Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia – May 27th – May 29th, 2017

Ah, KK as it is often referred to. There’s not too much going on in this city, which is one of the largest on Borneo. Well, we didn’t do much there anyway. After the previous few weeks of grunge and the surprisingly painful glutes and legs that Mt. Kinabalu gifted us, we really only used KK as a shopping and laundry station before continuing on to London. For the two days we were there, we did noteworthy things such as shopped for underwear to replace Dani’s falling apart ones, had our final Asian foot massages (glorious feeling and price), replaced my flipflops when one was eaten by an escalator, and went to the movie theater (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – entertaining and funny, GREAT soundtrack).

Yup, that's a restaurant called CowDung. We didn't actually eat there, but it did seem nice!

Our best experience in KK, though, had to be the last locals we met. We were in the lobby of the hotel, doing some research and waiting for the right time to catch an Uber to the airport when Dani struck up a conversation with some locals who were inquiring about our backpacks. It turned out they were heading to Nepal in a few weeks to do some trekking! Naturally, we talked for a while with them about our experience in Nepal, their plans, our world trip, Kota Kinabalu, travelling to the US as a tourist, etc. They were so friendly! When it really became time for us to catch that Uber, they overheard our discussion and offered to take us to the airport themselves! So, we loaded up in their nice SUV and continued to chat about their lives and how they’ve travelled for decades. It was such a great experience, I mean, how many people can say that they were offered a ride to the airport by super friendly locals who love travelling and trekking!