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Danum Valley: Simply the Best

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Rather than the usual dismal waiting area there were comfortable seats and drinks, and when our transports arrived, we were placed in two large four wheel drives rather than one, so that we wouldn’t feel cramped. This is the place, after all, that people see Sunda Clouded Leopards! It was here that the comfort began. And wine.

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Journeys With Emperors: Tracking the World’s Most Extreme Penguin–A Book Review

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There was the discomfort of living in the bitter cold and dark, sometimes without proper clothing or equipment, especially in the early years; harrowing encounters with one of the area’s major predators, Leopard Seals; and a more insidious threat, melting ice.

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