Return to Sabah — Kudat Town

It’s been two months since we last wrote in here. December was a busy period for us, then there was Christmas, New Year, and Chinese New Year. Now that those are over, it’s back to documenting down and sharing with you our adventure, as we continue from where we left off. The last time we […]

Return to Sabah — Kota Marudu

On our first day in our recent trip to Sabah, we made a few friends in Kota Kinabalu. We told them of our intention to visit Sandakan after we had gone to Kudat over the weekend, and one of them mentioned a ‘malloodoo’ or something like that. That night, Baby Tilapia inspected Google Maps and […]

Return to Sabah — Poring Hot Spring

In our previous trip to Sabah 3 years ago, we didn’t give ourselves enough time to explore the various towns we visited, as we were more focused on covering our road trip all round Sabah. This time round, we didn’t make the same mistake, but we still wished we had more time to properly explore […]

Return to Sabah — Kundasang, Part 5: Mesilau

During one of our days at Kundasang, we visited the village of Mesilau, which is about 5 to 10km northeast of Kundasang, depending on which part you go to. The heart of Mesilau is a delightful assortment of homestays. Travellers often stay in a homestay at Mesilau for a few days or a week. They […]

Return to Sabah — Kundasang, Part 4: Dreamcatcher Homestay

As it had become common in our trip to Sabah, we woke up early in the morning. We packed up our belongings and checked out. We wanted to explore Kundasang today, perhaps visit some of the cafes here too. August Kitchen Our first stop was August Kitchen, just 300 metres away from Kinabalu Valley Guesthouse […]

Return to Sabah — Kundasang, Part 3: The New Zealand of Malaysia

Since we are on the topic (and location) of Kundasang, we want to share with you a bit more about this wonderful place. As you know, we went for a road trip around Sabah, like we did 3 years ago. Back then, we stayed in almost all cities and towns just for one night, but […]

Return to Sabah — Kundasang, Part 2: Mountains & Valleys

Climbing Mount Kinabalu is a challenge for all mountain climbers to try out. It’s not a particularly difficult climb, according to Baby Crab, who climbed to Low’s Peak, to top of Mount Kinabalu, a few years ago. The first day involves climbing stairs for 5 hours long. You rest at Laban Rata Guesthouse at 7pm, […]

Return to Sabah — Kundasang, Part 1: The Road There

Following our lunch at Tuaran, which we had after visiting the Kayu Madang Landfill in Telipok, we headed for our real destination for the day — Kundasang. Almost everyone who climbs Mount Kinabalu will stay at this town, which is less than 100km away from Kota Kinabalu. It is one of the loveliest places in […]

Return to Sabah — Tuaran

If you are headed to Kota Belud or Kudat from Kota Kinabalu, you are sure to go past the town of Tuaran. And though Kudat was our original destination, we decided to go to Kundasang first. This has mainly to do with availability of accommodation. At Kudat, we had guaranteed accommodation, whereas if we went […]

Return to Sabah — Telipok

Most people don’t spend much time in Kota Kinabalu, unless they live or work there. The city is a gateway to other parts of Sabah. It was highly unusual for us to have spent 3 whole days there, but now, it was time for us to venture to other places. Our first destination was to […]