EG's Travelogue

AirAsia received its first Airbus A321neo aircraft on November 2019, with 352 more to be delivered over the next few years. The A321neo is a re-engined and enhanced version of the A321 that offers better fuel efficiency, range, and carrying capacity, and have the potential to alter the dynamics of the regional budget airline industry.  I managed to secure a one-way ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore on board AirAsia's first Airbus A321neo, 9M-VAA.  Introduction: Airbus A321neo  The Airbus A321neo is an evolution of the original A321 featuring a pair of new engines that offered better fuel efficiency as well as refinements found on the A320 Enhanced (sharklets, aerodynamic refinements, and weight-saving features).  In 2012, AirAsia placed an order for 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft, later increased to a total of 353 in early 2019 after the airline "upsized" its outstanding order of 253 A320neos to A321neos. When all of these aircraft are deliver...

Bario "the land of a hundred handshakes" is a community of villages located on the Kelabit Highlands deep within Sarawak's interior, close to the Sarawak-Indonesia border. Bario is home of the Kelabit tribe and is known for its welcoming scenery, cool climate, and the hospitality of the local people. While remoteness gave Bario its beauty and pristine environment, it also made accessing the town very difficult as there are no proper, paved access roads to the town from the outside. The only road connecting Bario to the district capital, Miri, is a rugged logging trail which is navigable using a four-wheel drive vehicle only. The journey from Miri to Bario by 4WD can take anywhere between 10 and 30 hours depending on the weather and road conditions. Despite its remoteness and isolation from the outside world, Bario does have a small airport with regular scheduled commercial flights that bring both people and goods into or out of the town. This travelogue detai...