A Postcard from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
I have stacks of recipes to share with you all, and was in the midst of writing one up for you, when I thought: no, I really don’t want to do that right now. What I have to do is share some pictures from Sabah with you first. It is a wonderful place, and while I am here I am keen to share it with you.
Sabah is in Malaysian Borneo. A tropical part of the world, it has sea and rainforest, monkeys and bears, and lots of fantastic food, particularly seafood. I have been busy since my arrival, that won’t surprise you much, and have seen and eaten lots. The food has been wonderful, as good as I had been told, but I would be telling a lie if I didn’t tell you that it was the wildlife that stole my heart.
Oran utangs (translates as man of the jungle), proboscis monkeys (so called because of their massive nose, they are also called belanda, Malay for Dutchman, as it was thought that the Dutch colonisers had similar large bellies and noses) and cheeky little macaques (which were rifling through the rubbish and stealing eggs at breakfast this morning) featured but there was much more.
It is late, and I have a very early start, but I thought that I would suffer a little in the morning to share some photos now. Just a few, and the detail will follow in due course, as always.*
*and the wifi crashed and I am publishing it the next day… but there you have it!

Orang Utans at feeding time at Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre – these are two orphans who are approximately 7 years old (they can live to 35).
Lots of happy people and a superb fish dinner at Ikan Bakar Mama Resepi Bandar Ketat in Sandakan.
I am visiting Sabah & Brunei with the #LoveSabah and #TasteofBrunei campaigns, brought to you by iambassador in partnership with Sabah Tourism and Royal Brunei Airlines. As always, I maintain full editorial control.
Nice post Niamh, everyone in your photos (including the animals!) looks really content! Have fun!
Thanks Maria! And you know what? They really are!
Great post dear.. and glad you are enjoying my country! BTW, I don’t think that’s a Sun Bear. They are usually black with a white patch near the neck. I might be wrong but thats a monkey right in the third photo! :D
Ah – thanks for pointing that out. There *was* a sunbear! Don’t know where he went to. I shall put him back in :)
The playful monkey postcard uplifted my weekend mood, even more…’Bring out the chlild in you, to enjoy light moments’ I said to myself. Thanks!. Malaysia brings back loads of lovely memories of our travels there and food there…Laksa, Ikan bilis, satay and ….juicy pineapples from Sabah. Waiting for some fruity recipes?
Hi Veena! Oh so so nice! And the best bit is I am going back to Borneo soon and will have more pics :))) Also some recipes coming…
Wow, looks like an amazing trip! Was wonderful to meet you this year at the World Travel Market and I look forward to following and learning from your blog in the future.
Best,
Aaryn Vaughan
Hi Aaryn! It was and likewise :) Lovely to see you on here.
This looks amazing!
I desperately want to help and work with Orangutans, so this post was a great read for me!
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They are amazing animals, Bethanie! I would love to do the same.