After the 5.30am start at turtle island we were grateful for the lie the next day. Unfortunately their was power problems at our jungle hotel the night before so we spent most of the night without air-con but once we were asleep it was fine and more of a jungle experience :-). At 12.30 the owner of 'The Last Frontier' came to drive us two hours into the Sabah jungle for a river cruise and jungle walk adventure. This guy (never got a chance to ask his name) talke...

Unfortunately after we touched down in Sandakan and checked into our jungle lodge hostel I took a turn for the worst and spent the afternoon with another vomiting bug or food poisoning, not sure which. Anyway it wasn't pleasant so I spent the afternoon curled up in bed watching The Wire on the iPad and feeling sorry for myself. The next morning I was feeling a little better and the mini van arrived to transport us to the jetty for our voyage to turtle island. At...

Unfortunately after we touched down in Sandakan and checked into our jungle lodge hostel I took a turn for the worst and spent the afternoon with another vomiting bug or food poisoning, not sure which. Anyway it wasn't pleasant so I spent the afternoon curled up in bed watching The Wire on the iPad and feeling sorry for myself. The next morning I was feeling a little better and the mini van arrived to transport us to the jetty for our voyage to turtle island. At...

Once we touched down in Kota Kinabalu we headed straight for the hostel. This one had a much nicer bed than the last and actually provided a sheet you could sleep under where as the last one we just got an under sheet. The wall had the most amazing wallpaper which was a picture of Mount Kinabalu .... inspiration for the following day I guess :-). There was free hot chocolate and coffee on tap and alright wifi. We headed out for dinner at an Italian restaurant to...

Hi all!! So after 1.5 weeks of visiting family on the transfer from South America to Asia we are now in Malaysian Borneo whoop whoop! I would like to say a quick thank you to both sets of parents and Lærke for making our time at home so amazing with great food, activities and weather for the most part!! The first thing to say about Borneo is we love it! It's boiling, the food is yummy and insanely cheap, everyone speaks English and we have seen so many cool th...