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The hill rice of the Bidayuhs

I wished I had more time to stay in Semban and see the entire process of how the Bidayuh’s plant and process their hill rice. Rice, being the staple for generations has been planted and processed entirely at the village. With the introduction of machinery, work on rice processing has gotten a bit easier.

The (hanging) bamboo bridges of Semban; Part II

Two such bamboo bridges to cross…not for the faint hearted

One of the ‘attractions’ of the Semban walk has to be the hanging bamboo bridges. Suspended on steel wire ropes strung across the river, these bamboo bridges are the only means of crossing the rivers during flooding in rainy season, a time when the river [...]

A visit to Semban, a Bidayuh village in the clouds; Part I

The early part of the trail up to Semban

We have been planning for this trip to Semban village since 2009. It was a rather impromptu decision to join a local Kuching guide, Mr Danny Voon after his relentless invitation to visit this ‘magical’ place. Meun and I have always loved Sarawak and this was [...]

4WD on Miri logging road; A trip to Sarawak’s jungle Pt. III

We are heading into the interior of Sarawak, to a place called Julan. It involves hours of 4WD driving adventure on bumpy and dusty (active) logging roads. Our guides estimated that it would take us roughly 6 hours to get there with a few makan and toilet stops along the way. Not everyone chose to [...]