When national borders closed in March, 2020, we found ourselves suddenly trapped in very long and delicious Thailand Durian Season. 2020 quickly became The Year of Thailand! It was not exactly what I’d dreamed up in my 2019 Durian Goals (I didn’t mention Thailand at all 😳) But no kidding, we ended up eating Thai […]
Sabah Agriculture Park Durian & Fruit Collection
I go back to the Sabah Agriculture Park in Tenom every year. It’s one of my favorite places on Planet Earth. Where else can you find 400 species of rare tropical fruit trees, all in one place, without tromping through the mosquito swamps for weeks to find them? Only here, in this beautifully manicured lawn […]
Travel Lawas Durian Guide
There was only one reason we Durian-Obsessed peeps got interested in Lawas — Durian. This tiny little sliver of Sarawak is famous for it. But, once we started hanging out in this sleepy, tourist-free town, we realized that it’s really a beautiful area with plenty of cool nature-things to do between all the durian snacking. […]
Suluk King at Lo’s Lawas Durian Farm
A friend of a friend of a friend told us we needed to go visit Mr. Lo to taste the best Lawas durian farm. So one fine day in early December, a hungry group of us durian munchers traveled to the small town of Lawas, in northern Sarawak. Waiting for us was something pretty special. […]
DurianBB, the New Hipster Kota Kinabalu Durian Cafe
The Durian scene is changing. It’s like this: Once upon a time, if you wanted a cup of coffee in Malaysia, you went to Uncle’s kopitiam with the ceiling fans and weird black streaks on the walls and overly bright red plates piled high with otherworldly succulent noodles. But now, if you want a cup […]
Malaysia 2019 Durian Season Guide
Oops. It’s already May, and if it were any other normal durian year, durians would be dropping in Malaysia and I’d be apologizing to all you durian munchers for being so tardy in releasing the Malaysia 2019 Durian Guide. Luckily durians are late this year too. Keep scrolling down to see lists of recommended durian […]
Up the Rajang: Belaga Durian Guide
Belaga is a very small town on the Rajang River, the longest river in Sarawak. It’s further than Sibu, or Song, or even Kapit. Past the Pelagus Rapids along about 120km of brown, ever narrowing river, you’ll find your way to Belaga. So far from the coast, I imagined Belaga to be up in the […]
Pekan Lachau Jungle Fruit Bathroom Break | Sarawak
Pekan Lachau is a blip along Sarawak’s only highway, but it happens to be perfectly situated just far enough from everything that most travelers will need to pull over for a pee. It’s a great business opportunity that the local Iban tribespeople have taken advantage of, not only by charging for access to their mostly-clean […]
Lawas Durian & Waterfall Adventure at Sebatang Durian Farm
But we were about to go directly to a farm to eat durian and fruits, so I tried to hold back and preserve my appetite for what was coming next. Good thing I did too, because Joseph had a huge fruit buffet waiting for us. About Sebatang Durian Farm Joseph Yusuf Tai and his 5 […]
