"Deep in the Jungle" Cawleyadventure's photos around Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

A TripAdvisorâ„¢ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia by TravelPod blogger Cawleyadventure titled "Deep in the Jungle" Cawleyadventure's travel blog entry: "Mulu is just over the border in Sarawak, the other Malaysian state in Borneo by Brunei. Even though both Sabah and Sarawak are Malaysian, you have to get new passport stamps as they both consider themselves to be independent. Somebody told me that they only pay 5% of the taxes back to central government in Kuala Lumpur and are extremely defiant about their relative independence. One of the most shocking things we saw was during the flight to Mulu. On the ground you are aware of the vast palm plantations that have been created at the expense of the rainforest. In the air you can see clearly the enormity of the devastating deforestation that has, and continues to take place in Borneo and Malaysia. The vast and ruthless approach has meant that the animals and wildlife have been left without a natural habitat and thus died. This continues relatively unabated with greedy plantation owners in cahoots with the government. A crying shame if ever there was one. Mulu is basically a small modern airport, a stunning National Park with a lodge and a 5 star resort. The resort was apparently built without the local tribes consent and is extremely contentious which is a good reason not to stay there in addition to the 5 star prices. Amongst the dense rainforest are mountains that house some of the ...