Junior Photographer: Top 17 Photos Singapore and Malaysia

May 2022 (Author: P) These are the best photos I took for each species of primate (with bonus elephants and bear). (Editor’s Note: P was a 9 when he took these photos. He uses a point and shoot camera with limited zoom capabilities. – J). monkeys on a sign Proboscis monkey hanging out in aContinue reading “Junior Photographer: Top 17 Photos Singapore and Malaysia”

Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report – Day 6

May 12, 2022 – Singapore (Author: J) Our last full day in Singapore followed a now familiar pattern: up early and ready for breakfast by 7:30, greeted warmly and overfed by the staff at Town, ready for adventure by 9. Our original plan for this morning was to visit Sentosa, but we decided against itContinue reading “Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report – Day 6”

Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report – Day 4

May 10, 2022: Singapore (Author: J) Possibly the World’s Best Zoo We were up early again on our second full day in Singapore, although we all did a better job of sleeping to a time that technically counted as morning. We made reservations online for breakfast in the hotel restaurant (which we had been toldContinue reading “Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report – Day 4”

Ecuador 2021 Trip Report Day 11

May 20, 2021 – Mashpi (Author: J) Today was one of the most memorable days of our trip – not necessarily in a good way, but I think it makes for a good story. Things started off innocuously enough. Although we weren’t meeting our guide until 9 a.m., we were up before 7. After failedContinue reading “Ecuador 2021 Trip Report Day 11”

Ecuador 2021 Trip Report: Day 10

May 19, 2021: Mashpi Lodge in the Cloud Forest (Author: J) After just 1 night at beautiful Casa Gangotena, it was time to head to our final destination of the trip, Mashpi Lodge. After so many early wakeups in the Amazon, our 8 a.m. pickup for Mashpi seemed downright late. Indeed, I was up beforeContinue reading “Ecuador 2021 Trip Report: Day 10”