This annual leave is closed to 10 days, and then we are ready for a long-awaited trip to Sabah!
Sabah is located in the north of Borneo Island, next to Indonesia. Before we went to Bali, we also changed planes in Malaysia. Sabah is located in the tropics, and our schedule time is 1 1 month 22-1month 29. The annual average temperature in Sabah is 2 1-33 degrees, but I feel nothing. Everyone wears trousers, so most shopping malls and public places are very air-conditioned. It is recommended that friends with children or elderly people who travel freely take long-sleeved trousers, otherwise they will catch a cold all at once ... Well, it is rainy season from1/kloc-0 to March and May-July every year. We are lucky to go this time, basically it is big when we go out.
I have to drive in another class after class ... I have walked for more than 40 minutes, but I haven't seen the door yet ... My legs are out of rhythm ... My urban area is actually not too big, I feel
Our destination this time is mainly Kota Kinabalu.
We mainly went to Mermaid Island, and now Wuhan has opened a direct flight to Kota Kinabalu. In order to save money, we booked a round-trip air ticket one and a half months ago. It takes about four hours for Wuhan to fly to Kota Kinabalu. I went to AirAsia in the middle of the night, and the location was so small. Fortunately, there were few people on the plane, so Coco and I found a row and took a rest.
The plane arrived in Kota Kinabalu after 4: 00 in the middle of the night. We had already booked the pick-up service in advance, and found the pick-up driver at once. It was really hard. At this time, there was a calling card seller at the exit of the airport, and there were several kinds of calling cards. We chose one at random, which was about 50 yuan RMB, and it was charged with 2G traffic of 10. Most of our signals were 4G all the way, which was quite good!
Then I looked at the exchange rate at the airport, which is not very good. At this time, there is actually no need to change money. There is a place to change money in any bigger shopping mall, or it is most convenient to apply for a Huaxia bank card and get it directly from an ATM. The ATM has a face value of 20.50. 10 (but I heard from the customer service that this activity will end this year! )
Then the airport comes out, and there is a supermarket with the name of Orange next to the money exchange. Because AirAsia can't send anything, it's easy for us to get down. This supermarket can directly tell the clerk to use Alipay! Suddenly I feel that Father Ma is so powerful! )
Alipay and UnionPay can be used in many places here. Except for small vendors, you need to use Malaysian ringgit. In fact, you don't need to take so many Malaysian ringgit, because it's not easy to change it when you come back. The two of us took 1000 ... and we didn't use it up for seven or eight days.
Arrived at the hotel in the middle of the night, checked in smoothly, and didn't get up until after ten o'clock in the morning. Kota Kinabalu and Wuhan had no time difference, which was the same time. After spending an early afternoon in the hotel, we were ready to go around the city and change money. ..
Our hotel is right in The downtown area, so it is very convenient to buy things. In addition, we were very lucky to find the ATM of UnionPay on the first floor. The ATMs here are not covered. It is safer for two people to withdraw money together, and then go upstairs and find The.
bodyshop
Discount ... buy!
The most important thing is to buy sunscreen above 1 10. I brought 50+ before. It's absolutely not possible. Friends who go into the water must bring at least 1 10, or your skin color will be a local girl ... Hehe.
The next day, after a good rest, we were ready to walk around the city and went to Sabah University! The local people told us that there is only this Sabah University in Sabah, which is so big ... It's impossible to walk, and you have to drive after class to change classrooms ... What a shock! Moreover, the sense of happiness here in Sabah is very strong, reading is free, and seeing a doctor is only 1 RM! 1 RM is about 1.6 12 RMB, which varies from day to day. But the salary in Sabah is quite low, and JC is about 1000 RM.
Behind it is the government building, Mos Bar ... the office. When we went there, many Koreans took pictures there, much like the buildings in Dubai.
The Water Mosque, a very famous local building, is located in the center of Kota Kinabalu. You will see it several times. The Water Mosque is located on an artificial lake on the Kass Bay in the center of Kota Kinabalu.
If you want to go indoors, you should register in the green house next to you and rent the local clothes. The cost is about 3-5 ringgit. There is a grocery store next to you that sells Elvis durian popsicles, 15 ringgit, and the average durian popsicle is 3 ringgit ... In fact, other popsicles are quite delicious! Mango, litchi, moss ... There is no need for tickets for this scenic spot, but it is empty and nothing to see. ....
