Mabul Vacations, Mabul Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Julia (Russia), Joel and Rachael (England), Rich (England), Scuba Jeff (Malaysia), Chris (Philippines) With stinging blisters on my toes and the remains of a sea urchin under my foot, i spent Tuesday just chilling out on the decking, playing some ludo with Rachael and Julia. However, when the chance of diving came up in the late afternoon, i decided that it was too good an opportunity to turn down, so donned my gear and went out to ...

Sipadan seems to be a divers Mecca in these parts so I had to see that of course. Semporna where most dive boats leave from is far from being an attractive town to stay so I moved to Mabul island, a 40 minute boat ride from Sipadan.  Mabul is tiny, you can walk around it in about half an hour, it's actually full of local people who carve out a living here and most live in wooden houses on stilts by the sea. The longhouse where I spent a few days was just like that. Couldn't afford one o...

To escape the "peak-season" in China around Spring Festival, I made a trip to Borneo :-)