EM Trip with Mum

24th-26th Nov 2012
Mum's 1st trip to East Malaysia

My mum has never been to East Malaysia. I go almost every other year for some reason! Decided to take her to Sabah. We rented a car at the airport and after a quick lunch, we drove to the mountains - Kinabalu National Park. The journey was truly a spectacular view. There were challenging parts of the journey trying to get past slow trucks but we made it! Had an early dinner and stayed in Celyn Resort Kinabalu. The road leading into the resort can be pretty terrible. Not the resort's fault. It is a public road and therefore the responsibility of the local government. The resort has a great view of Mt Kinabalu (we stayed in the Kinabalu Wing). It was a cloudy day so by night, it was just pitch black.



The next day, we drove to the starting point of Timpohon trail. We were back in KK town by afternoon to have a nice seafood lunch. We checked in to Klagan hotel. It was decent but please don't book through a 3rd party website even if the guarantee you it is the lowest. Apparently it was slightly cheaper to book directly. Liked the free wifi and free parking for guest. Plus the elevator stops on the parking floor too. Very convenient.

We had a great seafood dinner at Dowish Seafood Restaurant. Love the shrimp cooked with coconut water and fresh scallops. 3G in KK can really improve because trying to get online proved to be challenging. Maybe just gotta print out addresses next time. We explored a number of must eats but some are a let down. Other than the seafood, Hilltop's Coconut pudding is just amazing. Glad we found it before our flight back.

We will be back for more food the next time.