Mari Mari Cultural Village
Set up about nine years ago, Mari Mari Cultural Village is an evocative reminder of traditional Sabah culture, less than half an hour from Kota Kinabalu. It is also popular…
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Sandakan and Gomantong Caves
The second largest city in Sabah, home to 400,000 people, Sandakan is basically a less attractive version of Kota Kinabalu. Similarly laid out on a narrow stretch of land between…
Kinabatangan River
The second longest river in Malaysia, the Kinabatangan River is a great place to see monkeys in the wild. Bilit Adventure Lodge is one of half dozen along the river,…
Sabah Tea Resort
The perfect spot to relax after summiting Mt Kinabalu, Sabah Tea Resort is a tranquil place near Ranau, in the foothills of the mountain. I stayed in one of two…
Mt Kinabalu
Mt Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Borneo, and the highest in South East Asia if you discount the Himalayan part of Myanmar and Papua New Guinea. It’s also one…
Around Mt Kinabalu
I spent a few days in the almost literal shadow of Mt Kinabalu, the highest peak in Borneo. A highlight was staying at a home stay in Tanak Nabula, a…
Kota Kinabalu
The capital of Malaysian Borneo, and gateway to the Sabah region, Kota Kinabalu is a relatively tidy South-East Asian city of half a million people which has enough to see…