Member Expeditions

This is what WE members live for – the crazy expeditions to remote parts of West Malaysia, the Arctic, and pretty much any latitude in between. And when I SAY Arctic, I MEAN Arctic – we’re planning a members only trip to the Arctic Circle in December to check out the Northern Lights.

Our tours are FAR more sensational than the stuff we plan for our customers, simply because we’re a hardy breed – look, we’ve washed our own clothes for 2 ENTIRE years and survived living in suitcases for 2 weeks when our parents couldn’t take us home.

PAST TOURS

OCT 04 – PENANG FOOD FEST I

Where it all began. Two young men, Ben and Nicholas, had no way of going home during the short Hari Raya break, merely weeks before the long year-end break…a few phone calls later, Nicholas was backpacking his way to Penang in many backseats, while Ben brought his sister along.

• General Overview of Trip
• Day 1 – Hitchhikers Guide to Malaysia
• Day 2 – Heritage Alive!
• Day 3 – The Perfect Bowl of Laksa
• Day 3 – Penang Hill
• Day 4 – A Good Glimpse of Pulau Tikus
• Day 4 – Taiping Zoo
• Day 5 – A Walk Through Ipoh

AUG 05 – 11 STATES 5 DAYS

A dream I’d cherished since time immemorial finally came true. Travelling around West Malaysia with 1 backpack and 2 sets of clothes, drying our shirts on the long distance bus to the disgust of, well, everyone present, marooned on a desert(ed) island in Kenyir with marauding pirate ships approaching at night…this was the MOTHER of all trips, and one I will never be able to forget.

• General Overview
• Langkawi
• Perlis
• Kuala Terengganu
• Kenyir
• Kuantan

JUN 06 – EXPEDITION TAHAN

Another dream coming to life – a LITTLE larger than life, in fact. Tahan is rumoured to be the hardest mountain in Malaysia, and 64 km of climbing in little more than mud and slosh later, we had to concede defeat to the elements, yet claim victory over the mountain.

• General Overview
• Getting There
• Day 1
• Day 2
• Summit Scramble
• Descending till Dark
• Out, High and Dry

JUN 06 – ROUND MALAYSIA IN REVERSE

On the way out of Tahan, many unscheduled detours were made, leaving us revelling at all Malaysia had for its discerning fans…and all of Thailand’s grime and toil encapsulated in 4 hours pressing the flesh of Haadyai.

• General Overview
• KB – A Bonanza of Food
• Perlis – The Essentials
• Haadyai

JUL 06 – STUDENT SUMMIT – CLIMATE CHANGE

Not STRICTLY a member expedition, but two of the most important members of the shady organization, Nicholas and Nathanael, won a trip to the UK to attend abovementioned summit at the Natural History Museum, London. In between, obviously, an all-expense paid holiday, compliments of the British Council, was factored in…

• Jul 8 – The Longest Flight in the World
• Jul 9 – Walking the Shops of London
• Jul 9 – One Pound Lunch (GOD Not The Weight)
• Jul 9 – Walking the Institutions of London
• Jul 9 – God Hail the Italians! World Cup Final in a Real Pub
• Jul 10 – Buckingham Palace
• Jul 10 – Corridors of Power, Past and Present
• Jul 10 – Tate Gallery
• Jul 10 – First Impressions
• Jul 11 – Welcome to the Natural History Museum!
• Jul 11 – Pilgrimage to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea FC
• Jul 11 – Is the Evidence for Climate Change Robust?
• Jul 11 – First Glimpses of the Hydrogen Bus
• Jul 12 – Kensington & Hyde Park
• Jul 12 – Is the World Doing Enough to Address Climate Change Issues?
• Jul 12 – National Science Museum
• Jul 12 – Victoria and Albert Museum
• Jul 13 – Swimming in Hyde Park I
• Jul 13 – Is the UK Doing Enough to Address Climate Change Issues?
• Jul 13 – Kensington High Street
• Jul 13 – More of Imperial College
• Jul 14 – Swimming in Hyde Park II
• Jul 14 – How can Cities and their Citizens Have a Positive Effect on Climate Change?
• Jul 14 – Royal Geographical Society
• Jul 14 – Getting Out