I just did this 3 weeks ago. They give you mosquito nets for the night, and they weren’t that bad anyway. The trip is worth.
you sure the orgatans are not the ones who paid to see you?
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to see orangutansto feel mosquitosHow was the rain? We’re still in the wet season.
Are mosquitoes a concern in that part of the world? If so and they don’t have some nets hiding somewhere you are gonna have a bad time.
We had a mosquito net for night, but they weren’t bad. I was surprised.
Wow, obvious to me some people haven’t been camping before, that or were miserable the entire time. That looks pretty freaking awesome!
It does, but I was immediately thinking that mattress would be soaked as soon as it rained or they have water coming on deck
This’ll need bottles of anti-bug lotion and protective clothing at the very least, and then night comes you’ll have to set up mosquito netting besides electric zappers.
That’s not a bed. That’s a buffet table for mosquitos.
Shows how much you get out of the United States there’s no way that isn’t covered with mosquito netting
But… There’s none in the pic.
You don’t put them on during day.
The mosquitoes are still around and bite people during the day it’s just that at night you don’t notice them.
You think mosquitos give a shit about the time of day?
Depends on the species.
I suppose there are day mosquitos as well, but most come during the evening and night.
That way the mosquitos can sleep.
And an open invitation to be robbed, kidnapped or worse
I don’t think this is the United States. So they should be save.
I couldn’t find any locations on Borneo on the list, but KL has a safety index of 39.5 on Numbeo, and Jakarta is 47.4 (higher is safer).
Some US cities for comparison:
NY, NY: 49.3
LA, CA: 46.2
Houston, TX: 36.4
Baltimore, MD: 26.9
So uhhh yeah.
Good thing you have weapons over there
It’s Borneo not Manila.
I don’t know if it’s unbelievable good or unbelievable bad from the title.
Having gone through their post history, they’re generally very appreciative of simple things and beautiful sights, so I’d assume unbelievably good =)
You are correct. I can’t believe we actually did it. (We’re back now.)
How early did the boat traffic start? Was the place deserted enough to boink before bedtime?
There were only 10 tour boats in the park while we were there, according to the guide. I can only remember seeing one or two on the whole trip. We were two of us on the boat plus the crew which consisted of a guide, a captain, a helper, and a cook. They slept below. How quiet are you?
As long as you had fun, nothing else mattress
That was bed.
I’m trying to come up with more bed puns but nothing is springing to mind.
Daaaaad. Get off the internet
Not until your Mother gets me off 😎
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I just went through your post history too (Also from Northern Ontario).
I love your adventures! Hope you post more pictures.
So did tell us about the muskitoes, were there nets?
Yes, there were mosquito nets and no, they weren’t bad. I barely noticed any. We’re from Northern Canada so perhaps we are immune.
Wholesome internet stalking
(I use the word “stalking” in jest. I am amused because usually when one has cause to “stalk” a user’s post history, it’s because there’s some drama or dirt that turns up. I always feel awkward and a bit vulnerable when I reflect on how people can peruse your post history at will, but I find the wholesomeness of this subverts the anxiety I usually feel at this prospect. It’s scary that we can quickly find enough to summarise a person’s online presence, but “generally very appreciative of simple things and beautiful sights” is a lovely thing to be, and makes me wonder how I would come across at a glance. Good, I hope — because it turns out that it is possible to have positive conversations with internet strangers)
Ironic that you should mention dirt and drama in one’s post history when you’re the same person who posted this:
What is your favourite autumn soup?
Hmmm, I guess I never really thought to divide my soups by season.
You’re not gonna eat pumpkin soup in the summer!? Gazpacho in winter, God forbid!?
Sure why not.
Pardon my French, but you’ve lost your marbles.
Pumpkin ginger carrot
I’ve cooked this! Successfully! Multiple times! Some even with homegrown Hokkaido pumpkins. And it was delicious. So proud ;)
I’m not looking for any trouble, buddy.
More like snooping
The important thing these days is: it must be Instagram worthy. That’s all that matters.
You could say that’s all that mattress? … I…I show myself out
You did good. You can stay
No, that pun was sheet
The picture’s not terribly Instagram worthy, but it looks like a really cool trip and I’d love to do that.
