Sorry about yesterdays blog. I just read it and I can not remember writing a single word of it, so I really enjoyed reading it! I wonder if Dylan Thomas enjoyed his work in the same way the next day? I did say I was going to write up two days in that session so here goes the lead up for how I came to be in such a state last night. Our guide book suggested that we try to immerse ourselves in Kadazandusun Culture so we thought OK why not. We rang the nice peopl...

I woke again this morning eerily knowing that Manchester United won last night! Yup that cafe next door again (it's not a bar because its Halal) I cant get my head round the concept of people staying up till 4:30 in the morning to watch Man. U. without a drink! Kojo you'ld love it here!!! For some reason there's no pay per view and they get all the live matches I reckon there are more M.U. supporters here than in Manchester (Actually that goes without saying b...

The Red Palm is our home for the next few nights basically it is a budget guest house with very strict rules but a very friendly atmosphere. Everyone must remove their shoes at the door and there is no alcohol allowed in the house although you can drink in the garden if you want. We were struck by how respectfull everyone is to each other here. It's very quiet at night despite the fact that people are coming and going all the time. (Although the noise from outsid...

Where to start! The journey here was amazing, we flew with Emirates and although we were in economy with barely enough room to get your legs in they really look after you! On the leg to Dubai we had a wonderful meal of lamb curry and complimentary drinks. then we slept quite a lot as the 6 or so hour flight left at 9:00 pm but miraculously due to time zones and that we arrived at about 7:00 a.m. We had about two hours to explore the airport and look at all the am...