jamboree

As one of the media invited to participate in the 9th Sarawak International 4×4 Jamboree from September 1–5, I had planned this little adventure months ahead.I enlisted my familiar travelling mates Joey Jong and Tay G Lim as co-drivers in my 30-year-old Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series. The plan was simple: take a leisurely 600km-plus drive from Kuching to Bintulu before joining the Jamboree.What we hadn’t factored into our calculations was the haze.The super El Niño had brought exceptionally dry weather, and much of Sarawak was covered by haze. But plans are plans, particularly when you have an old Land …