Hop! Back to Borneo. Here is my little video shot in July 2013, at the entrance of the famous Sipadan underwater cave called "Turtle Tomb".
Sipadan. An island of dreams, explored by Cousteau. But under military surveillance, for the safety of divers and the preservation of the reef.
Sipadan. Three mythical syllables for divers in Asia! Sharks, turtles, barracudas and trevallies ...
Hop, we go to Malaysia to dive to Sipadan ... As a mouthing, I made it simple: a video, a shark, a minute.
Derawan is a tiny island on the eastern coast of Borneo. I had been there already in 2009. But for this trip of 2013, I reviewed my itinerary.
I'm coming back from Borneo! Highlight of the trip: the dives in Sipadan, Malaysia ... Yes, for me, Borneo has more the color of the sea than the jungle.
Since the time I speak (Air Asia here, Air Asia by that), this time, that's it! I finally tested the brand new Air Asia X line from Paris to Kuala Lumpur. The link was launched by the Malaysian lowcost company in February 2011.
Usually, I'm not too buggy on the plane. But here I had the opportunity to have a big fright on a flight Phuket - Kuala Lumpur ...
Am I still a backpacker? Serious question. I just put away my good old backpack and invest in a wheeled luggage.
That's it. My Little Bubbles are "geolocated". Now each of my articles can be found on a Google Map!
This is probably the company that I took most often, with all my travels in Southeast Asia! In October 2009, Air Asia, the Malaysian lowcost, has just filed an application for authorization to practice in France.
In July, during my stay in Sipadan (Borneo, Malaysia), I had prepared two short underwater videos. Here they are !
Flashback. July 13, 2009. My stay in Mabul is coming to an end. Ultimate and fabulous dives, again, in Sipadan. On the way back, between the two islands, a school of dolphins accompanies for a moment the race of our speedboat ... Ultimate happiness.
A day to lose in Kuala Lumpur, before flying home? All the better. Because KL, there are lots of things too cool to do ...
Do you dream of tropical beaches? Do not go to Tawau! People are nice, but this Malaysian city in northeastern Borneo is a mochissime. Its only attraction is to be the entry point to Indonesia ...
I am part of this category of divers who can spend long minutes rushing on a nudibranch. These...
I dropped my last bubbles in Sipadan on Monday. Ultimate and intense underwater emotions in the midst of sharks, turtles and ...
When I do not pose with the sharks of Sipadan, I live in Mabul, the neighboring island. I live in a "longhouse", ...
I had a dazzling memory of my dives in Sipadan three years ago. Today's ones amaze me just as much. Turtles, sharks and barracudas are still there. It's spectacular!
The Perhentians, it's over. Cape on Sipadan! I quit two flights on Air Asia, this Monday, to reach Borneo. Finally !...
Last night on Perhentian Besar. I'm not the only "geekette" to ship a computer ... Around me, some ...
Excellent choice, the Perhentian, for a "rebate palms" smoothly. Shallow dive, usually without much current. And...
And here I am, on my island in Malaysia! Perhentian Besar, "the great". Who faces Perhentian Kecil, "the ...
Here is Learning Indonesian: podcasts to learn the basics of bahasa indonesia, the Indonesian language, close to bahasa melayu, spoken in Malaysia.
I finally decided the stages for my Malaysian-Indonesian trip of July: Perhentian, Mabul (Sipadan), Derawan. Nothing but islands! These holidays will be insular and aquatic.
I'm leaving for Malaysia in July, and I still do not know what my route will be. Only certainty: I go back to Borneo, dive to Sipadan.
I will leave again. At the end of June, I fly again towards the Orient. It was enough for me to receive the e-ticket on my mail to feel wings.
An hour in the dark to save the planet ... This is the Earth Hour operation, organized Saturday night, in several thousand ...
Everyone is scared of sharks. It's silly. There is more danger for divers: the olive ballista, also called titan ballista.
