Sipadan Island Located on north-eastern part of Borneo Island, Sipadan is one of world's best dive spots. White sandy beaches borders this 12ha island. The island was formed from a undersea volcano and is raised 650meters from sea floor. Sipadan is famous for its reef wall, rare reef creatures and regular appearance of sea turtles. If you are a diver, this is one place that you would not want to miss.

East Coast Islands On east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, an abundance of idyllic white sandy beaches. To escape hustle and bustle of city, hop over to east coast, put on a sarong, grab yourself a coconut, relax and enjoy pounding of waves. Out in sea, islands such as Perhentian, Tioman and Redang are famous for their dive spots and family getaway.

Cameron Highlands This 1800 meters above sea level region is a popular getaway from tropical heat for Malaysians and tourist alike. Cameron Highlands was discovered by a British surveyor named William Cameron in 1885. This highlands resembles England as old English inns, chalets and bungalows still exists today. Attraction in Cameron Highlands includes mountain and jungle hikings, tea plantations, fruits and vegetable farms, flower nurseries and its people. Cameron Highlands has two golf courses if you are game.

Proboscis Monkeys Living exclusively in Borneo island, proboscis monkeys have largest nose amongst all primates. Reaching up to 17.5cm long, reason for elongated nose is unknown. Another distinctive feature of this unique creature is its pot belly. The proboscis monkey is an endangered species and is listed under IUCN Red List. Visiting these creatures in its natural habitat is well worth journey.

The details of Egyptian mummification process has been lost to time. Most of what we know today about mummification process comes from writings of Herodotus, Greek traveler. From what we know, creating ancient Egyptian mummies is a complicated process. Herodotus' writings indicate that entire process takes 70 days, from time of death till mummy is buried.

Firstly, internal organs are removed. All organs are removed except for heart, which ancient Egyptians believed to be center of a person's being.

To remove organs from abdominal cavity (such as lungs, stomach, liver and intestines), a small cut is made in left abdomen, and organs removed from there. The organs are then cleansed and stored in 4 canopic jars, representing Four Sons of Horus. These jars will be buried together with mummy.

The brain is also removed. A hooked instrument is inserted into skull via nose. The hook is then used to pull out brain in small pieces.

The next step in Egyptian mummification process is to dry body. If there is any water remaining in body, bacteria will grow and cause body to decompose. The drying agent is natron, a mixture of salts found along Nile valley. By covering body with natron for majority of 70 days, it will be completely dried.

After natron is removed, body is then wrapped using linen and resin. Hundreds of yards of linen are used, and usually covered with holy inscriptions. The finished mummy is then buried in his tomb together with his possessions.

Egyptologists have long wondered if this process as described by Herodotus could really create ancient Egyptian mummies. In 1994, a team of scientists at University of Maryland, USA, closely followed Egyptian mummification process and successfully created a mummy that was free of bacteria and decay. Thus mystery of mummy is finally solved.

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