Hotel New Sabah Sandakan
Block 42, 18 Jalan Singapura Sandakan, Sabah, 90702, Malaysia
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Sandakan and the Puu Jih Syh Chinese Temple
Today it was back to Sandakan once more. On the river we spotted yet more Proboscis Monkeys leaping from branch to branch. I wasn't looking forward to crossing the Sulu Sea once more but this time the water was much calmer. We returned to the jetty at Sim Sim and it was an opportunity to have a look around the water village. Lunch was at the Sabah …
Kota Kinabulu and the Orchid Show
Today we decide to go into Kota Kinabalu and visit the craft market. The market stretches for miles and every stall sold very similar things so it was difficult to know where to start. Pearls were a bargain as were the beautiful table runners and tablecloths. Another good buy were the wall hangings. While we were in the market there was an …
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Mark had a gut feeling!
... for age 6 months plus! Lovely. Sandankan was very different and much less developed that KK.
Back to the Lodge we stayed local and Mark got some rest and we waited for things to improve (bless – he's been ever so brave!). Spent a relaxing afternoon and evening in our lovely 'upgraded' lodge as the rain fell heavy once ...
The Corridor of Life
... and 10 years jail time. This, according to Mark, has been a good deterrant. In other states and areas of Malaysia the difficulty can be in Malay, Indonesian and Brunei governments agreeing to priorities.
The specific programme here is funded and supported wholly by the volunteers and reflects a great organisation where funding goes primarily into the programme and not the agents, and the activity has been evolving to ensure there is meaningful ...
Christmas trees in the jungle?!
... a stretch of the coast until we turned up the Kinabantan River. The lodge is about 40km up the river so you are pretty far from civilisation. There are only two villages on the way up, the first with about 2,000 people and the second only 200 which is Abai Village. Abai being very small even still has a nursery and primary school for the kids. However the nearest hospital is an hour away by boat. On the journey we were lucky enough to spot some Pygmy elephants along ...


