To get to Jakarta we had to fly from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu, then KK to Jakarta. The flight from Sandakan should of been at half 2 but we didnt leave until 1 hour later. Luckily the next flight wasnt until 6.30pm. However the plane broke down!! So we were delayed 5 hours!! Never the less the airline gave everyone a KFC voucher so we got a free meal! We landed in Jakarta at 12.40 at night. The queue through customs was the worst I have ever experienced. It took...

Well Sandakan isnt much better than Kota Kinabalu. Everyone stares at you and there seems to be a high gay population here. Ive twice been winked at and called sexy boy! The hotel is ok, its a bit out of the city centre but the room is big and the TV channels are good. There is nothing much to do here but we have tried some of the local cuisine which may as well of been Indian. But it was cheap and good. Yesterday we went to the Sepilok Orangutan sanctuary which...

The hotel stinks! Its a best western so it should be good but its not. Oh well it was cheap. KK is not that good. Old run down buildings fill the skyline except for the odd palm tree. We had a walk down the harbour front to see all the fishermen at work before heading back to the hotel as it started to rain. Luckily we only have 2 nights here. We spent the rest of today booking flights to our next destinations. So here you are... Tomorrow we fly to Sandakan (Bor...

After a short flight from Phuket we arrived at the hotel at about 3pm, dropped the bags off and hopped on the MRT (subway). We went to Orchid Road which is essentially a long road full of designer shops including Tiffany's, Prada, Chanel etc. Rikki was impressed. They had ice cream venders along the street and the local treat is ice cream in bread. They cut ice cream with a huge knife and wrap a slice of bread around it. I tried it and loved it. I like it more th...

After a short flight from Phuket we arrived at the hotel at about 3pm, dropped the bags off and hopped on the MRT (subway). We went to Orchid Road which is essentially a long road full of designer shops including Tiffany's, Prada, Chanel etc. Rikki was impressed. They had ice cream venders along the street and the local treat is ice cream in bread. They cut ice cream with a huge knife and wrap a slice of bread around it. I tried it and loved it. I like it more th...