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<span style="color: white;">.</span>e-borneo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060513502150707596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919.post-79022147073349598892018-04-01T18:11:00.000+08:002018-05-07T15:31:38.788+08:00Have camera, will travel - 12-day road trip around #Sabah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />e-borneo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060513502150707596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919.post-85379831337980911412018-03-28T18:29:00.000+08:002018-04-12T16:28:51.723+08:00‘Slide the City’ to be featured in Miri May Fest 2018<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Mirians are invited to the first ‘Slide the City Miri’ in Sarawak and Sabah.</div>
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Billed as a ‘family-friendly slip-and-slide water party event’ and a major highlight of Miri May Fest 2018, the event will take place at Curtin Malaysia campus from May 5 to 6, running 8.30am to 6.30pm daily.</div>
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‘Slide the City’ has been bringing gigantic water slides onto the city streets in the US, Canada, the UK, South Korea, Japan, China and many other countries for over a decade.</div>
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The first ‘Slide the City’ in Malaysia was held in Kuala Lumpur in December 2015 – it has travelled to Melaka, Pahang, Johor, Penang and Selangor since.</div>
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The highlight of ‘Slide the City Miri’ will be a gigantic three-lane water slide that according to the organisers, ‘will guarantee lots of fun for adults and young thrill-seekers’. Other attractions include live entertainment, fun games and a wide variety of food, retail and activity stalls run by student clubs and local businesses in a real carnival-like atmosphere.</div>
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“We aim to provide an invigorating experience for visitors and at the same time, help promote Miri as a tourism destination,” said organising chairperson Wong Pik Yee.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading (Incl. Pic) at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/03/28/slide-the-city-to-be-featured-in-miri-may-fest-2018/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">‘Slide the City’ to be featured in Miri May Fest 2018</a></span></div>
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<b>SANDAKAN</b>: Sabah Green Development (SGD) and China-based company, Living Great Fortune (LGF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday to build 200 water villas at Sipadan Mangrove Resort, <span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>Semporna</b></span>.</div>
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The water villa will be used for tourism to support the government’s initiative to attract more tourists to Sabah’s East Coast under the Sabah East Coast Tourism Belt which aims to increase the number of tourists to the state from 3.5 million (2017) to 10 million by 2023.</div>
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According to International Marketing Director of LGF, Ong Tat Kian, the water villas will be the pioneer project of such initiative, and the construction will start after three months, after the land is ready for construction.</div>
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“The villas will bring more tourists, especially from China, to come to Sabah’s East Coast. We will build more of such villas in other parts of the East Coast, but for Sandakan, probably not this year,” he said.</div>
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Ong also said that the villas are now open for investment to interested investors locally and from China. He said that investors will get to stay for a month at the villas for free, after they are completed. Thereafter, LGF will run the operation of the villas while 70 per cent of the profit will go to investors.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/03/28/200-water-villas-to-be-built-at-semporna-resort/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">200 water villas to be built at Semporna resort</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">.</span>e-borneo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060513502150707596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919.post-63226465470701035472018-03-27T18:23:00.000+08:002018-04-12T16:23:55.567+08:00From behind shadows, indigenous Borneo tribes begin to embrace eco-tourism<div style="text-align: justify;">
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SAPULOT, Malaysia: The first thing to notice about Richard Gunting is his T-shirt. “I Am The Firstborn” it reads in bold white letters on black. </div>
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It is more than a fashion choice for the 67-year-old living in the heart of <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Borneo</b></span>. It’s a life mantra.</div>
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Gunting’s home is hidden in the depths of precious, pristine jungle in Sabah, one of Southeast Asia’s most incredible treasures. This is a remote and isolated place; its custodians are secretive and traditional and the silver-haired Gunting is one of its leaders on a quest to ensure the prosperity of his people without a loss of their ancient identity.</div>
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His shirt shows his pride in the indigenous <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Murut </b></span>tribe and their ownership of the land. </div>
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The Murut carry a fearsome reputation forged generations ago – they are known to have once been headhunters, a term Gunting believes is “misleading” and one he is ready to overhaul. </div>
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But he does not deny that survival has never been easy in this part of Malaysia. Even today, this is one of the poorest districts in Sabah where locals have seen living standards stutter and their land relinquished to oil and timber plantations, which have stimulated local economies but hurt biodiversity. </div>
