Beringgis Beach Resort Kota Kinabalu

... not enjoyed it. I am hoping that after staying in the Amazon jungle I shall be able to cope with this for three days.

Tomorriw is going to be a bit of an adventure as I have to ask the bus driver to drop me off at a point on the road and I have to walk to the camp from there. In the meantime in the evening I walked to the seafront and as is usual in these towns the car parks are transformed into eating establishments at ...

... is Sold." The pictures of smoked animals drew me in and I began reading about how people (Christians actually) consume dog, bat, monkey, snake and so on. The author used the island of Sulawesi, Indonesiaas an example of this culinary following, and I found this quote, "You can tell how lowly beef, chicken and mutton rate in the diet of majority Christian Minahasons living here by checking out the meats section of the Tamu." (A tamu is a market.) I would've visited Sulawesi had the ...

... and thirds!

From KK we boarded a coach bound for Kinabalu National Park and our next adventure, climbing Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia’s highest point and a relatively straightforward two day jaunt. The day started out with lovely clear views of the mountain against a bright blue sky, and we enjoyed the wooded trail as it climbed steeply upwards, along a path of wooden steps and rocky boulders over which a bit more ...

... to do some exploring in that direction. Once again, I decided to do some online research and read of some "high danger zones"!!! such as theft, kidnapping
. . . so I decided to leave it for another trip!!! I felt that there was also more to discover in Sabah so I would spend a couple more weeks here in Malaysia and then proceed to Indonesia and specifically the Island of Java. That meant that I had to look into getting a Visa ...

... to take. We made it to the Village and I guess we ended up going in the out door. There was not a lot going on, the different little villages each have a demonstrations and we found one that had guys jumping on a trampoline and Jessie took a turn, you had to jump and touch a symbol stick in the ceiling, they also danced on the trampoline. Another village had dancers doing the bird dance which we had been wanting to see and we were invited to join in. it's a pretty simple ...

... lay on the beach as long as I didn't put my foot down into the sand, which somehow worked out fine.

Nonetheless we took the last ferry out to KK, checked into the hostel and went for a beer. Civilisation does feel good sometimes... but I already miss island life again, which is why we will probably go back for a daytrip tomorrow or the day after. I guess this just once again proves the universal mystery of wanting what you can't have.

... Night Market. More Cheaper Option If You Think To Buy Pearl Product As Bargaining Is More At Time And Place Like This. Girl Will Surely Loves This. We Departed For Brunei At 2PM. Heavy Rain Are Waiting Us. We Arrived Late Around 8PM And I Bring My Relatives To See The Royal Castle ' Istana Nurul Iman ' , Sultan Ali Saifudin Mosque ANnd This Sultanate Kingdom. Things Goes Very Nice. We Saw A Lot Of Things. We Sleep At My Auntie's House In Kuala Belait.

... so great!), and drinking the endless supply of tea. The following day was 'Orang - Utan day'!! We got up in time for the 10am feeding and got a lift to the sanctuary with one of Anton's associates, a longhaired jungle trekker with leopard skin covers on his car seats. In the pouring rain we got out of the car and ran to the ticket office, sheltering under a single umbrella. As we walked to the feeding platform we were dubious about spotting any Orang-utans - if I was an ...

... to bed) my first view was of the Mini Bar door swinging open! Its not the first time ive seen it this holiday.......and im guessing it probably wont be the last! but its not a pretty sight and i need to start bringing a padlock with me to place on said bar when sober and give the key to reception before we leave for the night! Can you imagine what i'll be like when The Rosbien gets here! Anyhoo - so my mad Aunt Rosie eventually arrived! I ...