The big day is here. Today, finally, I plunge to Sipadan. The site does not usurp its reputation. It's spectacular. Sharks and turtles galore. Fish everywhere. All along a vertiginous "wall" where the corals abound, which sinks into the blue.
The islands around Sipadan are unknown and yet they are worth seeing. I dive there almost every day until the end of the week, waiting for my turn to go to Sipadan.
I am finally arrived at Semporna, the gateway to Sipadan in Borneo, with my companions Helena and Paul, a couple from Guernsey.
Diving to Sipadan and the bottoms of nearby islands (Mabul, Kapalai, Sibuan), you have to travel to Semporna, the southeastern port of Malaysian territory in Borneo.
The Sandakan Sepilok Center in Borneo (Malaysia), a center for orangutan rehabilitation, helps monkeys return to wildlife. Small visit ...
The plane lands in Sandakan. Here I am in Borneo! The airport is tiny. I quickly get my bag, buy a coupon at the taxi counter at the exit and go directly to Sepilok, a few kilometers away, where is the Orangutan rehabilitation center.
Johor Bahru is a borderless city without any charm. Its asset: to be the gateway to Malaysia, just in front of Singapore.
The coral-eating acanthaster starfish is called "crown of thorns" in English ... or COT. This Sunday, it's COT's party!
Last day of diving in Tioman, peninsular Malaysia side. A day dedicated to the dreaded acanthaster, coral starfish ...
The way to Tekek, on the island of Tioman, is punctuated by small houses, which range from the rickety hut to the dapper chalet. Cafés-restaurants-grocery stores sell bags of instant noodles, fishing line and laundry packs, serve plates of fried rice and coffee ...
The Tioman jungle in southeastern Peninsular Malaysia is a protected nature park. Dense, almost impenetrable, it covers most of the island.
Maz and Alex are a couple of English eco-lovers and diving enthusiasts, whom I had the pleasure to meet again in Tioman. They are on a humanitarian trip (18 months, 65,000 km and 26 countries) for the Care organization.
Nudibranchs are the sea cousins of land slugs. Their gills are exposed, naked, hence their name ...
At the approach of Tioman Island, I feel that the place will please me. It's big, huge! In the maritime haze of the early morning, a steep profile, covered with a dense and humid vegetation, arises, still clinging with shreds of clouds.
Night bus ride to Mersing without history, even if my neighbor has a tendency to overflow from his seat and spread over mine ...
I was wrong when I arrived in Perhentian Kecil (Malaysia) to underestimate the attraction and seductive power of this tiny island ...
I had a very nice dive expedition to Redang, about an hour and a half from the Perhentian boat. There, the visibility is exceptional and the three dives that we chained in real decors of postcards are a treat.
I take you under the surface, discover the underwater world of the Perhentian Islands, Peninsular Malaysia ...
Here I am at Perhentian Kecil, in the south of Peninsular Malaysia. I explore the island, rather touristy, but very friendly ...
I leave Kota Bahru, his stuffed women and his concrete for the Perhentian Islands. Perhentian Besar the Great, and Perhentian Kecil the Small, renowned for their crystal clear waters and coral reefs ...
Despite my not very favorable first impression of Kota Bahru (Malaysia), it's starting to please me. The city is ugly but the people are cool like anything.
The train that never arrives has finally arrived, the taxi drivers rushed to the handful of farangs who came down with their backpacks.
Malaysia: Peninsula and Borneo - July 2006 The famous night train finally arrived at Songai Kolok, ...
Should we say Malay or Malaysian? Both ! In fact, everything depends on the context, because the two terms do not have exactly the same meaning.
Malaysia: Peninsula and Borneo - July 2006 I revised my itinerary in Malaysia for July 2006. It is necessary to make ...
Malaysia: Peninsula and Borneo - July 2006 Info found on Plongeur.com. Read the full description in English here. For...
Malaysia: Peninsula and Borneo - July 2006 I have time to do, projects, to J-87 ... It will be especially ...
To kill time while waiting for the big departure, I test the posting of a blog. Takeoff Friday, June 23, 2006: J-89 ... It's not so far!
