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A 3 hour bus ride from Kota Kinabalu with a stop to change clothes and admire the view and you will be with bus load of people finding your way to Padas River.

Once there you will be told to sit down on planks of wood with wheels/ball bearings on for riding down a train track, think along the lines of ‘railway skateboarding’.

Malaysian forest

Malaysian forest

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The year 1629. Dutch ship The Batavia closes in on new found land now known as Australia, but never arrives at its destination.

Dutch ship the Batavia in Fremantle

Dutch ship the Batavia in Fremantle

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Exploring old Jesselton

September 27, 2009 · 7 comments

Kota Kinabalu Post Office

Kota Kinabalu Post Office

Kota Kinabalu (named after Mount Kinabalu) was previously known as Jesselton (name change in 1968) was mostly destroyed during WW2, although took over from Sandakan as the state capital after it. There was only 3 buildings left of Jesselton after the allied bombing. They are Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →

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Half Year of Travelling

September 22, 2009 · 3 comments

Today I celebrate my 6 month travelling anniversary.

On the 22nd of March I left the UK, and I have visited Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and have started my year long working holiday in Australia since then. Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →

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Strained tea and Kerala Parotha (A chewy, buttery and flakey layered Indian flatbread) is available across Asia and is very popular, with good reason too – It’s cheap, quick to make and of course absolutely delicious.

Kerala Paratha - Indian flat bread and curry sauce

Kerala Paratha - Indian flat bread with curry sauce

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