Borneo Baby!

Yes, that’s right we have arrived I Borneo, 1 of my top 3 destinations in the world and I am overly excited to be here. We grabbed a quick 2-hour flight from KL to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia’s 2nd biggest Airport costing us $300NZD return for both of us and bags!

Firstly, I should probably talk a little about Borneo as a lot of people have asked us, 'wait, where?' when I started rambling on about coming here. 

So, it is the third largest island in the world and is compiled of sections of three countries - Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. It's well known for its rain-forests, orangutans and world-class scuba diving. 

 It’s also home to the world’s largest (and most pungent) flower in the world, filled with culture and delicious food and is home to the highest peak in the Southeast Asia region - Mount Kinabalu and it's an upcoming tourist destination and I wanted to understand why!

Upon arriving late last night we checked in to our $15NZD a night accommodation (it needs to mention as it was $15NZD so we literally got what we paid for), ate some beautiful Korean bibimbap and checked out the Filipino night market before having a terrible night’s sleep.
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However, getting us this morning, we packed our stuff and hopped into a ‘Grab’ car back to the Airport to pick up our rental car. We were given a brand spanking new car which had done literally a few km’s from the garage to us and off we went of our Borneo Roady!

Our first stop would be ‘Borneo North Biostation' where we were spending 1 night, overlooking the Northern coast and staying in a beautiful little chalet. 3 hours from KK and about 30 mins from Kudat we knew this accommodation was right up our street! Compared to last nights’ accommodation this is costing us $80NZD with breaky but tomorrow night is only costing $18NZD so we like mixing it up!
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Its great here, overlooking the ocean and filled with tropical flowers and life, it’s peaceful, tranquil and exactly what we need. After strolling on the beach all afternoon and eating the spiciest dish of my life ‘aubergine sambal’ We knew that this evening we had to go to the tip of Borneo – it’s literally why we drove 3 hours to get here!

​The Northern tip of Borneo is where the 2 seas collide and is surrounded by beautiful white sand beach. Simpang Mengayau means ‘lingering junction’ as it is here that the South China Sea lingers and meets the Sulu Seas flowing from the east. We managed to fly the drone, snap some awesome shots and then chilled on the beach with ice lollies and juice. To be honest it’s been the perfect day, but we are exhausted! Borneo however, is truly beautiful from what we have seen so far, and I am just so blessed to be here!