These statistics are a combination of the travelling done in Borneo and the peninsular side of Malaysia, just so you know.
Distance travelled - Approx. 2,060km (1,280 miles)
Hours travelled - 45 hours (1 day, 21 hours)
Destinations - 6
Top 3
3 - Kuala Lumpur - KL has got to be one of the best capitals we have ever visited. It has just about everything to offer, a great skyline, lovely people, some amazingly cheap food joints, bargain markets, expensive malls, and a great night scene. If you ever go, you must climb the petronas towers, you must see the Hindu Batu caves and you must find a local with dreadlocks by the name of Nadzim and get pissed with him. Just suggestions.
2 - Kota Kinabalu - KK (gotta love these abbreviations) is a great city itself also, but the surrounding areas just make it that bit more special. With the highest mountain in Malaysia, Mt. Kinabalu, hanging nearby and the numerous national parks to visit and go trekking around, plus the outlying islands that Im sure would be amazing if the weather was good, makes KK an excellent destination to see.
1 - Perhentian Islands - I think if me and Maj didnt complete our diving course here it would not have made top rank. But as it goes, we did do our diving and it was amazing! The islands themselves while expensive, are nothing short of stunning. The type of setting most tropical islands would be envious of. The water was crystal and so warm, the beach was amazingly clean and white and the diving was out of this world. Since it was both our first dives we cant compare the diving quality, but Im sure it would get high marks from the veterans too.
Final Advice
We both really took to the country and found the people extremely friendly and interested in where we came from and what we were doing there. As with Thailand, you can find such a variety of places to visit from the big city of KL to the vast jungle that covers most of the country to the tranquil beaches and island dive spots. It really does have it all. Except for cheap booze. We figuered with 98% of the population being Muslim that was the reason for the high priced alchohol. It kept me away from it for a few weeks anyway. The food was gorgeous. The only problem I found was that I didn't try a variety of dishes because I was so pleased with what I had previously eaten. The buses in Malaysia were wonderful. They had really big, comfortable chairs (like buisness class on an aeroplane) and the roads and the drivers were the safefest we've experienced so far.
The Borneo side of Malaysia is completely covered in jungles. Everywhere is so green and tropical. Crossing over from Tarakan in Indonesia was quite a headache but it was a way cheaper option for us. From Kota Kinabalu, which is Sabah's capital, everywhere is easy to reach by bus or boat. The south of Borneo takes a long time to reach so plan in advance, we didn't, and ended up having to change our plans.
Malaysia has definately been one of our most enjoyable countries we have visited, the people speak great English most of the time and are more than happy to help, well, except that bastard Vincent.
The Borneo side of Malaysia is completely covered in jungles. Everywhere is so green and tropical. Crossing over from Tarakan in Indonesia was quite a headache but it was a way cheaper option for us. From Kota Kinabalu, which is Sabah's capital, everywhere is easy to reach by bus or boat. The south of Borneo takes a long time to reach so plan in advance, we didn't, and ended up having to change our plans.
Malaysia has definately been one of our most enjoyable countries we have visited, the people speak great English most of the time and are more than happy to help, well, except that bastard Vincent.
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