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?
(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)
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 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 .
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.
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.
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/
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/
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.
If that's where I had to sleep when I was a seaman, I'd have quit. It's like 120F in there at all times. We used to call the long hallway that went from stern to fore the Highway to Hell because the closer you got to the engine room, the hotter it was.
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deranger@sh.itjust.works · 366 pts · 316d
I don’t know if it’s unbelievable good or unbelievable bad from the title.
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 123 pts · 316d
Having gone through their post history, they're generally very appreciative of simple things and beautiful sights, so I'd assume unbelievably good =)
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 81 pts · 315d
You are correct. I can't believe we actually did it. (We're back now.)
slaacaa@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 315d
As long as you had fun, nothing else mattress
troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 315d
Daaaaad. Get off the internet
slaacaa@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 315d
Not until your Mother gets me off 😎
Empricorn@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 315d
That was bed.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 315d
I'm trying to come up with more bed puns but nothing is springing to mind.
sqgl@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 315d
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 315d
How early did the boat traffic start? Was the place deserted enough to boink before bedtime?
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 315d
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?
Valmond@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 315d
So did tell us about the muskitoes, were there nets?
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 24 pts · 315d
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.
MakingWork@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 315d
I just went through your post history too (Also from Northern Ontario).
I love your adventures! Hope you post more pictures.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 28 pts · 316d
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)
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 315d
Ironic that you should mention dirt and drama in one's post history when you're the same person who posted this:
SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 315d
Pumpkin ginger carrot
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 315d
I've cooked this! Successfully! Multiple times! Some even with homegrown Hokkaido pumpkins. And it was delicious. So proud ;)
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 315d
I'm not looking for any trouble, buddy.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 315d
Hmmm, I guess I never really thought to divide my soups by season.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 315d
You're not gonna eat pumpkin soup in the summer!? Gazpacho in winter, God forbid!?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 315d
Sure why not.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 315d
Pardon my French, but you've lost your marbles.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 306d
I'm not clear on the irony here. Or is the joke about how the autumn soup comment is like the opposite of dirt and drama?
(In hindsight, I shouldn't be surprised that my comment led to people looking at my post history)
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 306d
Yeah, it's the second one. Looking into YOUR post history to see how you like it, but posting only the most innocuous thing.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 315d
More like snooping
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 117 pts · 316d
The important thing these days is: it must be Instagram worthy. That's all that matters.
EfreetSK@lemmy.world · 79 pts · 316d
You could say that's all that mattress? ... I..I show myself out
Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 316d
You did good. You can stay
Monster96@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 315d
No, that pun was sheet
garbagebagel@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 316d
The picture's not terribly Instagram worthy, but it looks like a really cool trip and I'd love to do that.
tpyo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 315d
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"
Cethin@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 314d
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.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 316d
I guess that depends on whether said orangutans are brachiators or swingers? 🤷🏼♂️
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 11 pts · 316d
Being swingers doesn't guarantee they'll wwnt to fuck OP though
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 315d
Ain't that always the hurdle w/ swingers, though. 😅😶🌫️
Mpeach45@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 315d
Probably matters more whether mosquitoes are a problem in that area.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 315d
Hey, now. Don't kinkshame. Some people are totally into little pricks. 🤌🏼
wulrus@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 316d
Also depends on the community. Some would be like: OMG, obviously, the mattress cover has not been ironed!
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 316d
Nah that's good. A proper mattress shouldn't be taken for granted outside of the west.
MagnyusG@lemmy.world · -27 pts · 316d
how can you look at that and not immediately know if they mean unbelievable negatively?
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 32 pts · 316d
If there are no insects and the weather is warm enough, then this is amazing.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 28 pts · 316d
Oh, there will be insects.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone · 30 pts · 316d
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.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 316d
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 .
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 316d
Oh, sorry for being unclear, I meant the sleeping outside part! Never been to Borneo myself, it sounds fantastic though.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 316d
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?"
deranger@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 316d
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.
Sabin10@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 316d
Because their phrasing is ambiguous and I think that would be an amazing vacation. Don't you?
nogooduser@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 316d
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.
fubarx@lemmy.world · 198 pts · 316d
Welcome, fellow travelers. I'll be your tour guide.
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 315d
Yeah, I was thinking "I hope they left you a mosquito net!"
slaacaa@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 315d
So efficient. You can donate blood while sleeping
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 315d
They'll be using mosquito spirals, they're really effective.
Valmond@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 315d
Except in the wind
fuzzywombat@lemmy.world · 178 pts · 315d
That's not a bed. That's a buffet table for mosquitos.
dickalan@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 315d
Shows how much you get out of the United States there’s no way that isn’t covered with mosquito netting
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 34 pts · 315d
But... There's none in the pic.
pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe · 9 pts · 315d
You don't put them on during day.
CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 315d
That way the mosquitos can sleep.
Psythik@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 315d
You think mosquitos give a shit about the time of day?
smeenz@lemmy.nz · 9 pts · 314d
Yes, they tend not to come out in the heat, and turn up by the thousands as dusk arrives.
pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe · 5 pts · 314d
Depends on the species.
