My 2nd time in Malaysia, Last 2011 I was in Kuala
Lumpur , Now in Sabah…
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| Kota Kinabalu Arch (Near the City Hall) |
Selamat Datang Kota Kinabalu!
Flight Details: Nov
30,2012 (1545H) MNL-KK,
Dec 3, 2012
(1810H) KK-MNL
(P1734/ pax RT: Booked
Last 11-11-11: Cebu Pacific)
My Pocket Money: $547 (P22500) / 1 RM =P13.5
Airport Fees (Wow!
Gastos Agad): Travel Tax(P1620), Terminal Fee(P550)
Immigration: Just asked for the Return Ticket (Departure
Stamp)
Selamat Datang Malaysia (Welcome to Malaysia)
No Itinerary. No Hotel Bookings. Just Arrived in KK
Arrival at LCC Terminal 2 by 6 PM (a.k.a as Air Asia
Terminal).
Immigration. Money Changer. Airport Taxi
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| LCC Terminal 2 ( a.k.a Air Asia Terminal) |
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| RM1 = PHP 13.5 |
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| Teksi Stand ( RM 30 Minimum) |
*Public Buses are not available by Night Time, only means of
Transpo to Downtown KK is by Taxi
*You can change and they accept your Peso in KK unlike in
Vietnam, Good Exchange Rates
*A local offered us an Airport Taxi (4 seater) for 30 RM,
and we asked him for any budget inn he can recommend. He suggested A&J
Hotel (near the Filipino Market and Le Meridien Hotel)
Taxi Ride (15-20 mins).
Alighted at A&J Hotel.Yup indeed the rates are
budget-friendly but it was fully Booked and the area is not so nice, I got a
feeling that you’ll be rob any moment. We did Hotel Hopping and ended and
checked in at Hotel Iskandar at Kampung Air (Ayer)
*Kampung Ayer (Area for Budget Hotels, (the rates ranges from
70 RM- 100RM),Near the Night Market, Taxi Stand, Restaurants,Shopping Malls,
Convenience Stores , Spas, Near Seri Selera and Lavender Lodge)
*Hotel Iskandar (87 RM for 4 pax) – With CR (Hot and Cold
Shower), AC, Cable TV/ WIFI/ Towels
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| Night Market Area by 3AM( View from Our Hotel) |
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| Night Market Area by 6 AM (View from Our Hotel) |
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| Infront of our Hotel |
After we checked in, We had Dinner at KFC (RM 10.70 mind
their 6% Gov’t Tax = RM11.50)
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| Ayam (Chicken in Malay), Ginger Rice, Soup, Cucumber with Strawberry Pepsi. No Gravy (What a Combi?) |
Tips for the Day
*Don't forget to bring a Universal Travel Adapter
*Change Small Amount of Your Pesos and Dollars at the Airport
Money Changer, then the rest at the Downtown Area (Near the CityPark Mall ,
Rainforest Lodge etc...) for good exchange rates.
*Night Market (Kampung Air) is different from Gaya Sunday
Market (Gaya Street).
*Backpacker Area is located at the Australia Place near the Police Station, Atkinson Clock and Wisma Intiutama
*Backpacker Area is located at the Australia Place near the Police Station, Atkinson Clock and Wisma Intiutama
*Massage Rates (RM 50-100), Bottled Water (RM 2), Can of Beer (RM 10) and
Pack of Cigarrete ( RM 10) (Mind their Sin- Tax)
*A friendly reminder, they are right-hand drive.Be careful crossing every street,they're exactly opposite to us.
Pack of Cigarrete ( RM 10) (Mind their Sin- Tax)
*A friendly reminder, they are right-hand drive.Be careful crossing every street,they're exactly opposite to us.
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