Sepilop & Sandakan 00059

Orangatangs, turtles and a big mountain!

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April 2nd 2010
Borneo We finally get to Kota Kinabalu (KK), the capital of Malaysia Borneo. Brendon manages to get a 90 day visa, where he is suppose to only get a 30 day one (travelling on a South African passport doesn't have any advantages) which is great as we will be in Malaysia for close to 6 weeks. Its late at night and there doesn't seem to be much in terms of cheap transport into the cit ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sabah

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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