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“When I was growing up, the whole area here was surrounded by pristine jungle and relatively clean streams. After this logging, I went up a hill again and I was shocked,” he said.</div>
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“The kind of jungle condition that I used to know had been dissected by a lot of roads that were constructed for logging purposes and a lot of erosion had taken place. It was so heartbreaking. </div>
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“I went up that hill some four years ago … I never went back again.” </div>
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If Gunting’s instincts and subsequent actions prove correct, the answer to saving a priceless landscape from further degradation from land concessions and industry is to stimulate <span style="color: purple;"><b>eco-tourism</b></span>. </div>
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He wants to open the door to communities who have long been in the shadows. But his fellow villagers mostly think he is mad to try, he admits.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/indigenous-borneo-tribes-eco-tourism-sabah-10017600" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">From behind shadows, indigenous Borneo tribes begin to embrace eco-tourism</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">.</span>e-borneo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060513502150707596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919.post-11512316621800725022018-03-27T18:20:00.000+08:002018-04-12T16:21:07.115+08:00Handlers to be held liable if tourists disturb marine life in Sabah<br />
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<b>KOTA KINABALU</b>: All tourism industry players, including dive masters and tour agents found guilty of knowingly allowing their tourists to illegally handle and disturb marine life, will soon be penalized.</div>
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Minister of <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Sabah Tourism</b></span>, Culture and Environment Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun said he had instructed <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Sabah Parks</b></span> to look into the possibility of putting the responsibility on tour companies and dive masters to ensure their clients knew the do’s and don’ts when they dived.</div>
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“I have asked Dr Jamili Nais (Sabah Parks director) to find out whether there are existing provisions in the enactment that allow us to penalize.</div>
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“If there is none, I think it is high time for us to seriously look into it before things get out of hand,” he said after launching the new office of Sabah Tourist Guides Association (STGA) at Lintas Square here yesterday.</div>
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Masidi said he often received complaints about irresponsible tourists handling marine life, which was an offence in some countries.</div>
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He said that doing so could jeopardize the well-being of marine life and more importantly, send the wrong signal to other tourists.</div>
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He said Western tourists were sensitive to such issue and bad publicity in the media could deter them from visiting Sabah.</div>
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<span style="color: white;">.</span>e-borneo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060513502150707596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919.post-59255247331680428252018-03-26T18:19:00.000+08:002018-04-12T16:24:55.657+08:00State launches ‘The Colours of Sarawak’<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>KUCHING</b></span>: A cultural performance called the ‘The Colours of <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Sarawak</b></span>’ was officially launched at the <span style="color: purple;"><b>Kuching International Airport</b></span> (KIA) yesterday.</div>
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Headed by the National Department of Culture and Arts (JKKN) Sarawak, the performance will be held on selected dates throughout the year as a platform to further promote the state’s tourism industry.</div>
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According to JKKN state director Abdul Mutalib Abdul Rahman, there is no better place to showcase the uniqueness of Sarawak other than KIA, which is the main gateway to the state.</div>
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“We have 27 main ethnic groups in Sarawak. Added with the diversity of all its sub-ethnic groups, there is a lot of variations that we can show to the world,” said Mutalib during the launch of the show.</div>
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The variety of dances, songs of these ethnic groups, he added, is what makes Sarawak unique and an attraction to visitors. He revealed that last year, the state recorded about 4.8 million visitor arrivals, with more than 800,000 visitors arriving and departing via KIA.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/03/26/state-launches-the-colours-of-sarawak/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">State launches ‘The Colours of Sarawak’</a></span></div>
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<b>KOTA KINABALU</b>: Four Japanese men have embarked on a mission to scale <span style="color: blue;"><b>Mount Kinabalu</b></span>’s Low’s Gully via the challenging Panataran trail in Kota Belud.</div>
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Naruse Yoichi, Sato Yusuke, Tanaka Satoru and Kobayashi began their expedition on Saturday from Kampung Malangkap Tomis down Panataran River towards Low’s Gully and Low’s Peak (4092.5m).</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Sabah Parks</b></span> director Dr Jamili Nais in a statement Sunday said barring any unforeseen circumstances, the climbers should arrive at Timpohon Gate, <span style="color: purple;"><b>Kinabalu Park</b></span> by March 29 or March 30.</div>
