KL & KK Malaysia

Next stop was the modern city of Kuala Lumpur. Upon arrival we felt it was a new country as the city and its building are ultra modern. Our hostel was run by a young gal who quickly let you know upon arrival that she was the boss, so do not talk, do not collect $200, and go directly to jail. The hostel itself was very pleasant in a vibrant part of town. Once again we ate some terrific food, splurging on some great sushi (affordable too!). We weaved our way through the night markets lining the streets. Renee and I both picked up right away that most of the “internet cafes” were only internet cafes in the front room, with the back rooms taking on a more “exotic” roll. We couldn't understand why they kept refusing us use of the computers when many were clearly available, but then it all made sense.

In the morning we jumped on a airplane headed to Kota Kinabalu (on Borneo Island). The flight was dirt cheap, on a brand new AirAsia – Airbus. We quickly found out why the flight was so cheap as they put twice as many seats in the airplanes here (asian size). Seats in a full and upright position and my knees were still up in my ears. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is split between Indonesia and Malaysia. We found the Island to be great fusion of the people and food of Indonesian and Malay.

After exploring KK we boarded a bus headed north into the jungle. The jungle hostel was one of the best we ever stayed at. The rooms are an open air concept with big screens as walls (to keep the bugs out). The jungle is all around you with bugs crawling on the screens by the millions, but they couldn't get me. Ha 

COLIN