Passing the local Chinese temple ...
Uprising Square, these locations are all in the urban area, and they are all close, so you can have a look all the way.
In the seaside bar street in the city, there is a market near the sea. Coconut water is RM 5, and there are many fruits, durian, mango, pepper, eggplant and okra, all of which are cheaper! But it is not recommended to buy all of them, and mangosteen and durian are best eaten before returning to the hotel, and the hotel will be fined RM 500! !
Let's focus on the bar. The wine in the bar is not expensive, and the price is similar to that in the supermarket. There is no need to pay extra tips or service fees. There are many barbecues nearby, so you can eat them. The bar can also order songs, including Jay Chou and Fish Leong ... and so on ... You can also eat some barbecues. The barbecues here are delicious. There are transvestites next to them, but they are not good-looking. Foreigners find more transvestites, and local people find them hard to look at ... ..
Most local people believe in YSL, so you will find many people wearing headscarves on the way: woman_with_headscarf: Well, don't stare at others, it's impolite, and you can marry four wives locally, but you have to get the consent of the first wife to marry the second wife, and the treatment is the same. For example, if you buy a car with the first wife, you must buy a car with the second wife, otherwise you can go. When we passed the Mercedes-Benz 4S shop, we saw local tyrants buying cars with their third wives! (chuckles) Men here love to drink.
It's called Dongge Ali ... it's bitter, as if it's an aphrodisiac ... I had a drink, and my urine was yellow ... and it was so bitter. ...
Oh, by the way, it takes 23 cents to go to the toilet here. The toilets in shopping malls are free. Locals wash their bottoms with their left hands after going to the toilet, so you can't point your left hand at someone else, otherwise it's impolite, and most of them have to bring their own paper.
When you come to Sabah, you will love the sunset here, because every day is different, different colors, different days.
Sabah is known as the top ten best places to watch the sunset in the world. We have been to Kimbaland Beach in Bali before, which is also very beautiful. The beauty of watching the sunset at the two beaches is different. Kimbaland Beach seems to have a golden edge on everyone at sunset, which feels special and beautiful. The beauty of the sunset in Sabah lies in different colors every day, and the feeling is endless. ...
Because Sabah's coastline faces west, you can see the most spectacular sunset every day! Tanjung Yalu Beach is in the downtown area, so you can buy several cups of juice and beer cocktails and enjoy the beauty of the sunset quietly! If you order a barbecue, you must remember to make a counter-offer ... the grams are written here, but they are not given to you according to the grams. ...
Tiger shrimp is the best in the local area ... We bought RM 36 100g, which depends on the size ... If you are afraid of slaughter, you can go to several places opposite Shuguang Square to eat tiger shrimp and tiger crab, all of which are normal in price, inexpensive and delicious! There is no processing fee, you can choose four flavors, cream, barbecue, salt and pepper, and a mousse sauce. I forgot, we have all tried it. Personally, I think cream is the best:
In fact, the main reason for choosing Kota Kinabalu at that time was that Kota Kinabalu was one of the most famous tourist destinations in Sabah. There were both modern shopping centers and beautiful scenery of tribes and suburbs with original flavor. The price was reasonable and convenient. There was a shopping mall near our hotel, and the life of Malaysians was quite satisfactory. We went to the shopping mall at 1 1 in the morning and all the shops were not open. Because I didn't bring slippers, I went to sh to buy slippers. Haha ... shrimp in shopping malls is super big and not expensive, and it is better to eat around RM 50 per capita.
Precautions:
There are still many mosquitoes here, but it was itchy when I bit it, and it stopped itching after a while, unlike the mosquitoes in my house, when I bit them, I became red and swollen in a big bag! However, it is suggested that friends who come to play should bring all the medicine: I brought diarrhea medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, cold medicine, fever medicine, allergy medicine, mosquito repellent, band-aid ... disinfection water, etc ... It turned out to be very necessary, because the air conditioner was blown after cocoa was cooled, and then I had diarrhea when I went to the island before. In addition, one day we went to see corals, and many dead corals hanged their legs ... Most of the places where we played with water were in the suburbs.