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He described the expedition as very interesting as no one had tried to scale Low’s Gully via the Panataran trail since Mount Kinabalu’s gazettment as a heritage park in 1964.</div>
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According to him, 10 soldiers from the British army attempted to conquer Low’s Gully in 1994 but were unsuccessful. </div>
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In 1998, a joint Malaysia-British team involving 12 people led by Sabah Parks senior rangers Martin Moguring and John Sangkig successfully made it to Low’s Gully, paving the way for further expeditions.</div>
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During our Christmas/New Year’s trip to Borneo, we stayed at the <b><a href="http://www.agoda.com/hyatt-regency-kinabalu-hotel/hotel/kota-kinabalu-my.html?site_id=1072703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hyatt Regency Kinabalu</a></b>. We were able to use a suite upgrade and it was one of the best we have had. The waterfront location, excellent service, and suite were all excellent – but those were just the start.</div>
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Jalan Datuk Salleh Sulong, Kota Kinabalu, 88991 <span style="color: purple;"><b>Kota Kinabalu</b></span>, Sabah, Malaysia</div>
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The <b><a href="http://www.agoda.com/hyatt-regency-kinabalu-hotel/hotel/kota-kinabalu-my.html?site_id=1072703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hyatt Regency Kinabalu</a></b> is located in downtown Kota Kinabalu on the waterfront. </div>
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The location is centrally located for tourists and near many points of interest. There is a shopping center, restaurants, markets and a ferry terminal all within walking distance. Travel by cab from the airport was only about 15 minutes and cost around $7.</div>
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Upon our arrival, we were greeted and escorted up to the Regency Club Lounge for our checkin.</div>
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The lounge offered canapés at night and a light breakfast in the morning with a mix of hot and cold items. There was enough to eat but for the minimal cost of breakfast in the restaurant it was no contest for us and we opted to eat our breakfast there. </div>
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We were able to use a Globalist suite upgrade for the duration of our stay and we were impressed. We use our Globalist suite upgrades sparingly but at the <b><a href="http://www.agoda.com/hyatt-regency-kinabalu-hotel/hotel/kota-kinabalu-my.html?site_id=1072703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hyatt Kinabalu</a></b> it was worth it.</div>
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When you first walk into the suite, there is a guest bathroom immediately off to the right-hand side. This is a feature we really appreciate as we are often traveling with friends or family members. </div>
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If you invite others into your room it eliminates any awkward traipsing through your bedroom or amongst your personal belongings.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2018/03/25/review-hyatt-regency-kota-kinabalu-suite/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Live and Let's Fly: Review - Hyatt Regency (Kota) Kinabalu Suite</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">.</span>e-borneo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060513502150707596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919.post-11135267445987631392018-03-24T18:03:00.000+08:002018-04-12T16:04:34.581+08:00Telipok-Randagong road to boost tourism, agriculture in Kiulu and Ranau<br />
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<b>KOTA KINABALU</b>: The RM288 million Telipok-Randagong road project will be a boon to tourism and agriculture in <span style="color: orange;"><b>Kiulu </b></span>and <b><span style="color: blue;">Ranau</span></b>, said <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Sabah Tourism</b></span>, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun.</div>
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Masidi said the road, spanning 60 km connecting Jalan Telipok with Pekan Kiulu, Pukak, Pahu, Lokos, Toboh and Randagong, will create access to hidden jewel areas that lacked infrastructural connection.</div>
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He elaborated this will give the hardworking people of Kiulu and Ranau the opportunity to wider access of agricultural produce market and spur rural tourism growth.</div>
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“They will have the option of selling at Pekan Ranau, Keningau and also Kota Kinabalu,” said Masidi, who is also Karanaan assemblyman.</div>
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“We can plant leafy vegetables for example but if it takes too much time to get to the market, all that work will be to no avail because the vegetables will become spoiled before it gets to the market.</div>
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“With my own calculations, from the borders of Ranau and Kiulu, a vegetable farmer can reach Kota Kinabalu in less than an hour and I am sure they will be able to reach the market and get a higher chance to sell it in the city,” he added.</div>
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In terms of tourism, Masidi foresees the establishment of upscale tourist accommodation in the environment that had been preserved for the last 50 years.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/03/24/telipok-randagong-road-to-boost-tourism-agriculture-masidi/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Telipok-Randagong road to boost tourism, agriculture</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">.</span>e-borneo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060513502150707596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919.post-85542340710952413622018-03-23T18:51:00.000+08:002018-04-12T15:52:08.824+08:00Lux Travel: Borneo @LuxTravel06<div style="text-align: justify;">
