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Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Belud February 27th 2020

The last few days of our Borneo holiday we wanted to spend on Pulau Mantanani, an island 45 minutes off the west coast of Borneo. Our guides dropped us off at Rampayam Jetty north of the town of Kota Belud, and from there we caught a boat to the island. It was only a 45-minute trip, but it was a hell of a ride. There were a lot of waves, and our captain was keen on racing the boat through them, so more often than not the boat would jump off one wave and hit the bottom of a wave valley hard. I tried to sit as upright as possible in order to prevent my discs from any damage. Luckily neither Mizzi nor I got seasick. But the staff passed plastic bags to several passengers who ... read more
Mantanani Island II
Mantanani Island III
Mantanani Island IV

Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Belud February 20th 2010

Su and I took a dilapidated van to Kota Belud, for 8 ringgits each, we just lucked out since the van after us was really nice but nevertheless it got us to our destination about 2 hours later. The old Chinese guy sat next to me kept putting some minty oil in his belly and it smelled like camphor, I don't know what it's for but made me queasy. Arriving at hot KB we asked where the hotels are located, some guy pointed us to the street where most hotels are, we found KB Travellers lodge, took us awhile to find the entrance it's at the other end of the building. The cheapest they have is 65 ringgits for 2 a 2 person room, but the receptionist actually took us to Amber Lodge across the street ... read more
Sunday market
Sunday market
Kota Belud




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