Chris

Malaysia

Half-day tour of Kuala Lumpur: visit to the Botanical Gardens

We are here in Kuala Lumpur. We've been to Kuala Lumpur many times before and we've been around the sights, but this tim...
Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur: Do We Need to Go Through Immigration?

After two nights in Kota Kinabalu, we flew to Kuala Lumpur. As the journey was within Malaysia, we thought it would be s...
Malaysia

Free tourist attractions in Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu is on the Malaysian island of Borneo. Our visit to Kota Kinabalu was more for transit and sightseeing was ...
Malaysia

We Took a VIP Bus from Semporna to Kota Kinabalu

After two nights in Semporna, we decided to travel all the way to Kota Kinabalu. Flights are available from Semporna to ...
Malaysia

We Joined a Snorkelling Tour from Semporna and a guest ‘lost’ their money on the boat!

We joined a day trip snorkelling boat tour from Semporna. There are many companies offering diving and snorkelling tours...
Malaysia

Getting to Semporna from Tawau by Bus: the Cheapest way

From Nunukan, Indonesia, we crossed the border by boat to Tawau, Malaysia. From here, head towards Sipadan, another worl...
Border Crossing

Nunukan to Tawau, Border Crossing by International Boat from Indonesia to Malaysia

International boats cross the border from Nunukan, Indonesia to Tawau, Malaysia. It's an interesting way to cross the bo...
Indonesia

from Tarakan to Nunukan: We Took another overloaded Speedboat

Wanting to cross the border from Tarakan to Malaysia, we took a speedboat to Nunukan, the border city on the Indonesian ...
Indonesia

from Maratua Island to Tarakan via Derawan: We Took a Speedboat and it Ran Out of Petrol!

After spending a week on Maratua Island, we left Maratua Island by speedboat to Tarakan. We couldn't find much informati...
Indonesia

Snorkelling on Maratua Island! Guesthouses and how to get to Maratua

Maratua Island is a small island in the east of Kalimantan. We spent a week on the island and stayed in two guesthouses....