Leaving Pulau Sipadan

Diving from Semporna

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March 15th 2009
Ross: We arrived at Tawau Airport in the southeast corner of Sabah at about 6pm. We'd arranged a transfer to Semporna through the Scuba Junkies dive centre but, much to my dismay, there was no grinning chauffeur at the Arrivals exit waving our names on a board. Sure enough however, a big jovial local by the name of Abdul arrived shortly afterwards and escorted us to his pick-up truck for the ho ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Semporna

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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