Visiting the City Mosque in Likas, Kota Kinabalu

I am still reveling in the ability to get around so easily in Kota Kinabalu. How to visit the city mosque in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia A quick bus trip from Wawasan terminal to the Likas District soon had me riding the highways of Kota Kinabalu. I’d asked around about getting to City Mosque and as …

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Food from Sabah, Malaysia: Lost in culinary translation!

Food from Malaysia is easier to eat, than get the name of! Everyone who has traveled to a foreign restaurant that serves an English menu will invariably notice spelling mistakes. Well …  possibly not in the above $3 per meal category. It would seem the same is true in for Chinese, Indian, and Malaysian restaurants writing in their own language too! Hence as I …

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Sabah … Malaysia … Borneo … too many names: first impressions

With Philippines travel still in my blood, and white foreigners abound on every corner I find myself uneasy with how easy everything is in Sabah, Malaysia. Also known as Borneo or …  my new destination. Travel is easy in Kota Kinabalu Taxis, don’t overcharge. Hostel, booking ready, room ready. Still the annoying shoe removal thing. And …

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Delusional happy smiles don’t work with travel

How hospitality in tourism can be delusional to a traveler As I upload photos from my new destination, and write-up the first post for next week I just realized something. I’m coming face to face with a lot of new faces with old problems solved. One of them is about who can you trust when you travel? Not trust …

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Back to the Future for The Longest Way Home

The Longest Way Home Leaves The Philippines Call me clichéd, call me sentimental, call me stupid … but I wanted the last post from The Philippines to be somewhere around when my timer would tick over. Six years of travel complete on a search around the world like no one else. Aside from the billion or …

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The Slums of Davao part 2 – Goodbye Philippines

People from the slums are the most friendly people in The Philippines I walked the beach that no tourists go. Greeted people for the last time as they waved and called over to me. A group of ladies were taking a bucket shower in their t-shirts and a handful of giggles rose up. The reason I know …

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My Top 3 best / worst foods in The Philippines

The best, and the worst of Food from The Philippines My Food from The Philippines series has been one I’ve enjoyed a lot. There are three main reasons. I like food, and eat far too much of it. The main reason here, is quite simply it’s one of my secrets to long-term travel. I move …

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