Kota Kinabalu Stories


A brief catch up.

Sorry not to have given you any installments recently, between the mad travel itinerary, copious beer consumption and meeting with fellow travelers and friends, I have been busy making the stories but not able to write them down! I'll give you a brief overview of the last month or so of travels! I left you in Indonesia. Over the month, I traveled...


Mountains and Monkeys

I arrived in Kuala Lumpur for a few days after my time in Bali. I stayed in Chinatown by this great market. It was also Chinese New Year, so there was always some shop owner lighting up a 1 meter long string of firecrackers that would make you deaf for the rest of the night! It is a city that loves shopping malls, big/small, cheap/expensive, and all on ...


Bagus Kuta and Tidak Baik Kuta

This month has went quick! I cant believe that in 5 days I will have been gone for 5 months! I flew into Denpasar Airport in Bali and found a taxi and a room for that night and the next. It took me a few days to get back on my feet after Thailand! I did venture out in the next few days and found a great hotel for 12 bucks a night with a pool and swi...


White Water Rafting (Padas River)

We went white water rafting recently and it was so good, but bloody scary!!!! Tone & I got put in a raft with 3 other westerners and we were off after a 5 mins safety chat! It was all going so well as we made it through cobra point rapid without capsizing but at the washing machine rapid it was another story! We capsized at the worst point in grade...