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June 18th 2008

Published: June 19th 2008

It’s not far to drive to Sabah from Brunei as the crow flies, but the trip by road takes a while. The road surfaces are quite good and, considering there is only one traffic lane in each direction, reasonably fast. Time is taken in queuing. The queues are in this order going out of Brunei: Brunei - Sarawak border Sarawak - Brunei (Temburong district) border River ferry Brunei (Temburong... Read Full Entry

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Kota Kinabalu

Flower stall at the Sunday Market.

Kota Kinabalu

Memorial or art? The KK marlin.

Kota Kinabalu

The Jessleton Hotel was built in the 1950s. Kota Kinabalu was completely rebuilt after WWII and was formerly know as Jessleton.

Kudat

Kudat is a sleepy town, blessed with the most beautiful of surrounding beaches and this view of Mount Kinabalu from the back (NE). The area is a tourist paradise waiting to happen.

Kudat

One of the beaches between Kudat and the Tip of Borneo.

The Tip of Borneo

Famous as the most northerly point on the worlds third biggest island.

Kudat

This is a Rungus longhouse, newly built, and intended for the backpacker trade. It is lost in jungle and there is a wonderful beach at the foot of the cliff.

Kudat

Kampung Bavaganzo is a Rungus longhouse community that run a well-established longhouse experience for tourists.

Kudat

A nose flute player at Kampung Bavaganzo.

Kudat

At Kampung Bavaganzo.

Kudat

Dancers at Kampung Bavaganzo.

Sipadan

Sipadan offer the best scuba diving in the world. Here I swam with turtles for a day.

Sipadan

Army living quarters on the island.

Sipadan

Army fortifications on Sipadan. (Some years ago a group of tourists were taken hostage from this beach by a Filipino separatists.)

Rolling Stock

The North Borneo Railway still runs (just). There is a tourist route from KK to Papar.

Rolling Stock

The tourists travel in first class luxury.

Tenom

The railway line was once the only way of getting into the high country behind the Crocker Ranges.

Tenom

My car is tied onto a flat car with washing line to bring it down to Beauford from Tenom.

Tenom

Cars travel in second class trains.

Tenom

The line down to Beauford runs beside a rugged river.

Beauford

Old wooden Chinese shop houses. Such buildings are rapidly disappearing.

19th June 2008

Alison
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Great photos!
I remember our family trip in 2004! We missed a visa post and had to double up!

22nd June 2008

An Erratic Traveller
Gillian Perrett

It was a long journey that one, wasn't it? Have you re-viewed our video? It's at the top of this entry.

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