Prince William And Princess Catherine In Sabah!

Just a few days ago, Prince William And Princess Catherine came to Sabah.  Some photos during their stay can be found at these links:

Prince William and Kate to arrive in Sabah today

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William are enjoying their Saturday in Sabah rainforest.
Spotted: Kate Middleton and Prince William Hanging Out in Borneo 

Royal couple ends visit on eve of Malaysia Day at magical Danum Valley

Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre

From New Sandakan B&B, you can get Mile 14, Sepilok bus (that brings you straight to the centre) or any buses that pass Mile 14 (get off at the junction and either walk in for 2.5 km or get any buses from the junction).  Some pictures taken during my recent visit.

 

Mother and infant.

Orang utan with bananas to go. Note mouth full of bananas.

Sabah International Folklore Festival

This event is held annually and participated by teams from many countries.  The recent event had the team from China winning the Perdana Trophy.  You can follow this event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SabahFolkloreFestival or http://www.sabah.gov.my/lks/v2/.  It's worth checking out.:)

Team From South Korea

Team From Papua New Guinea

Equatorial Monument On Borneo Island

Some people may not know this but the nearest equatorial monument to us here on Borneo Island is in Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat or Kalbar.  There is one in Quito, Ecuador, South America which is on the other side of the world.  It would cost a LOT TO GO THERE!!  It's somewhat easy to go to Pontianak nowadays what with MASwings and Batavia - Air offering flights from Kuching, Sarawak to Pontianak.  So do check the place out!

To Check Whether Tour Company Is Genuine

For most tour companies in Malaysia, to check whether they are genuine or not, browse over to Malaysian Association Of Tour And Travel Agents, check the names in the Members Directory.:)

Legoland Malaysia Will Open Soon!

Legoland, Johor, Malaysia will be opened soon and you can purchase annual passes at a special promotion price provided your purchase is before April 16th, 2012. Check out Annual Pass - Legoland for more information.:)

Malua BioBank Is Up!

Malua BioBank (Wildlife Habitat Conservation Bank), as stated on the site, seeks to rehabilitate and preserve 34,000 hectares (80,000 acres) of critical habitat for orangutan and other wildlife.  GOOD JOB!!

New Maybank Money Exchange now open at Mile 8, Sandakan!

Just found out that one can do currency exchange at Mile 8, Labuk Road!!  New Maybank Money Exchange now open at Mile 8, Sandakan!  Fancy that!!

Global Travel Industry News And Translation Sites

I found three interesting sites recently.  One is regarding the global travel industry http://www.eturbonews.com/ and the other two are for translating whole web pages http://babelfish.yahoo.com  and http://translate.google.com  NEAT!!

KK International Airport to be operational 24 hours by May 1

As read from The Star, Kota Kinabalu International Airport is operational 24 hours by May 1, 2012 (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/17/nation/20120317144324&sec=nation).  I am SURE everyone in the Sabah Tourism Industry is relieved as chartered flights into Sabah can now resume.:)