Imperial International Hotel Kota Kinabalu

... version was much more colorful. I am just absolutely out of patience and over third world people trying to scam and rip me off and he was getting two month's worth of buildup. This dude would not let go of my bagstrap and kept trying to pull it out of my hands. Heat, humidity, being hungry and taken for a ride do not mix well with me, and setting it off right there on the sidewalk with this joker was what I had to do to get my bag ...

... dark clouds in the sky. So, we started off the morning with our exams (Chelsey 100%, Kevin...not 100%...although Chelsey was way more worried about her results and was trying to cheat). Worst part of the whole experience...the swim test. 200m in the huge waves, rain and without goggles or flippers. Needless to say, Chelsey was angry by the time it was over, but we still had to do a 10 minute water treading test next. This only aggrivated Chelsey worse ...

... at the time!<br><br>Eventually the river flattened out and we met up with a speed boat to take us further down the river and back to the minibus. The air was really humid by now and you could feel a storm gathering. After seeing a crack of lightening up ahead there was clearly visible a wall of water - like the edge of the storm. Incredible. Anyway we headed straight into this tropical downpour, I don't think I've ever experenced such heavy rain. At some points you ...

... breakfast was included all for 50MYR 10 pound for us both&#8230;<br><br> Next on the checklist we booked our accommodation at the Laban Rata on Mount Kinabalu through Sutera harbours. It cost an extortionate amount 760MYR for a room with meals but it is something that I&#8217;ve been looking forward to doing&#8230; not sure if Shelley feels the same way but she says she is up for the challenge!<br><br> At the hostel we met a ...

... all together and several people were locked out for the night! As annoyed as Lisa and I were with getting woken up constantly throughout the night, at least we were not one of these poor souls that were locked out all night. Lisa got up and tried to locate somebody, but nobody could be found. They advertised 24-hour reception, so I believe the fault lays entirely on the shoulders of Borneo Global Backpackers and a large portion of their guests checked out ...

... das gleiche Programm wie am Vorabend. Tina fühlte sich nicht sonderlich und ist gleich nach dem Essen zurück ins Hostel. Die andere Tina und ich sind dann noch über einen Markt gelaufen, wo man allen möglichen Quatsch wie Schmuck, Abgedenken etc. Als ich dann aber eine zeimlich große Rate gesehen hatte und Tina darüber informierte, wurde der Marktbesuch kurzerhand abgebrochen. Tina hasst Ratten. Naja, es war ja sowieso die Mehrheit der Ständegeschlossen. Wir ahben uns dann ...

... It was actually surprisingly comfortable and we managed to grab a few hours of reasonable sleep. The flight to Delhi was a further five hours. We were both surprised to find out that the time difference was 2.5 hours - neither of us knew there were any half-hour time zones. We travel, we learn! Chrissy was over the moon as she finally got to see the Sex &amp; the City film. I was dismayed that she watched it twice in a row. At least she was quiet so I could write this in peace!

... on our last day.Dan went of diving with the experienced lot, me and Tammy done a scuba experience. We had to do some skills in the water and then we joined up with the group for the final dive.I was pleased I saw a nemo fish. We want to thank everyone so much for making this possible, we had an amazing time. The difficult circumstances we had to face have made us stronger people, and we have memories we will never forget for the rest of our lives.