31st December After our flying visit to KL we caught the early morning flight to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah. At the airport we met the local holiday rep and a couple from Scotland, Andy and Irene, who were on the same tour. It took just 10 minutes to transfer to the Magellan Sutera Hotel. It’s a very impressive looking building with a huge open lobby area – but which does not contain much. After a quick lunch, brush up and stroll around, we hopped on the shuttle bus to Kota Kinabalu town which was heaving with New Years Eve revellers. After a wonderful curry on the water front we decided to leave the crowds and retired to the hotel to see in the New Year. There was a band playing in the main lobby but the
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