Mercure Waterfront Kota Kinabalu

... city. The hotel was great and things started well as we got a free drink as we had to wait about half an hour for the room -I am a sucker for free drinks!. We had a fairly lazy first day and made the most of the hotel which was in a lovely location - definetely to be recommended. The hotel has an orangutan sanctuary on site (which is why we chose it) so we wasted no time in booking in to see them at one of the feeding sessions the following day. The ...

... to be the best option. A few corals and satisfying variety of fish made my day pretty enjoyable. The most interesting sight, I found by accident a bit off the central KK, was a Filippino getto consisting of tilt houses built on a lake.<br><br>Malaysia Summary<br> As expected, my month in this country didn't bring much of the exotic. After tiny rich countries like Singapore and Brunei it's the most developed country I ...

... lunch the following day (some supermen do the mountain in one day but we certainly couldn&#8217;t!). Access is strictly controlled, limited by the number of beds at Laban Rata, and we&#8217;d had to book some time ahead (which in itself was a bit of a saga but we&#8217;ll leave that for another day).<br><br> To put this into some perspective, park headquarters where you start is higher than Ben Nevis. Laban Rata is then more than another Ben Nevis up and ...

... the same just before we tipped up, even though our guide was telling us to go as hard as we could they just didn't seem to get it. We managed to get to the end without flipping over again, we almost did once and we lost the odd person here and there but no more real drama's. I wasn't expecting the rapids to be as extreme as they actually were, we went rafting in thailand and it was really rubbish but this time i was really happy with it all, even though my arm's ached from all the paddling.<br>

... Hey Tony I&#8217;ve just had a ****&#8230;&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Yeah I&#8217;ve just had Two mate!&#8221;<br><br>Tony &#8220;Two *****&#8221; or, as we affectionately called him Tony Baloney. He was a nice enough fella but as with the majority of people you come across on the road, they&#8217;ve all been there, done that and well&#8230;. Not bought the T shirts because T shirts weren&#8217;t invented the last time they were there!

... of curious sights including a chicken chase - poor thing probably thought it was free - I was tempted to join in but just stood watching while Anna took lots of photos! We had read a few blogs saying KK is old and dirty, but actually we love it as it is not set up for tourists it is simply a buzzing main city of Saba with heaps of character. The wired thing is the transition between different parts, take two steps from the local markets and you are in a ...

... It has one of the world's richest orchid populations with over 800 species, and over 600 species of ferns (more than in the whole of Africa). The park is also the richest place in the world for pitcher plants, five of the thirteen are again found nowhere else on earth and reach spectacular proportions. Kinabalu Park stands in the shadow of the mighty Mount Kinabalu. Standing at 4,095.2m (13,435ft) tall, it is one of southeast asia's highest peaks. Visitors are ...

... to and sure i will not be gaining much sympathy from any readers!!!?? Work does inevitably call, as after all, a trip with this much fun and experience does not come all too cheap. How would I cope again in the real, expensive and normal -world? With my 2nd one year Australia working Visa approved, who knows what adventures lay ahead in the land of sun, beer lovers and fun. . <br> <br>Will be sure to update you in Australia!! Thanks for reading. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT.

... debout pour le depart prevu a 7 heures a.m. Bonne nuit tout de meme. Depart en petit vagonnette pour eviter deja 5km de marche. Yes... Nous avons grimper des marches pendant 5h30 6 km avec un denivelation de 1,600 metres. Un calvaire. On commencait a pomper l'air (3200m d'altitude). Les nautilus peuvent aller se rhabiller. Nous sommes arriver au premier chalet. La surprise c'est que notre chambre etait encore plus haut. Encore des marches ...

... jetting off to Malaysia (a flight which took less time than it took to catch the express subway from Fremantle to Perth, I might add), where the situation is much easier on my wallet. One of the first things I asked my tour guide when I got picked up from the airport was where I could find some cheap food. She told me that cheap was relative (naturally), but at that moment we just happened to be driving past one of the most expensive restaurants in Kota ...