After a quick morning cab ride to the airport, we boarded a flight to cross the South China Sea and arrive in Kota Kinabalu. Life in Eastern Malaysia moves in a different fashion at a different pace than life on the mainland. While it does feature active urban centers like KK, the sense of natural mystery and wonder that is endemic to the island of Borneo permeates every aspect of Eastern Malaysia. …Also, it was way more humid. Our initial plan to drive from Kota Kinabalu, up the west coast of Borneo to the tip of the northern state of Sabah. But after experiencing the lane-swerving madness of KL, and seeing the looks on locals’ faces when we told them about our plans for Sabah, we began to have second thoughts. Heck, we were still freaked
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