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Semporna Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Semporna, Malaysia
Running to go diving
I'm here!! What a palava. Back in Semporna! I've been here diving twice before and love it so much I had to return a third time! This is my main reason for being back in Borneo. The town itself has a bad reputation for being a bit dirty. I don't ...
Diving
About mid-afternoon, we all arrived in the coastal town of Semporna. People use Semporna as a launching point to Sipidan Island, what some people claim to be the best dive site in the world. Rob and I teamed up and walked into town. He ...
Selamat Hari Raya
... and cola! I was invited to several houses, so spent much of the day touring around!! In the evening, I headed back to semporna as we had all been invited around for dinner at one of our friends houses! We were treated to a beautiful sunset across the ...
Even the little boy in the bra was friendly
... about them. Markets full of fish, fruit and veg. etc.. and I was gutted when I couldn't find an "I love Semporna" t-shirt. No Italian restaurant. I don't even think there's an Irish pub. If it wasn't the closest town on the ...
Barraccudas here I come
... reasonable hour of noonish. And I did...just in case someone is interested...there is only one direct bus from Sandakan to Semporna daily...at 7:30am. Why I ask, why so early? Anyways, there are some minibuses to Tawau and Ladha Datu hourly or something ...
DiveMaster's Wife
... He did jokingly mention...several times now that I recall it, that his plan was to kidnap me back to his world in Semporna. I laughed every time...and wished him best of luck trying. Guess what...he succeeded!!! So after a few days strolling around ...
I live in a beautiful place
... I have been to several islands in the area including; Mabul, Kapalai, Sipadan, SiAmil, Sabangkat, Sibuan and diving near the Semporna mainland. Every dive presents a new and varied landscape - sandy bottoms, never ending walls, sloping reefs and just ...
Diving in Sipadan
Nach getaner Arbeit machten wir uns für das Wochenende auf nach Semporna. Mit einem kleinen Minivan, vollgestopft mit 13 Leuten, fuhren wir 3 Stunden in vollem Garacho nach Semporna. Vor 4 Jahren waren wir das erste mal und letzten Frühling das letzte ...
Possibly the best SCUBA diving site in the world.
Sipadan Island is one of the the worlds most famous dive sites, and justifiably so. The marine life here is simply staggering, with sharks, turtles and barracuda all being the norm. There's only 140 people allowed on this island per day, including ...
Living the dream
... about their time in London, back in the 70's! I found out afterwards that these men were the president and government of semporna. After 3 amazing months, now it's nearly time to leave behind the waters of Semporna and head off for a 2 week enforced ...
Continuing to live the dream
Another couple of months have passed by in a whirl of sunshine, diving and playing with baby cats. I really can't believe I have now been living this life for 6 months, the time really does fly. Most of my days are spent exploring the underwater world. ...
More snorkelling
... world except the US) 1970s band Boney M (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boney_M for more). And then came the Malaysia karaoke love songs. We saw the same ones over and over again so many times we started singing along quietly to ...
Vaya agujero!
Hoy dejamos Sandakan tempranito en bus y nos dirigimos a Semporna. Menudo agujero! Hay cuatro calles y el hostal esta en el muelle, sobre pilones emplazados en el mar. Nos alojamos en uno de los dormitorios, con espacio para 20 personas. La habitacion no ...
Sipadan
Tauchen auf Sipadan. Natuerlich wollten wir uns das Tauchen auf Sipadan nicht entgehen lassen. Die Insel Sipadan wurde beruehmt, als im Jahr 2000 Abu Sayaff Rebellen aus Philippinen Touristen der Insel Sipadan entfuehrten. Seither wurden die Bungalow ...
Plonge et snorkeling a Semporna (SIPADAN)
Salut tout le monde Nous allons bien. Commencons par hier soir. Nous avons eu la bonne idee de changer de chambre pour avoir un peu de tranquilite. He bien, a notre nouvelle "guest house", il y avait un party. Musique jusqu'a minuit. On etait ...
Finding Nemo
I've spent the last three days in Semporna doing some diving around Palau Mabul and Palau Sipadan (Scuba Junkie). Sipidan was voted the world's number two dive site last year so it's been pretty good. Sipidan is a national park and limited to 100 ...
All aboard for Sipadan
... I headed on arrival in Malaysian Borneo. I say Malaysian Borneo as the island is actually divided up into Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. I went to the top right bit. I can't really tell you why I decided on diving with and outfit called ...
Tun Sakaran Marine Park
Tun Sakaran Marine Park - From the Kingabatan I travelled down to the town of Semporna, with the main reason to dive the island of Sipadan. This is one of the world's most famous dive sites. It is a small island off the east coast of Sabah, ...
Narau -> Semporna
... , full. 2ieme bus passe, full. 2 autres pour une autre destination. Nous avons prit finalement un qui nous a amene a Semporna. 7-8 heures de bus. Une ville qui franchement pas tres belle. Nous avons actuellement un plombier dans notre chambre pour ...
Goodbye Malua
Wir haben Amat im Auto richtung Tawau mitgenommen. Er wohnt mit der muslimischen Familie seiner Frau Lina in der Nähe. Auf dem Weg besuchten wir den eindrücklichen Madai Wasserfall. Er hat uns zum Essen bei sich in sein Haus eingeladen. Es war sehr ...
Clouds
Time to fast track. With only 10 days left in Malaysia and a whole province to see, we jumped on 2 flights. Number one destination in Sabah: Sipadan. Time for a little island relaxation and diving (we hope). Sabah seems to be much more ...
Day 115: Pulau Mabul
With 24 hours till I fly, I'm not meant to dive today. Instead I take it easy in a hammock watching fishermen pass; One boat pulls in with two caught guitar sharks. A short walk along boardwalks, through Mabul village leads to a jetty. It's the weekend ...
Day 112: Semporna
... packed before it opens. The clothes are the only thing keeping me here. I've already missed the direct buses to my next destination, Semporna; I have to get there today to fit in two days diving before my flight back to KL. At the bus station there ...
Semporna et Sipadan
Petite escapade sur la côte est de l'île pour quelques plongées à Sipadan. L'ile a été formée par le corail et forme une cheminée de 600m de haut sur le dessus d'un ancien volcan. C'est un site qui fait partie des 10 meilleurs sites de plongée ...
Monkeys, turtles, sharks and elephants
... bothered by me shouting at it and waving a big stick in what I thought was a very menacing manner. Bad monkey. I'm now in Semporna, where I've been for the last 5 nights, which is the base for diving trips to Sipadan Island. The diving is absolutely ...
Sipadan
... to Kota Kinabalu (Borneo), 10 hours in the airport for the 'connecting' flight to Tawau and a further jeep drive to Semporna, and we arrive, very exhausted but with one mission in mind - Sipadan. You will find no photographs in this section ...
Semporna, Etat de Sabah (Borneo), 31 Mai 2008
C'est ma derniere journee de plongee aujourd'hui. Et comme c'etait a prevoir, j'ai attrape un peu froid + fatigue cumulee avec les 3 plongees par jour et les soirees + mal aux oreilles. Donc on va y aller mollo. Il a plu la nuit derniere, ...
Pulau Mabul
After my boring night stuck in Semporna i met up with the couple i met on the mountain and we caught an early speed boat across to Mabul island. I'd never heard of this place before so i was just kind of tagging along but it proved to be a really good ...