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Tropical Travels Part 11

January 13, 2019 · by · in December 2018 adventure · Leave a comment

After our week in Mulu, it was nice to be back in Kota Kinabalu. We had our “free breakfast” – better described as toast and coffee – at Borneo Backpackers before heading out to the docks. The plan for the day was to explore the islands off the coast of the city. There are five […]

Tropical Travels Part 9

January 9, 2019 · by · in December 2018 adventure · Leave a comment

We spent Monday morning buying some food for Mulu – knowing that supplies would be very limited and expensive over there. We quickly learned that the local shops don’t officially open before 9am, which would be more accurately described as 9:30am. After a pineapple juice from a street vendor, we made our way to Kota […]

Tropical Travels Part 8

January 8, 2019 · by · in December 2018 adventure · 1 Comment

We arrived in Kota Kinabalu to a bit of drama. The lady at passport control was convinced that South African need a visa to enter Malaysia. Even with her supervisor confirming that I didn’t, and the fact that I had entered the country just a few days earlier without trouble – it took a good […]