I suppose there are day mosquitos as well, but most come during the evening and night.
echodot@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 314d
The mosquitoes are still around and bite people during the day it's just that at night you don't notice them.
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · -18 pts · 315d
And an open invitation to be robbed, kidnapped or worse
Aufschieber@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 315d
I don't think this is the United States. So they should be save.
skisnow@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 315d
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.
cabillaud@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 314d
Good thing you have weapons over there
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 315d
It’s Borneo not Manila.
IHeartBadCode@fedia.io · 119 pts · 316d
Might want to get a mosquito net.
Typhoon@lemmy.ca · 53 pts · 316d
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.
snooggums@piefed.world · 11 pts · 316d
Do orangutans normally board waterborne vessels?
protist@mander.xyz · 16 pts · 315d
They're notoriously fast moving and aggressive
msage@programming.dev · 5 pts · 315d
Only if you call them a monkey
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 315d
I don't know. They look pretty slow.
protist@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 315d
Yes
Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 316d
What if thats the goal?
mapleseedfall@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 316d
Actually provided on board. Ive been to this 3 days 2 night tour. My real highlight was the firefly + star viewing
bigfondue@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 316d
UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works · 67 pts · 316d
I hate mosquitos
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 315d
They’re course and rough.
And they get everywhere
TastyWheat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 314d
And they're so tough to spit out after you accidentally get a mouthful
JoShmoe@ani.social · 54 pts · 316d
Do the orangatans get to watch you . . you know?
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 316d
…sleep.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 316d
The real vacation is in the comments.
Kenny2999@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 316d
Sure hope not. Seeing sapiens goin at it, the orangutans might become erectus.
bayleaf@piefed.ca · 8 pts · 315d
JoShmoe@ani.social · 2 pts · 315d
It was a completely different era for music. The music videos man!
Sergio@piefed.social · 1 pts · 316d
Zier@fedia.io · 54 pts · 316d
100% humidity + bugs + windy. It's a no from me.
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz · 28 pts · 316d
Also the absolute lack of privacy. It's like having a Facebook account.
Zier@fedia.io · 3 pts · 315d
Perfect analogy of what a facebook account really is.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 316d
I can smell the mildew from here.
protist@mander.xyz · 12 pts · 315d
Mildew is happening in enclosed spaces. It's not going to be the same kinda problem here
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 315d
There's an entire ecology between that carpet and the mattress.
checks username
No offense intended.
protist@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 315d
There's an entire ecology happening in your mattress, too.
Mites, bacteria, and fungi, oh my!
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 315d
I mean, yeah. That's how re-nutrient my towel.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net · 48 pts · 316d
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?
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 39 pts · 315d
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/
devdoggy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 315d
How much does a trip like this cost?
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 315d
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/
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 40 pts · 315d
I like how they left you towels, just in case a big wave soaks you while you sleep.
MBech@feddit.dk · 6 pts · 315d
You often see big waves on riverboats?
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 1 pts · 315d
Yes. Usually caused by other boats.
mavu@discuss.tchncs.de · 36 pts · 315d
Your hotel room seems to be missing some walls.
NoodlePoint@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 315d
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.
Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 315d
There's no way that doesn't smell musty.
treadful@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 316d
Meanwhile the crew is on hammocks in the engine room.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 10 pts · 315d
If that's where I had to sleep when I was a seaman, I'd have quit. It's like 120F in there at all times. We used to call the long hallway that went from stern to fore the Highway to Hell because the closer you got to the engine room, the hotter it was.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 315d
From the visible size of the ship, i don't think there's a engine room.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 315d
Yeah. Feels kinda weird.
Azal@pawb.social · 17 pts · 315d
Wow, obvious to me some people haven't been camping before, that or were miserable the entire time. That looks pretty freaking awesome!
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 315d
It does, but I was immediately thinking that mattress would be soaked as soon as it rained or they have water coming on deck
udon@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 316d
In fact, it is quite believable imho
DrFistington@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 316d
How are the bugs?
Almacca@aussie.zone · 23 pts · 316d
Well fed.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 315d
Not bad. Of course, I'm from Northern Canada, so we got them beat.
d4rko@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 314d
...
to see orangutansto feel mosquitosflop_leash_973@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 315d
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.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 315d
We had a mosquito net for night, but they weren't bad. I was surprised.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 316d
Are you the same guy who posted pictures of Java. I think it was on some train
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 315d
Yup. Traveled through SE Asia.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 315d
You stop by VN?
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 315d
Yup. Comin' up.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 315d
Sounds like a really fun adventure. Looking forward to more pics!
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 316d
Wow!!
paperazzi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 315d
I think I'd really love this.
tronx4002@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 315d
answersplease77@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 314d
his and his wife dignity
parentesis@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 314d
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.
Cattypat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 316d
please keep us updated on the conditions of this, its hilarious
answersplease77@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 314d
you sure the orgatans are not the ones who paid to see you?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 314d
How was the rain? We're still in the wet season.
RaoulDuke@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 316d
Valmond@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 315d
Just don't call him an ape. Fuuuck!!!