Sipadan is home to the best diving in Borneo, many say in the world. Famous for massive schools of fish, spiraling barracudas, massive green turtles and schooling reef sharks, diving in the pumping current here is spectacular. I was very fortunate to stay in this magical area for 3 months […]
We had a great time on Perhentian Kecil island and really loved it. Why? First of all warm crystal clear water, very nice for swimming and snorkeling. Second, the island has no roads, no cars, no motorbikes only boats or walking trails. Third, you can do it cheap; camping and […]
Climbing Mount Kinabalu is a great experience but an expensive one. In this blog post we discuss all climbing package options, how to do the hike, accommodation, best season for hiking and what to expect. At 4101m above sea level Mount Kinabalu is the tallest mountain in Borneo and one […]
Town we didn’t know much about and we both missed on our first visits to Malaysia (yet separate before Stingy Nomads). Melaka was a dark horse for us, luckily we had some time to kill in KL before our flight to Sumatra and decided to visit it while waiting. We […]
Diving Perhentian. Diving off the Perhentian islands are good with about 20 dive sites within the surrounding archipelago accessible by small boat. The reefs are beautiful and rich in marine life. The Perhentian Islands lie approximately 20 km off the coast of North East Malaysia only 65km south of the border with […]
The reason we came to George Town was to do a hike in Penang National park. But we found the city itself being very interesting and spent here more time then we had planned. If you ask what George Town like? Our answer will be first of all multicultural. That was our first […]
Penang National park is the smallest National park in Malaysia, 2300 hectares nevertheless it’s size it’s worth of visit. The entrance is free, you can do a day visit or spend couple of days there, camping and doing longer hikes. We spent two days in the park, camped one night at […]