Here you can: eyes: There are many places where the sun sets, so one of the places we recommend is the private beach of Shangri-La Hotel. If you take a taxi with international uber in the urban area, you can choose a driver who can speak Chinese. If you take the bus, it will be RM 1.5, but I feel that the interval between buses is very long, and most locals know a little Chinese or English. Even if they can't, it doesn't matter. I will teach you one of my little skills, that is, taking a desk card. They will understand, and then most families there have cars, so it's very convenient to call international Uber ... it's 60-70 ringgit at most for a trip around the city ... so it's enough to take a taxi within 30 ringgit, and there are taxis there, but I don't like to watch, so I personally think it's more convenient to use Uber if you are traveling together ... and it's easy to call a car without affecting the time. ...
First, we went to the nearest island in the city, and we arrived 10 minutes ago by car. Then we can snorkel and watch fish here, and the scenery is beautiful. We can dive further, but we wanted to go to Mermaid Island later, so we just played around here. At noon, it was a local buffet ... drinks and beer were RM 3 a bottle.
Lizards everywhere feel very friendly, eating mosquitoes right next to me, watching the sunset at the seaside is my daily compulsory course, drinking a can of coke or beer, watching it quietly for an hour and blowing the sea breeze, which is really very pleasant ... Basically, Koreans are on vacation near me here, and I feel that Korean aunts are also quite scary and noisy. ...
I saw a lot: fish: I also saw pieces of jellyfish. I feel that the water quality of the seaside in the urban area here is average, and it is much more beautiful to go to Mermaid Island later!
In the local JC Bureau, you will find that you rarely see JC here. We only saw JC once after playing for seven or eight days, that is, to pick up after school. I heard that JC there can use the police car to do his own thing and live in JC's apartment. It is no problem to bring four wives, but JC's salary is not high, only about 900 ringgit, so you should ask JC to do things.
It's best to bribe. It feels like Thailand. ...
Malaysian Ringgit is used locally, and the monetary unit is ringgit, which is abbreviated as RM in English. The international standard code is MYR. 1 ringgit equals 100 (SEN, or "Xian"). Coins are 1 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min and 50 min. The face value of paper money is divided into RM 1,
RM5, RM 10, RM50 and RM 100.
I feel that Dad Ma here is very powerful. We can use Alipay, and we basically use Alipay. ...
People there also like to eat hot pot. I think there is a discount, so I went to order hot pot. Sure enough, seafood is still rich. Haha ... There are many local dishes that put juice like lime in it. ....
Shuguang Square is very suitable for China people to visit. I feel that 70% of the shopping guides can speak Chinese, and then the tax refund in the mall is 6%. After buying everything, you need to get a tax refund for your passport. Then Pandora, Chanel and sk-2 here are more cost-effective, and the counter sister is very generous. You will give a lot of samples if you want ... The samples we brought back are sold to 300 yuan haha. ...
Is the sunset different every day ... I feel proud that I can't send a video. Every day I take a video of the sunset, and every day is different!
The cookies in this house are delicious, I forgot to call them Moses ... Chocolate is also good, and they are also sold in Kota Kinabalu airport. Friends who like sweets can try it. ...
There is a big supermarket on the first floor of the hotel in the downtown where we live, just like RT Mart, with a green logo.
When I checked out, I asked the cashier to pay UnionPay, bought a lot of snacks, and I wanted to drink smile, freshly squeezed and eat shrimp strips every day when I came here ...:
Elephant slippers, the boss said they wouldn't wear out for 30 years. Haha, we bought them when we were doing activities ... only 17.99 ringgit. Is it very cheap? Haha.
Because my husband's younger brother is a tourist, he booked us a holiday hotel in Brunei at a low price. This hotel is so big. Besides, the cocoa at home suddenly had a fever, which should be cold, so I poured ginger water and told him to take a hot bath and have a good rest. This hotel is in the suburbs, and we also want to feel the original atmosphere ... The front desk can't be chink until 2 pm.
In, we arrived early, took a casual walk, and left our luggage at the front desk. Later, the front desk said it was off-season and we couldn't find our order number at that time. I was sorry to upgrade our room directly ... super happy.
Hotel information, you can refer to it.
