Sharon Gourlay

Sharon Gourlay

Founder of Malaysia Uncovered

Expertise Malaysia travel, travel planning, travel booking

Education Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Griffith University, Certificate III in International Travel Sales from AFTA Education and Training, Graduate Diploma of Education from Monash University

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Highlights:

  • Featured in many publications including USA Today, Qantas, Families Magazine Australia, Daily Mail and more
  • Speaker at numerous travel blogging conferences including Travel Blog Exchange (Tbex), Travel Blogging Summit and Travel Massive and is well known in the travel blogging community
  • Holds a BA in Asian studies including the Malay language, teaching and travel agent qualifications

Experience:

Sharon first fell in love with Malaysia in 2004 when she travelled up the west coast, eating everything available. This was further affirmed in 2015 when Sharon and her family, including two young kids, moved to Penang for a year. She doesn’t think anywhere could be better to live.

Sharon has travelled to 98 countries and spent many years of her life exploring the globe. This has lead to many skills from quickly working out the best way to travel from A to B to finding the best hotel. These days she primarily travels with her 3 children currently aged from 7 – 13 years old so she also has many family travel kid wrangling skills!

Sharon completed an arts degree majoring in Asian Studies at Griffith University. This included studying the Malay language and she loves learning more about the history and culture in this part of the world.

Her favourite part of Malaysia is Penang, closely followed by East Malaysia or Borneo as it’s often called.

When not writing for this site, Sharon is out exploring the world and everything Malaysia.

Education:

Sharon’s educational background enables her to share and teach you how to plan your own trip to Malaysia as easily as possible. Her travel qualification enables her to work as a qualified travel agent and has meant she has learned many tips and tricks for booking travel. Her teaching qualification helps her explain it all to you here.

Her humanities degree has helped her love of everything history, language and culture and grown her appreciation for this part of the world.

You can read more about Sharon and her family here.

Sharon’s Guides To Malaysia

Muo Boutique Hotel

Muo Boutique Hotel Review: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

Full review of the Muo Boutique Hotel. Everything you need to know about this hotel including the facilities, the rooms…

Pangkor Laut Resort Emerald Bay

Pangkor Laut Resort Review🏝️: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

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Sepilok Forest Edge Resort pool

Sepilok Forest Edge Resort Review: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

Full review of the Sepilok Forest Edge Resort. Everything you need to know about this hotel including the facilities, the…

Long Beach Redang Island

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The Habitat Penang Hill entrance

The Habitat Penang Hill Review: Everything You Need To Know

Full review of visiting The Habitat Penang Hill. Everything you need to know including where it is, what you can…

Bayview Beach Resort Batu Ferringhi Penang

Bayview Beach Resort Review: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

Full review of the Bayview Beach Resort. Everything you need to know about this resort including the facilities, the rooms…

Check Inn Hotel Tawau front view

Check Inn Hotel Tawau Review: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

Full review of the Check Inn Hotel Tawau. Everything you need to know about this hotel including the facilities, the…

Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu pool area

Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu Review: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

Full review of the Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu. Everything you need to know about this hotel including the facilities, the…

Semporna Seaview Hotel front

Semporna Seaview Hotel Review: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

Full review of the Semporna Seaview Hotel. Everything you need to know about this hotel including the facilities, the rooms…

Borneo Natural Sukau Bilit Resort Balcony in my deluxe room

Borneo Natural Sukau Bilit Resort Review: Everything You Need To Know About Staying Here

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Singapore Park Avenue Changi Hotel

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Cherating

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Lake Gardens Taiping

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View of Lake Gardens and Taiping from Novotel Taiping hotel room

Top 12 Best Hotels In Taiping, Malaysia

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Bukit Merah Laketown Waterpark best attraction Giant Wet Bubble

Worth It? Inside Bukit Merah Laketown Waterpark Review🏊‍♂️

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Kuala Ibai Beach, Terengganu

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Tanjung Rhu Resort beach

Tanjung Rhu Resort Review: This Insta-Worthy Resort Revealed🤩

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Best Pulau Tioman Package 🤩

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PD Ostrich Farm at port dickson one day trip

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SEM9 Senai Hotel

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PARKROYAL Collection Kuala Lumpur

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grand lexis in port dickson outside

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