Ugh… Right… Today I was at a place with my partner and a group of younger (not as in young, just younger than us) girls behind us. They were talking about some place they were familiar with and how cute it was, how they hadn’t been there in so long
“That’s like the most instagramable place ever!” I swear I could see the back of my skull, that’s how hard my eyes rolled
Told my partner, “I guess we judge places by how instagram worthy they are…” Their reply, “so cringe”
I don’t use any of that stuff. Still, I don’t have an issue with the language. It sounds like they just mean it’s cute. I use the word “Google” to refer to web searches, but I don’t use Google.
I think policing language is stupid. You can’t know what they meant from what they said. They could be saying they only like it to share on social media, or it could have meant it’s just really cute. I think judging the language of strangers beyond this is just a waste of energy and a good way to make yourself feel worse —I say this fully recognizing that I’m doing the same thing.
I guess that depends on whether said orangutans are brachiators or swingers? 🤷🏼♂️
Being swingers doesn’t guarantee they’ll wwnt to fuck OP though
Ain’t that always the hurdle w/ swingers, though. 😅😶🌫️
Probably matters more whether mosquitoes are a problem in that area.
Hey, now. Don’t kinkshame. Some people are totally into little pricks. 🤌🏼
Also depends on the community. Some would be like: OMG, obviously, the mattress cover has not been ironed!
Nah that’s good. A proper mattress shouldn’t be taken for granted outside of the west.
how can you look at that and not immediately know if they mean unbelievable negatively?
If there are no insects and the weather is warm enough, then this is amazing.
Oh, there will be insects.
As long as there’s a mosquito net I’d still be thrilled. Going to sleep hearing the crickets and the water sounds like bliss.
I have actually done that, just not on a boat and I had a sleeping bag and pad instead of a bed. Even a crappy real bed sounds nice.
I too have been to Borneo and saw the orang-utans. Mosquito nets are not guaranteed, but yeah, with one it looks like a pretty sweet spot. Certainly better than a lot of the places I stayed at in South-East Asia .
Oh, sorry for being unclear, I meant the sleeping outside part! Never been to Borneo myself, it sounds fantastic though.
Cool place. I didn’t think you had been, I was more referring to the OP. I didn’t do a river cruise, though. I worked in Brunei for about 5 months, and went to Sabah to see the apes and climb Mt. Kinabalu before leaving. This was in 1994 and sadly I no longer have the photos.
I always say the unofficial motto of SEA is 'What’s that smell?"
It’s not posted to some flavor of disappointing/rage community. You don’t see many negative things posted to a general pics sub.
I’d not be happy with that spot, but I can see how some people who don’t think things through could think it’s dope before actually sleeping a night there.
Because their phrasing is ambiguous and I think that would be an amazing vacation. Don’t you?
I think that it looks great but it doesn’t look big on privacy so I think that my wife would be a bit concerned about that.
Your hotel room seems to be missing some walls.
Welcome, fellow travelers. I’ll be your tour guide.
Yeah, I was thinking “I hope they left you a mosquito net!”
So efficient. You can donate blood while sleeping
They’ll be using mosquito spirals, they’re really effective.
Except in the wind
@Quilotoa@lemmy.ca what did this cost?
his and his wife dignity
Might want to get a mosquito net.
That’s the least of their worries! They might want to get an orangutan net! They can come right in. That’s an orangutan bed if they wanted it, not their bed.
Do orangutans normally board waterborne vessels?
They’re notoriously fast moving and aggressive
Only if you call them a monkey
I don’t know. They look pretty slow.
Yes
What if thats the goal?
Actually provided on board. Ive been to this 3 days 2 night tour. My real highlight was the firefly + star viewing
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This is the fucking dream. Would need a mosquito net, obviously, but otherwise this sounds absolutely amazing.
Does anyone have a link to this cruise?
This is the company we went with. The conditions were a bit basic, but the food was awesome and the river was one of the best experiences in my life. https://www.orangutanapplause.com/
How much does a trip like this cost?
Here’s the website. We did a 2 night tour. 2,000,000 IDR per person. I don’t know what country you’re from, but it was $550 Canadian dollars per person. https://www.orangutanapplause.com/
I like how they left you towels, just in case a big wave soaks you while you sleep.
You often see big waves on riverboats?
Yes. Usually caused by other boats.
