Tag Archives: Island

An Island Escapade to Mantanani

Posted on August 24, 2024 by jipp

Another place that I had always wanted to go to was the island of Mantanani. Located in the east coast of Sabah, it had only started to really get the attention probably in the last 10 years or so, long … Continue reading →

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Mabul Again

Posted on March 10, 2024 by jipp

So my job had again required me to go to the island of Mabul on the far East corner of Sabah. Flying into Tawau from KK on an early morning Air Asia flight, a bus was there to pick me … Continue reading →

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A Cross-Border Trip to Tioman

Posted on May 19, 2021 by jipp

So my job had required me to go on a very long road trip recently, from KL to Mersing via Kluang, then from Mersing to the island of Tioman by ferry. Most of the country was still on CMCO, so … Continue reading →

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Mabul

Posted on January 22, 2019 by jipp

Mabul has always been in my bucketlist for as long as I can remember. The first time I initiated a plan to go there was 10 years ago, when I was still based in Sandakan. Sandakan and Semporna – which … Continue reading →

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My Island Escapade to Tioman : Air Batang Chalet (ABC)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by jipp

The ferry did one or two stops before it arrived at Air Batang Chalet or ABC as it is fondly called by the locals. Now the reason I chose to come to ABC instead of other beaches is that – … Continue reading →

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