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Colonial-Style Jesselton Hotel

It has been a years since I last stayed at The Jesselton Hotel in Kota Kinabalu - it opened in 1954. So decided to book this boutique hotel during the trip to Sabah last February. Stayed over in KK for 2 nights before departing for KL. It is conveniently located on Gaya Street … within […]

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Kota Kinabalu: Waterfront

Here are some photos taken in Kota Kinabalu … at various sites in the vicinity of the jetty and waterfront … all the photos were taken with my wide-angle Tamron lens

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It’s 7.30am local time and the guy is still sleeping on the bench  […]

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The Tip of Borneo

Every time I visited Kudat, I made it a point to go to the Tip of Borneo … the different weather, sea and tide conditions offered different perspectives for photography

As you can see, Kudat is known for its abundance of coconut palms  <Lumix FS5>

During low tide and calm sea you can make your […]

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Glimpses of Kudat

Not many people have been to Kudat nor know where this administrative centre for the Kudat Division (covering the districts of Kudat, Pitas, Kota Marudu and some offshore islands) is located. It is on the northern tip of Borneo Island and indeed some associate it with Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, which is the northern most point […]

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Romeo Alone in Bangkok

Our coach was at a junction near the MBK Mall waiting for the traffic lights to change when we saw this bare-footed tourist video taping himself in various poses, much to the amusement of passers-by. He was probably travelling alone and filming himself to post on his blog for his loved ones and friends in […]

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Tinsmiths of Kuching

Personally, compared to KL’s Chinatown, I find that Kuching’s Chinatown has more character … it has retained much of the ‘old charm’ and economic activities of the years gone by. When you visit Kuching, make it a point to explore the areas around China Street, India Street and Carpenter Street. Like the shoplots along the […]

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Saffron-robed Monks in Pratunam

With some 95% of her population being Buddhists, the city of Bangkok has hundreds of Buddhist temples. Although there is no temple in the Pratunam area where my wife and I stayed, we came upon monks making their early morning rounds to collect alms from devotees. I saw this as a blessing in disguise as […]

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