BorneoGrrl's VirtualTourist Home Page
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Hi all and welcome to my VT page.
VT has brought me wonderful opportunities, not just in getting first hand information and tips of the places I visited, but also meeting a number of wonderful travelers who like me enjoy discovering new places but also equally enjoy sharing them.
If you're planning on visiting a place or just browsing, I hope you will find your stop here both helpful and entertaining.
Cheers :)
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| Vienna International, 6am |
Who is Borneogrrl? You may wonder why I call myself BorneoGrrl, that's exactly who I am. I come from Miri, a town ( now a city) located on the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. If that sounds exotic, how about if I tell you that I'm from an indigenous tribe who long ago practiced head hunting. Well, that was long ago and I'm the squeamish type. Anyway, I'm just a small town girl with big dreams of discovering the world, and I'm starting to do that bit by bit. Starting with discovering the beauty and wonder of my country, Malaysia, and on to Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and now Africa. Now I'm in between Malaysia and Africa, and it is a fantastic journey. I'm really encouraged by the response I get from the fellow VT members who visited my pages, contacted me and rated my tips .... ahem, ahem. Thank you all and keep visiting because I do this specially for youThis is actually one of my favorite pictures. Believe it or not, I took this picture with my iPaq PDA. It was around 6.00 am and I had just arrived in Vienna on a 12-hour journey from Kuala Lumpur. Looking at the picture, I remembered how cold it was since I was about to experience my first winter. Plus, it's rare photograph of me in glasses which I don't wear anymore since I had lasik surgery in 2006
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Back in the Far East After over 3 years in Africa, I've returned to home to Malaysia and hopefully more opportunities to discover the wonders of Asia Pacific. My recent trips in 2009 include : PERTH, AustraliaFirst trip to Western Australia and met some lovely VTers :) FREMANTLE, AustraliaA day trip with the VTers and enjoyed Pipsqueak cider SINGAPORERevisiting the Lion City and new sights MUSCAT, OmanNow here's a lovely place with a blance of the Gulf and modern life HO CHI MIH, VietnamHad to come back for more coffee and Phό VIENNA, AustriaChristmas and New Years once again in this beautiful city |
Some visits in 2008 ISTANBUL, TurkeySo many historical sites and friendly people & cats. And the 'Hammam' was absolutely wonderful. Many places to visit & so easy to travel around CAPPADOCIA, TurkeyA memorable trip to the Land of Beautiful Horses and fairy chimneys. LONDON, UKWent on a summer holiday to the capital of England. Not to mention the summer sales MANCHESTER, UKIt's not all about football LIVERPOOL, UKLovely trip to Europe's Capital of Culture 2008 to visit the coast & the Beatles BALI, IndonesiaIt was fun to visit Bali again and this time, I have my sisters with me. Fantastic time, food, people and places I revisited again and hopefully will return again. DUBAI, UAEA short trip to the United Arab Emirates and have some fun at the newly launched Atlantis the Palm KHARTOUMCapital of the Sudan and a place where I used to live |
| Playing Eskimo in Schonbrunn, Vienna |
Fond memory : First Winter in Wien Arriving in Vienna on a cold January morning, I was hoping to finally experience my first snowfall. To my dismay, I was told that this had been a mild winter and I may not see a single snowflake. A few days later, for some strange reason, snow began to fall. Well, Vienna is beautiful in the snow and I spent hours walking around the city in -10 deg C weather. Getting dressed for winter is no fun at all though, all the layers & layers of clothes. By the time I'm dressed with my coat, scarf, hat, boots, I feel too tired to go out. Still, I think it's one of the best experiences I've had but doubt I will be repeating in a while :) Well, I shouldn't have spoken too soon because I returned to another winter in Vienna, and will again for Christmas. Haha ... joke's on me :(
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Redang Sun Oct 4, 2009 19:00 UTC Thanks Valerie for your BD wishes! | high_d Fri Oct 2, 2009 02:52 UTC Thanks Vallie:) Haven't talked to you forever! Hope all's well in KL? | kehale Wed Sep 23, 2009 21:16 UTC Hi there - came across you on the front and I'm enjoying reading your travel pages! Can't wait to read more :) | icunme Wed Sep 23, 2009 21:14 UTC Ahhh, love at first sight - that Panda! You are featured and happy to find you. Lovely hp - surfing about here. Ciao,<(•¿•)> |
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