Transferred to the 5 Star Luxury of Shangri-La - Rasa Ria Resort - nothing like starting at the top end and showing us how we could spend our time in Borneo if we could afford it. Knowing all too well that our accommodation during the placements will be nothing like the Rasa Ria with its pool and beach then it was probably best not to become too attached. But there again I am not really a pool person so after an afternoon poolside I went to check out the recreation activities on offer and came away with a booking for a [View Full Entry]

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Still suffering from the flight so took it easy today, after slow start we all headed off for a bit of a chill out on one of the Islands off Kota Kinabalu. We plumped for the Island of Sapi - a small island that forms part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. We left on a speed boat to bounce our way island where as soon as we arrived the sun disappeared and the clouds came rolling in - seemingly we are at the start of monsoon and the rains will most likely make appearances most afternoons. Sapi is a [View Full Entry]

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Well I have arrived safely after a journey that seemed to take forever - it didn't go quite as smoothly as I had hoped. Started with a re-pack in Heathrow airport when I was told only one piece of hand luggage even though my small handbag and small ruck sack was less that than half the size of the persons before me!!! Flight was then delayed to Dubai and so when I landed I made a dash to get my connecting flight only to find that the next one was considerably delayed too which did have the plus side that my [View Full Entry]

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With only a day to go, it was time to say Au Revoir to my friends. Luckily I didn't have to do a thing. Actually very lucky as at the time my house was a mass of boxes from packing and involved a full scale mountaineering expedition to cross the room!!!!. So it was wonderful to turn up at Toni and Andy place for a BBQ and a wonderful spread of food to send me on my way. Even though the heavens opened as soon as the BBQ was lit, it didn't dampen the spirit just the chef. I had [View Full Entry]

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One and One Europe » United Kingdom » England By Anitas Walkabout June 15th 2007 Anita Marshall Can't beleive it is now One Week before I fly and One Day of employment remaining. Gulp! Last night I had my Leaving Do for work at Canary Wharf. I didn't know vodka and tonics could br [View Full Entry]

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