Destination: Malaysia

Gallery: Mt Kinabalu

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Mt Kinabalu 2

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kota Kinabalu(KK) and Mt. Kinabalu

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

how high is that mountain?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Views [2217]

I flew into Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Borneo Malaysia about 2 hours late from Singapore. It was after 2:00am so I decided to stay at the airport for a few hours then head into town first thing in the morning. After sleeping a few hours ... Read more >

Racing

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By jsherdc | Views [892] | Comments [3]

I flew into  Sandakan first thing in the morning. At the airport, I had the information desk book me for 1 night in the hotel recomended by the lonely planet. I took a cab in, dropped off my stuff, then went to catch the bus. The bus dropped me off 2 ... Read more >

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Pigs Organ Porridge

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [394]

As I was tucking into a bowl of delicous Baba Nonoya(local cusine) Tofu and Fish Noodles I read this on a nearby menu board, it even had a picture beside it, looked interesting though not appetising. I had arrived in Melaka. A really cool Town that seems ... Read more >

Wild Man of Borneo

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By jsherdc | Views [978] | Comments [1]

My first stop outside of China was down at the Equator. Its Borneo, an Island shared by 3 countries. I went to the State of Sabah in Malaysia. My first stop was Kota Kinabalu (KK), a sleepy town of 500,000 on the south china sea. It seemed like a nice ... Read more >

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Gallery: Malaysian Borneo 08

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By stinale | Photo Gallery

Kuching and onwards to Sibu

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [2880]

Tue 4 th Nov - Heading to Bako National Park this morning. Got the Yellow bus number 6 (run by the Petra Jaya company), which leaves from stop no.1 near to the Mosque. This goes to the Bako village jetty (2 Ringgits), which takes ... Read more >

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By lockers | Views [1022] | Comments [1]

October 30th – November 3rd 2008 I'm not the biggest fan of cities but Kuala Lumpur, or KL as most travellers and Malaysians seem to refer to it, surprised me. Its population is about 1.5 million which makes it quite small for a capital city ... Read more >

Malaysia: Cameron Highlands

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By lockers | Views [602]

October 28 th – 30th 2008 I take it Penang doesn't want people staying there as there is a free and frequent ferry service from the island to Butterworth on peninsular Malaysia. After four nights in Georgetown, we got on it, pleased with ... Read more >

Gallery: Sarawak

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By jeffbrad | Photo Gallery

Singapore to Kuching

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [3424]

Sat 1st Nov - Last night was a bad night for sleep. A raucous crowd outside were still making noise at 4am. Then another bunch who were moving o ut today were up at 8am or so. I'm flying to Kuching in Borneo Departing from Johor Bahru's ... Read more >

Malaysia: Georgetown, Penang

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By lockers | Views [669]

October 24th – 27 th 2008       We took a minibus from Hat Yai to Butterworth and then a ferry over to Georgetown - the capital of the island and state of Penang, off the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. The border crossing ... Read more >

Gallery: penang

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery