Saturday, August 31, 2013

4 Days 3 Nights, Kota Kinabalu Sabah


28 August 2013 - 31 August 2013
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Notes:
Flight: 28/8/13 1020/12/55 , 31/8/13 1855/2125
Taxi @ RM30 one way to/from Hotel 63
Sapi Island (8am-6pm: snorkel set RM10, boat RM13, duty RM10, mat RM5)
*snorkel to the right of of pier, clear water

  

28/8/13
1.30pm Hotel 63 3* @ RM310 Deluxe Family w/o bf (Peak)
2.00pm Lunch @ Little Italy
3.00pm Sabah Tourism Board, Signal Hill
6.00pm Seafood @ Sedco Square, Jln Kampung Air




29/8/13
Check out after b/f, kopitiam opposite
9.00am 2 days car rental from Step in Borneo RM180/Avanza. Depart to Kundasang
            *Upside Down House @ Tamparuli
            *Smoked wild boar @ SinalauBakas-hilly roadsides approaching Kundasang
            *Roadside stalls for handicrafts & fresh fruits &veges
            *BBQ chicken wings @ Rest Intan, Kundasang Town       
1.00pm National Park trails NOT Mersilau, too steep & Nepenthes trail on reno
3.00pm Desa Dairy Farm (8.30am-5.30pm, 3pm milking)
4.30pm Memorial Park (8.30am-5.30pm)




30/8/13
6.00am Sunrise!
8.45am Check out & depart to Poring 
9.30am Poring Hot Spring & Canopy Walk w Tropical Garden, Butterfly Farm
            *Kipungit Waterfall, 15 mins walk
            *Treetop canopy walk 20 mins hike
            *Bat Cave, 30 mins walk
1.00pm Depart to KK town
4.00pm Check in to Hotel 63
6.00pm Seafood dinner at Hua Hing, Sedco Square, beach walk at Sutera Habour /Tanjung Aru





31/8/13
8.30am Sea walk & snorkeling RM180 adult, RM130 child
3.30pm Suria Sabah
5.15pm Depart to airport for 6.55pm flight



Nearby Hotel 63 :
*Littel Italy, to the right (2 mins walk)
Yu Fung laksa, Gaya, opposite Bata Shoe shop
*Yu Kee Bakuteh, few blocks away (3 mins walk, 3pm onward) 088 221192
*Portuguese tart, bakery beside
*#17 Fatty Kee, below Ang's Hotel, Gaya St, oyster sauce/marmite chicken wings, asam fish, namyee port ribs (cheap, crowded, some said so so)
#29 Moon Bell, seafood &  aubergine, roast lamb, mince duck with pancakes, The eggplant, the potatoes and the chicken (so so for asian, angmo favored)
#7 El Centro, western food
#12 Grazie Italy, Suria Sabah, 3rd flr
#18, Super Tanker (seafood)088-717889
Dai Kar Lok Seafood (behind Super Tanker)

Seafood @ Sedco Square, JlnKampung Air
#19 HuaHing Seafood, Block B lot 4, #30, Twinsky Seafood , 
Sabah Green Abalone RM15/pc, stone/rock fish, lobster in creamy sauce, giant tiger prawn sashimi RM70/ea, crab RM48/800g, coconut pudding, garlic scallop, creamy buttered crab

Suria Sabah, 5 mins walk
Jesselton Pier, 8 mins walk
KK Waterfront& bars
Signal Hill, 3 mins walk
7-11, downstairs
Centre Points, 15 mins walk
Tong Hin Supermarket Store for Sabah Tea, pepper, local snacking (5 mins walk)

August HoooooLAlaaaAA


28 August 13 - 31 August 13, Kota Kinabalu Sabah
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23 August 13 - 25 August 13, Palace of the Golden Horses
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19 August 13, Harvesting Hyacinth Bean (白扁豆 Bai Bian Dou)
Album https://photos.app.goo.gl/bTyu6BVnMopRAruB8

useful links:
http://www.chineseherbshealing.com/hyacinth-bean-enjoy-bai-bian-dou-and-eat-away-your-diarrhea/
http://www.chinesecuisinefood.com/cold-dressed-hyacinth-bean/#.UiaqIdJHLhJ











10 August 13, Gua Tempurung
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