Kota Kinabalu Lodges - Reviews and Rates

So we are now in Borneo and I have been designated as nominated writer for the next couple of weeks of the journey as Jason is finding all the typing a bit much ..... he's going to have a shock when he goes back to work ;-)
Anyway here we go ....We had a fairly early start to leave Singapore and after a fairly bumpy flight we arrived in Kota...

Last evening with the group, flew back from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu. Met a drunk Hungarian guy on wir flight who decided he wid befriend wis. He invited wis to go rafting we him....we declined, he wis about 50, kinda fat and stunk of stale and fresh alcohol. Man were we glad to get off that flight! Made it to the Seaside Travellers inn down by...

We wanted to get in two last dives at Sipadan...this time we took the 9am boat ride...wow...what a difference. The skies were blue and the boat ride was like 15minutes. We took our first dive at TURTLE PATCH. This was the best dive of our whole trip. The water had 100 ft + visibility. We got up close and personal to a turtle...probably could hav...

Well, this morning didnät start out as it should have. Stefen was suppose to get me coffe and food so that I didnät have to climb the stairs but due to his being sick I ended up getting him tea (only from the hostel though, no stairs involved). I do have to brave the staris soon though, its 1:45 and all I have had is coffee. I hear a roti and cu...

Mount Kinabalu - reaching for the skies Hello everyone! We're back from our ascent of Southeast Asia's biggest Mountain: Gunung Kinabalu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of astounding natural beauty. Its highest (Low's) peak is 4096m high. This makes it the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. It was already markedly cold at the p...

Got a never to be refused offer from the hotel. Upgrade to Horizon club room for 150 Malaysian Ringets per night. ~£22 to you and I. This includes breakfast in the club room, Afternoon tea/coffee and cakes, and evening Happy Hour 5-7(think thats 2 hours but who is complaining). All beer, wine and spirits included. Also they lay on a good feast o...

I fianlly got a chance to look over the photos from the elephant camp which I stayed at for 3 days back around the middle of January.

It was lovely to have a bit of a lie in after a string of early mornings! The girls spent the night with Andrew & Harriet, having a "sleepover" in their room. At 9am, Ross led a guided walk through the jungle to see a variety of trees, plants & fruits. We examined palm trees on a plantation to see where palm oil comes from and climbed an observa...