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Varsha Seshan

Of long walks in the jungle

October 8, 2018 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

For the most part, I dislike treks. I don’t think I’m lazy, though I cannot really be sure. I just don’t like pushing myself up a hill, or feeling undercurrents of sympathy when some people don’t walk/climb as fast as others. Sure, everyone is nice. People help other people out. It’s just that my body […]

Filed Under: Jungle, Travel Tagged With: Bukit Teresek, Lubuk Simpon, Malaysia, monitor lizard, rainforest, Taman Negara

Night Walk at Taman Negara

October 4, 2018 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We read a lot about the night walk at Taman Negara before we left India. Most people said that it was a waste of time and money and that all you could see were spiders and insects. That did not deter either of us. Honestly, I did not expect to see an elephant in the […]

Filed Under: Jungle, Travel Tagged With: giant ant, giant millipede, Malaysia, night walk, rainforest, scorpion, Taman Negara