Isn't it beautiful? It's the sea outside and you can watch the sunset. Haha.
According to the buffet in the hotel, the hotel is more expensive 158. We found a place for evening tea, but as a result, many of them were gone, so we had to order some dishes, but the taste was good ... Hotels usually have breakfast at 6:30- 10:30.
Sleep in the morning and wake up in the morning ...
It is said that Chinese aunts are noisy, but they are not. Korean aunts and Korean guys are really annoying ... They have been noisy by Koreans for the past two days. ...
Feeling Hotel: hotel:80% are Koreans. ...
I gave myself a new image, but I still like it. Haha, I'm ready to leave for Mermaid Island!
Meirenyud mermaid island
It is suggested to arrange two days to go to Mermaid Island. After arriving on the island on the first day, you can arrange to participate in diving activities; There are two resorts on the island, where you can stay overnight and get up early the next day to watch the sunrise.
Mermaid Island is located off the coast of Sabah. You can charter a boat from Sabah or Kota Kin Na Ba Lu to Mermaid Island, and the journey takes about 45 minutes-1 hour. Or take a speedboat from Maojin Town, Kota, which takes about 35 minutes.
You can choose a local one-day tour .. The two of us probably spent more than 800 RMB, which is relatively cheap. ...
Our driver in Su Yongkang asked the local people to pay back the price, 35 ringgit lobster ... followed by litchi juice and local fruit juice. ...
Install the spirit device-flamingo haha ....
I took one of the deep diving starfish and was told by the coach. The locals cherish their marine life very much. Ah, they will consciously clean up the marine garbage, so you must put it back when you get the starfish ... So must the fish ... I saw a lot of crocodiles ... red on the way to the mangrove forest.
Looking for blue tears haha .....
Top1-Sipadan in the eyes of diving enthusiasts. Its area is less than 30 mu, and it can walk a circle in less than 20 minutes, but it is recognized as the "leading diving paradise" in the world. Called "Aquarium of God", it is a place that must come once in my life.
The proboscis monkeys are mainly distributed in Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei, and the only remaining ones are very few. With good luck, you may be able to see its back. Fireflies, on the other hand, are a vast dreamlike scene at night, and fireflies all over the sky shuttle around you.
A lake on this side of the mangrove forest is not the sea.
Mangroves that have just rained feel like Mekong River. ...
No long-nosed monkeys, only many long-tailed monkeys. ...
The more you look at it, the more it looks like Mekong River. Haha .....
Deep diving ... remember to rent a camera. Underwater camera, we brought that waterproof bag but it didn't take a good picture. It's 100 for renting this one.
dive deep
What a beautiful sunset ... are they all different!
The fireflies I watched at night were brought in by local people with lights, but they couldn't be photographed by mobile phones. They were taken by professional cameras ... It seems that they need long exposure ... You have professional cameras to try. ....
Crocodile, birds and squirrels wake me up every day in our hotel: chipmunk: It's so cute ... many white birds should be egrets ... and green and blue birds.
The hotel watches the sunset!
This is the proboscis monkey. I didn't even see it. ....
Baku-gu-cha ... feels like the soup with Yangchun noodles in Nanjing food stall. It tastes like soy sauce and medicine, and I can't get used to it. ....
I'm leaving the island ... I'm so sorry!
shopping guide
I am quite happy to buy a limited edition. ...
Next time I plan to go to Sabah, I will go to Semporna. ...
Blue dream: blue_heart:
Ah Wei, the tour guide, A Ying is very kind to us, and she is still playing bubbles under the water. Let's see ... Like it!
Time difference: Both Malaysia and China are in the East Eighth District, and there is no time difference.
Switching plug, British standard three-flat head socket. All my mobile iPad are Hong Kong versions .. Malaysia can use them universally. ...
Mobile power supply, in a foreign country, needs the help of electronic equipment anytime and anywhere, bring mobile power supply in case of emergency.
The price of SK-2 Fairy Water 330ml is very beautiful. The original price is RM 794, and the rebate is RM 1 10, plus the tax refund, which is less than RMB 1000.
CHANEL Lipstick 120 RM, coupon 10 RM, equivalent to RMB 170 yuan, all the sought-after colors are out of stock. I bought them all the time from Russia at 280.