So I went to attend the St. Anne festival in Bukit Mertajam with mom, nephew and two sisters some time last year. Just as I had planned, they all flew into KL from Sabah and we drove off to Penang from there (KL). We were all set, having booked our place of accommodation at some budget hotel near to the venue of the event in Bukit Mertajam. And believe me, even though I booked months in advance it was not…
Sukau had always been one of the places in Sabah that I had always wanted to go back to, probably because I had some of the fondest memories of it especially when I was still based in Sandakan about 15 years ago. The idea of finally going back to Sukau came up to me in a flash while driving from Lahad Datu to Sandakan, thinking that I had at least a couple of spare days that I could spend somewhere…
Another place that I had always wanted to go to was the island of Mantanani. Located in the east coast of Sabah, it had only started to really get the attention probably in the last 10 years or so, long after people had started flooding into the islands near Kota Kinabalu or probably those in Sandakan and Semporna. For one going there is not quiet much of a hassle especially when the whole trip is pre-arranged through a tour company…