After being stuck in Hanoi airport for 16hours after our flight to Penang via Kuala Lumpur was delayed we had to cancel our planned trip to Penang. If we made the available connecting flight at 9am the next morning it would have given us less then 24 hours there before making our return journey to meet Bobbi's twin Brandon in Kuala Lumpur on the 20th. Bobbi and I arrived very tired to our hostel in the early hours and slept on their floor until our room was read...

I booked 5days diving with Suba Junkie spending a little extra to stay in their resort on Mabul island to avoid the long boat transfers to and from the island each day. I spent the first couple of days completing my advanced open water course, gaining more experience under guidance practicing buoyancy and navigation techniques, drift diving and a 30m deep dive. This prepared me for diving Sipadan one of the greatest dive sites in the world. Sipadan barrier reef ...

Before heading back to Kota Kinabalu I headed 25km north of Sandakan, to Sepilok which is home to an inspiring world-famous centre where orphaned and injured orangutans are welcomed for rehabilitation before returning them to forest life. There is an outdoor nursery, just minutes' walk from the feeding platforms, where abandoned toddlers are taught the building blocks they'll need to keep them alive back in the wild. I would definitely recommend a visit to the ce...

Arriving into Kota Kinabalu on my own was a little daunting at first. However it couldn't have been easier, everyone in Malaysia speaks good English and are willing to help you find you way. I was hoping that while I was in Kota Kinabalu to be able to continue my travel traditions and climb Mt Kinabalu but unfortunately due to an earthquake earlier in the year the peak is closed whilst they reconstruct the path until December which would have meant waiting arou...