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Outskirt Outreach on 7th January 09.
What does it say..
“It usually takes a visitor to discover the best stuffs that locals fail to see. And Catherine B. does it in style which best depicts her French flair.
We caught up in Catherine recently in Ipoh and exchanged ideas over coffee break, during her pitstop in our home state Perak.
An expat living with her family in KL, Catherine wasted no time combing the best places around Malaysia and have jotted down all her findings since Sept 2008 in a blog titled “Sustainable Tourism Guide Malaysia”. The blog explains its driving principle with this statement … “each of the projects featured in GreenSelipar relates the author’s first-hand. We do not receive any money, gifts, tokens or favors of any kind from anybody. We paid the same fees that any traveler would pay for the hotel, guesthouse, visit or service”.
So there you are. If you need an insider account that’s beyond hype and hoopla, GreenSelipar.com is a good down-to-earth option to check out. ”
Thank you very much Casey
Who are they and what do they do
Anna Pierrot and Larry Scuccato opened the Flying Rhino guesthouse in September 2008, in Kuala Kubu Bharu (KKB for the locals), in Selangor. Before the Flying Rhino, the husband and wife used to work in China, Anna in Education and Lorenzo in Industrial Engineering. They visited Malaysia several times and appreciated the diversity of the many still unspoilt natural areas. Why did they leave their comfortable expat life in China and open the Flying Rhino guesthouse? “We fell in love with the place, and wanted to make a difference by sharing environmental concerns and a life style with other people” said Anna.
Aware of culture and heritage, and keen to not disturb the forest with another land-consuming lodge, they settled on building the guesthouse in the middle of busy KKB, at the foot of Fraser’s Hill. It took them about two years (to find a house, buy it, renovate it, find a local partner, fill up the administrative papers… the list goes on). A huge amount of energy and determination was required to implement the project that lead to the Flying Rhino guesthouse. Read the rest of this entry »
Who are they and what they do
The Malaysian Nature Society has been contributing towards the protection of Malaysia’s natural heritage since 1940. A membership-based organisation, it has been the reason behind the protection of many key habitats as well as several national and state parks in Malaysia. Read the rest of this entry »
A one hour journey inside Malaysia’s multi-ethnic culture and history
Who are they and what they do
In October 2006, a small group of women gathered at the National Museum of Kuala Lumpur (Muzium Negara) with the idea of starting a volunteer organization that would guide visitors through the various galleries, plus perform in-depth research on various artifacts found on display and in storage. With the support of the National Museum Kuala Lumpur, they created the Museum Volunteers Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (MVM). Read the rest of this entry »
Responsible Tourism and Travel in Malaysia 