Thanksgiving trip 2007

This past Thanksgiving weekend, I scrounged around for a good deal and ended up in Kota Kinabalu. I went with my friends Sara and Caroline, and we were definitely ready for a break from the skyscrapers of Hong Kong and the busyness at work. It was a beach destination on the island of Borneo, on the part that is Malaysia. "KK" seemed like it would be a tourist destination, but it was mostly a starting point for backpackers and divers. Overall, the scenery was beautiful and the weather was perfect. It was a completely relaxing vacation. We took a ferry to an island everyday to lounge on a beach and read, ate some delcious Malaysian food, did some shopping, saw a cultural show, and did a lot of sleeping.

Malaysia reminded me a bit of Thailand with the beaches and the relaxing atmosphere, but it was much less touristy. We had quite a few onlookers (somtimes from Korean tourists) and quite a few pictures taken of us. However, I appreciated the more natural surroundings of KK rather than the packaged tours and Western restaurants.