Mount Kinabalu

SABAH - MALYSIAN BORNEO

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April 17th 2005
Driving into Kota Kinabalu two things struck us most, the silence...no car horns, and the greenery. Even outside the airport the potted plants and roadside bushes looked aggresively healthy, vines and fan shaped ferns sprouted out the joints of trees. KK is a small city, very long but seems only a few blocks deep before giving way to riotous green forested hills. We had a great few days plannin ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more