Blogs from Sabah, Malaysia, Asia - page 8

Geo: 5.01965, 117.746Sorry peeps, zooms on phones not good enough for wild orangutan shots!!Due to yesterday's disappointment of not seeing any ginger fuzzy apes and the fact we were being picked up at 10.30 to leave, we headed out to do a tree top canopy walk at 6.30am! Early!! James' cold was in full force last night, so sleep did not really happen for too long anyway!! We joined another group who were a little more unstable on their feet to head up the the canopy walk in the truck (was too early for that much up hill!!) we both took a stick with us incase we went off piste... boy did we go off piste later on!!The canopy walk consisted of 3 long bridges that stretched over the valley. It was high and I loved ... read more

Geo: 5.01965, 117.746The arrivals hall at the airport was hilarious, a room, a few seats and a low slung table as the luggage collection point and actually a surprisingly clean toilet (although you did have to put your hand in the cistern to flush it! Although there were a total of 10 bags coming off the plane, mine was one of the last to make it onto the shelf..... I think I must be jinxed!!We were met by a driver who escorted us to the rainforest lodge office. We signed our lives away in a very posh waiting room and the we were off on our 2hr 30min 4x4 journey up to the lodge, 20mins on Tarmac the rest in forestry roads. It was a tad bumpy to say the least. But on the way we ... read more

Geo: 6.15378, 116.147Yes it does deserve its own special blog!! AMAZING!! Definitely just put my stone back on in one sitting!! Cereal, fruit, pancakes, omelettes, Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian (of course!), continental, western and a bread and pastry section! Oh and I can't forget a chocolate fountain!! #noneedforlunch! Between us we had most things, the beef rendang and steamed dumplings were goooood. James had chicken feet .... I did not!! I will let the pictures do the rest!!... read more

Geo: 6.15372, 116.148So this place is incredible!!The flight to KK was a little bumpy, but mainly consisted of a little food and broken sleep.... we had been on the go for a long time up until this point. It smelt like holiday when we got off the plane!! Our luggage as per usual, was the last off the plane and we were in the baggage collection for abt 20mins until the orange bag made an appearance! Finally mine appeared too, which meant it was now truly time to holiday!!We were met at arrivals by a guy with our names on a board and bundled into a mini van for the 40mins to the hotel. This place is posh. On arrival they rang a gong to signal our arrival and we were sat down in the foyer ... read more

Last couple of days in Borneo, so just a short post because nothing really happened. Next I will be in India, so that will be exciting. I've added some squirrel photos to the last post (Mt. Kinabalu) and a not-very-good siamang photo to the first post. I didn't take many photos on the Malaysian stretch. Mt. Kinabalu has a nice cool temperature, perfect for someone like me who does not like heat and humidity. Kota Kinabalu is the complete opposite - meltingly hot and humid. The reason we came here with some days to spare was because Mr. Andy wanted to go to Pulau Manukan, a little island off the coast, to go swimming and snorkelling. Unfortunately for him, Typhoon Sarika was sweeping through Vietnam and the Philippines, causing high winds and lashing rain in KK. ... read more