You Write Your Own Stories

You Write Your Own Stories An Alien Encounter

The immense island of Borneo is probably the place on Earth dearest to my heart, but before we went to live there for a five year stint, my wife and I first visited as tourists.

On a trip into forest an hour out of the Sarawak city of Kuching, we trek in excruciatingly hot conditions to catch a glimpse of the rare Rafflesia — the world’s biggest flower — whose reputation does not disappoint.

With its malodorous perfume irre...