The Chimney

Or at least that's what they call this. Was it really some sort of ventilator for the nearby coalmines? Or lighthouse? Apparently to date it remains a mystery why it was built.

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Pulau Labuan (5-7 Mar 13)

May 6th 2013
After the week-long detour eastwards to check out the flora and fauna of the Sabahan heartlands, it was time to back-trek and resume my journey southwestwards along the northern coast of Borneo. And so it was a day-long bus ride for another quick overnighter back at KK, before a 3h ferry to the nearby island called Pulau Labuan, a transit point between Sabah and Brunei. Still part of Malaysia, ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Labuan

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

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