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There are a lot of Macaque monkeys around on the trails so watch out for all of your belongings. Keep everything out of reach of these guys. They can grab your valuables and be off with them in a flash.One morning when we were staying at Gayana Resort, we could see contents of a womens purse thrown all along the beach.The tissues were torn in shreads.We also saw them drinking from a box of juice.
This 50 pounds of muscles, fangs and fur threatens hikers on the path is Sepilok's Orangutan sanctuary. I don't know what's the best way to deal with this, but I stood my ground and made noise as I waved a stick at him. He eventually left.
If you trek in lowland jungle, it seems inevitable that you’ll encounter leeches. These heat-seeking creatures can “flick” themselves off leaves or ground to land mostly on the foot to knee region. The cure is to get gaiters that are impervious to the blood suckers. Even hiking boots and long socks are no preventive. One fellow trekker ended up bleeding out from a leech bite for about a half hour after its anticoagulant had taken effect. These are basically harmless encounters. After drinking their fill, the critters go away, but it is eerie to see them waving like tentacles toward your blood. And the tiger leeches (like the one pictured here) have bites that actually hurt. They can also crawl to surprising places. I had one on my belly and my friend had one that crawled up from long pants cuff to knee…
The macaques at Sepilok can be very aggressive. We watched from afar as these smart cookies tried the zips on peoples bags when their backs were turned. I also saw a very tiny baby climb from his mothers back to hit out at a tourist. He was so small the tourist didn't even notice. The little one defiantly had a case of monkey see monkey do. One day after watching the orangutans we started to make our way along the boardwalk. The macaques were lying in wait. It was a little scary as they hissed and bared teeth at us.
When we arrived in Sabah we took a taxi to a bus station then on again to another bus station, that would take us to the National Park. When we arrived at the bus station I suddenly found myself surrounded be about 10 men all yelling, as they pulled at me, "Where you want to go lady!". I was scared and unsure what to do. I ignored them hoping if I said nothing they would leave me alone. As this is happening my husband who was in front of me is getting further away. I started to yell out "Don't leave me!" when all of a suddenly that exactly what he did! He takes off running! Two minutes later he was back at my side, with a firm grip, explaining to me that one of the men had stolen our luggage from the bus to put in another bus. His bus was going the totally opposite way to where we wanted to go but this did not deter him. We eventually found the right bus and sat down in our seats only to...
Orangutans, just like us, are prone to diseases such as malaria. Don't take things into their area that might hurt them. Water bottles spread all sorts of germs, insecticides are hazardous, and constant ringing of mobiles stressful. Although the orangutans keep their distance macaques don't. These feisty monkeys will think nothing of running of with you bag.
Whilst we were in Sandakan we were lucky enough to see snakes. One in particular was sleeping on the hand rail of a boardwalk. I spotted it just in time. Although this one pictured is a harmless python they can give a painful bite. A few days later we saw another at the entrance to a restaurant. A local told us that this one was deadly. After that I made sure to check handrails!
While I was in a hut in Manukan island (which was comparatively expensive considering I had paid one third of the amount to stay in a suite in a 4 star hotel in KK) I once left my money in the hut and went for a walk. The money was divided in 2 wallets and each well hidden at the bottom of rucksacks. That night I went to sleep and was looking for my mobile to use it as an alarm the day after. I had left the mobile in a drawer near the bed. It was gone ... I got a sick feeling and went to check on the wallets - all the money (some $800) was gone as well! So please NEVER LEAVE ANYTHING VALUABLE IN YOUR ROOMS! LEAVE THEM IN A SAFE IF THE HOTEL IS REPUTABLE OR ELSE TAKE THEM WITH YOU.
Okay, I have to admit it, I am a real sweet-tooth. So with me to Sabah, I brought this big can of "Liquorice Animals". They tasted great, hahaha, and I was amazed that I was able I hadn't all of them by now. But this afternoon, getting back to the lodge at Sukau, I felt I just HAD to have a "Liquorice Animal".I remember clearly from that morning that I had one precious candy left in the can. Yummy! That last "Liquorice Animal" was going to taste sooo good! So without looking (as I always do) I put my had in the can..... But oops...... what is that????In the corner of my eye I saw there were TWO objects in the can, and in a reflex I removed my hand again. That's not right! I was sure I had only one animal candy left!!!!I bend over to look in the can to take a better look at what I saw. Hahaha, and started to laugh without end! :-))) Oh yes, there were two animals in the can, but only one...
This state is said to be the most region at Malaria risk in the whole of Malaysia so it is important to take the necessary precautions. In this case prevention is the only option, you really don't want to get Malaria!Check with your doctor for appropriate tablets, don't forget to tell him/her the exact region where you shall be going, the tablet requirements here are different from let's say, South America. I took Lariam based tablets - they were the only option I had (one of the disadvantages of living in a very small country). Lariam has had plenty of negative publicity due to side effects almost as atrocious as the malaria itself ... as they seem to affect the mind (e.g. depression, hallucinations etc ... almost all imaginable terrible side effects in fact!) They did not affect me, but apparently suffering from some sort of side effect or another is quite common - speak to your doctor...
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Reviews and photos of State of Sabah attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for State of Sabah sightseeing.
Q: Hello everybody... Can I seek help here? I intend to visit Sabah with family? However I need to know what good activities can...
A: Visit the Head hunters village, the Saturday morning markets and the Island's. There are more than one market, but the enclosed ones are pretty hot and stuffy, so may...
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