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Our flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sandkan had us stopping in Kota Kinabalu. There isn’t too much to do in the airport, except to drink $2 bottles of water and shop at a few overpriced boutiques. We arrived in Sandakan after a beautiful sunset flight over the spectacular Mount Kinabalu. Luckily we met up ... (read more →)
The Kuala Lumpur airport is one of SE Asia’s newest airports, and is immaculate, modern, and super-efficient. Although located 70 km (40 miles) out of the city, the brand new KLIA Ekspres train takes you right downtown in 28 minutes. Don’t be suckered in by the cabs offering cheaper fares then the train – ... (read more →)
Our bad luck continued at our hotel. The Coral View Resort seemed to have a somewhat reasonable price, but the non-fan rooms only offered single beds that couldn’t be pushed together. They are also high up on the hill and require climbing over rickety stairs to get to. We upgraded to the A/C room ... (read more →)
We arrived early at the bus station in Penang. The intercity buses are very well run, we were even able to reserve front row seats for our trip to the east coast. The scenery was spectacular – we were glad we decided not to take the overnight bus. At one point, a police officer ... (read more →)
We arrived on the island of Penang after a flight from Chiang Mai in Thailand. We arrived in the airport late at night. After hitting an ATM, we paid for a taxi coupon to get to our hotel, such as it was.
The drive in from the airport to Georgetown took ... (read more →)
The people of Malaysia were incredibly kind. They were always tripping over themselves to help us. They treated us very well and were happy to see tourists. This certainly made our time more enjoyable. Oh and by the way, many people spoke excellent English.
However, overall we did not enjoy our ... (read more →)
