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

Nipah Bay Pangkor Island

EXACTLY How To Go From KL To Pangkor

Need to know how to go from KL to Pangkor Island? Taking a flight, bus or car is described here…

Bus stop at KLIA2 for the free bus

How To Get From KLIA To KLIA2 (Or KLIA2 To KLIA) Using The Free Shuttle Bus, Train Or Taxi

Need to travel from KLIA to KLIA2? Or KLIA2 to KLIA1? We have exactly how to do this in the…

Tebah Batang Village, Lahad Datu Sabah

EXACTLY How To Go From Tawau To Lahad Datu

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A resort hotel in Cameron Highlands

All Your 5 Star Hotels In Cameron Highlands

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Lanang Express bus Bintulu to Sibu

EXACTLY How To Get From Sibu To Kuching

Need to know how to go from Sibu to Kuching? Taking a flight, ferry, bus, taxi or car is described…

hotel near KLCC Convention Centre

Best Hotels Near KLCC Convention Centre For All Budgets

List of the cheapest and best hotels near KLCC Convention Centre. Click here for your best hotel near Kuala Lumpur…

Sibu bus station

EXACTLY How To Go From Sibu To Bintulu

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Typical part of the trail in Niah Caves National Park

EXACTLY How To Get From Batu Niah To Miri

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Semporna island hopping

Full Guide To Semporna Island Hopping: Everything You Need To Know

Semporna is located on the south eastern coast of Sabah in Borneo. This small town brings in many tourists, but…

Sunway Resort pool

Best Hotels Near Sunway Lagoon Theme Park Kuala Lumpur For All Budgets

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Streets in Melaka Malaysia

Best 5 Star Hotel In Melaka, Malaysia

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Hotel Jen Johor Bahru pool

Best 5 Star Hotel In Johor Bahru

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Swordfish Statue, Kota Kinabalu

Exactly Where To Stay In Kota Kinabalu

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Borneo Orangutan in Sandakan, Sepilok, Sabah

17 Incredible Things To Do In Sandakan Borneo🥰

Have the ultimate Sandakan trip with this guide of all the top things to do in Sandakan Borneo so you…

Central Johor Bahru

Best Budget Hotel In Johor Bahru 🥰

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Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

EXACTLY How To Get From KL To Kota Kinabalu

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hotels in Kuala Lumpur with private pool

All Hotels In Kuala Lumpur With Private Pool

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best time to visit kl

Top 21 BEST Places To Visit In Malaysia

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Crystal Mosque Kuala Terengganu

Best Hotels In Kuala Terengganu

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Sultan Ibrahim Jamek Mosque Muar

EXACTLY How To Go From KL To Muar

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Golden Sands Resort Penang

Best Hotels In Batu Ferringhi

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Desaru beach

The Ultimate Guide to Desaru Beach, Malaysia🥰

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Singapore to Desaru jetty

EXACTLY How To Go From Singapore To Desaru Coast: By Ferry, Bus And More!

Exactly how to go from Singapore to Desaru Coast by ferry, bus, taxi and more so you can find best…

Sarawak River, Kuching

Top 12 Best Hotels In Kuching, Malaysia

Heading to Kuching? Lucky you! It’s a beautiful part of the world and one of my favourite spots in Malaysia.…