Posted in Xcapades on Mar 7th, 2010
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 […]
Posted in Xcapades on Mar 3rd, 2010
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
<Canon 50D + Tamron 10-20mm>
<Canon 50D + Tamron 10-20mm>
<Canon 50D + Tamron 10-20mm>
It’s 7.30am local time and the guy is still sleeping on the bench […]
Posted in Xcapades on Mar 2nd, 2010
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 […]
Posted in Xcapades on Feb 26th, 2010
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 […]
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 […]
Posted in Xcapades on Dec 28th, 2009
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 […]
Posted in Xcapades on Dec 27th, 2009
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 […]
