visiting was the Malaysian part. Where is Borneo? Borneo is southeast of Malaysa and east of Indonesia, bordered by the Celebes Sea , the Java Sea and the South China Sea . It is divided by the equator , which is why it is so hot and the sun is so powerful. Ok, geography lesson over, let's get down to other practicalities. Flying to Malaysia from Minneapolis I was going to cross the international date line and be twelve hours ahead of my home base. My travel planner suggested that in order to adjust to the time difference and jet l...