A place amidst the clouds
Dream World Resort is the latest accommodation with state of the art facilities to open for business in Kundasang. Since its soft opening on May, 2010, the resort has received many favourable reviews from the public. Located high on the Sinar Hill, and on the same altitude with the Desa Cattle Farm, this place has a view second to none. On one side is the majestic Mount Kinabalu with its jagged peaks in the east at full display, and down on the other side the whole of Kundasang Valley is in view, including the small Kundasang shoplots, market place, the farm land and all the other resorts.
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The West Coast of Sabah has seen tremendous transformation since achieving independence from the British Empire in 1963. Just take a look at Kota Kinabalu, for the past few decades, it has grown from a small town to one of the biggest cities on Borneo Island. But Mantanani Island, located on the north-west corner of Sabah and about 80 km away from KK, has remained pretty much untouched, and its forests remain intact. Washed by the waves of South China Sea, Mantanani Island is a grouping of three islands namely, Mantanani Besar, Mantanani Kecil and the very small caving island – Lungisan.
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Take a look at Wikipedia, the word bistro is defined as a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting, and it has a Parisian origin. This definition fits Rumours Bistro rather pretty well as it serves simple and tasty food which consists of regular western meals and a few local dishes. The prices are moderate too. As for the setting, this bistro may have a modest setting in Paris, but in Kota Kinabalu this restaurant setting is definitely above average. As rumours go, Rumours Bistro is the new place where KK Lites go to dine, chill and relaxed.
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A long time ago go diving at Sipadan Island is a straight forward thing. You can dive at the island as long as you feel happy. And as long as you can afford the fee. Today this is not the case any more. Since 2005 when the conservation of the island started, Sabah Park only allows 120 persons, including divers and snorkellers, to visit Sipadan Island on a single day. Permit costs RM 40 per day.
picture courtesy of borneo divers
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Tagged diving, island, mabul, mataking, permit, Quota, scuba, sipadan
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