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After visiting Kuala Lumpur at the beginning of our Malaysia trip, we took the short flight over to the area of Kota Kinabalu in the state of Sabah, <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Borneo</span></b>. </div>
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We decided to stay a week here and use it as a base for visiting the <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Orangutans </b></span>at <b><span style="color: orange;">Sepilok </span></b>and exploring the area.</div>
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There is a fairly limited choice of 4/5 star accommodation in Borneo when booking through UK travel operators, but the <b><a href="https://www.agoda.com/shangri-la-s-rasa-ria-resort-spa/hotel/kota-kinabalu-my.html?site_id=1072703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shangri La Rasa Ria</a></b> stood out for me when planning my itinerary with Hayes and Jarvis. </div>
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The hotel offers views of the Borneo rainforest one way and the South China Sea the other.</div>
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There’s a variety of room types available depending on your taste and budget. We opted for an Premium Ocean Wing Room which is located in a little more of an adult focused area of the hotel (the Ocean Wing) and boasted extras including:</div>
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* A separate pool area</div>
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* Discounted a la carte restaurants</div>
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* Pillow menu</div>
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* Separate breakfast restaurant</div>
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* A larger room with your very own (HUGE) bathtub on the balcony.</div>
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If you’re a foodie like me, you won’t struggle here. There’s an extensive choice of eateries including an Indian, Italian, Japanese, Tepi Laut (Malaysian Street food style) as well as a buffet restaurant. </div>
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They also cater well for different dietary requirements so make yourself known on arrival if this is needed.</div>
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The <b><a href="https://www.agoda.com/shangri-la-s-rasa-ria-resort-spa/hotel/kota-kinabalu-my.html?site_id=1072703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shangri La</a></b> offers bed and breakfast, half board or full board so you can choose which one you would prefer depending on how much time you spend in the hotel. This can be upgraded in the hotel if needed.</div>
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The <b><a href="https://www.agoda.com/shangri-la-s-rasa-ria-resort-spa/hotel/kota-kinabalu-my.html?site_id=1072703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rasa Ria</a></b> is a half an hour distance from the town of Kota Kinabalu where you can explore local shops, bars and restaurants as well as some more contemporary shopping centres. </div>
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The hotel does put on a payable shuttle bus service for guests to and from the town as it would take way too long to walk.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="https://luxtravel06.wordpress.com/2018/03/22/borneo/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Lux Travel: Borneo</a></span></div>
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I winced a little every time a local asked me if we were going to climb <span style="color: blue;"><b>Mount Kinabalu</b></span>. </div>
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The short answer was no, but their disappointed looks always made me feel the need to explain that on this visit we neither had the time nor adequate preparation for conquering such a momentous experience. </div>
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Next time, I promised. Sabah has a reputation for its natural beauty, and Mount Kinabalu is definitely the jewel in its crown. </div>
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The tallest peak in Malaysia and UNESCO World Heritage site has been captivating and challenging visitors for years. </div>
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The two day hike to the summit is so popular that spaces are limited and often booked out months in advance. Something I will keep in mind for when that next time eventually comes. </div>
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But for now, we settled for the next best thing – spending a night in <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Kinabalu Park</b></span> and taking in all its natural beauty on steadier ground, at a much more leisurely pace…</div>
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The journey from Kota Kinabalu to Kinabalu Park was punctuated by a snack-stop which our guide had been tempting us with for days. </div>
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His description of sinalau bakas, a smoked wild boar which is extremely popular in the hill area, won us over instantly and we could not wait to try it for ourselves. </div>
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When we pulled up to a row of barbeque pits just off the main road, we were greeted with the mouthwatering sight of the pork happily smoking away. </div>
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You choose a piece depending on what you like – equal levels of meat and fat, or perhaps a bit more of one over the other – then it gets sliced and cooked more closely over some hot coals. </div>
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The result is incredibly moreish; a certain someone and I didn’t hold back, with the accompanying toothpicks, we speared the small slices of deeply smoked pork and dipped them into the soy and chilli dipping sauce with such hunger, people might have thought we hadn’t eaten for days!</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://connieconsumes.com/2018/03/kinabalu-park-mountainside-getaway/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Connie Consumes: Kinabalu Park – A Mountainside Getaway</a></span></div>
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