Brunei to Kota Kinabalu

Flight to Kota Kinabalu wasnt until 730pm, so i booked a boatman to give me a private tour of the river. He took me past the mosques downtown, past the village on stilts and into the mangroves and areas with the monkeys.

Lots of monkeys jumping around through the trees but also really shy at the same time and hard to get a good photo of. But still it was a really nice 90 minutes on the water, in nature and seeing the city from a different angle. And happy to give very sweet Mardi some tourism business.

My hotel was kind enough to give me a late checkout until 130pm, so i rested in bed for a while then went back to that awesome restaurant from the prior night and got a gigantic soup.

Eventually figured i may as well just go to the airport. Noticed my dragon passes work there, so went to the lounge for a few hours. Still no alcohol, but i gotta say very impressive food layout. I dedinitely ate more than i should have. Just too good.

Also found out, along with alcohol being illegal in brunei, so are cigarettes, wow. I have never heard of cigarettes being illegal anywhere. Not that it impacts me personally, but quite surprising.

Very quick 30 minute flight to kota kinabalu and an even faster escape from the airport despite having to go through immigration again. Found a nearby karaoke bar for a couple of beers to cap the night.Read more