Wetsuits and boards

Sharks and turtles

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September 11th 2008
At Sipadan Island just off the northeast coast of Borneo the question is not if you will see sea turtles but how many and, secondly, will you eventually get bored of seeing so many. But before you get blasé about it you get to experience the marvel of seeing them for the first time. I'm staying on Mabul Island, near Sipadan, at a hotel on stilts that have to do partly with tides and partly wit ... read more

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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