Sabah Experience

Sabah is a beautiful state in eastern Malaysia. It comprises of the North Borneo jungles and a sparkling coastline.

Sabah is a picture-postcard come to life. It is one of the top 10 places in the world to view sunsets. It has a beautiful coastline rich with marine life, gorgeous national parks, amazing wildlife, lovely people and a diverse culture.

Welcome to our page on the Sabah Experience. We have visited this beautiful region twice with teams of writers and bloggers. Read first-hand accounts of the people we took to visit Sabah, the place that is fondly called ‘The Land below the Wind’.

Sabah Experience

An Account Of My Underwater Adventure In Sabah

Jovina Smith -
On my recent trip to Sabah with the Travel.Earth team, the activity I was most looking forward to was the Ocean Walk. According to my research, this involved donning a 25Kg oxygen helmet underwater(which prevents you from floating back...
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Oh Sabah! l Malaysia

Mavis Mendonca Smith -
Humming “I’m leaving on a jet plane” I boarded the Malindo flight to Kuala Lumpur in Chennai on a sweaty November night. After a light meal, I dozed off while watching the Big Bang Theory for the umpteenth time!...
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A Sunset’s View In Sabah

Akaash Ampili -
If I was to see the world from the sun's perspective it would be one of the weirdest things to do but, the most interesting outlook ever. Let’s imagine together, I'm a big ball of hot gases, that radiates...
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360 Degrees Of Beauty

Jovina Smith -
One of the best things about travelling to a city you’ve never heard of before is your lack of expectations. I had never heard of Sabah, I did not know of anyone who had been there and had absolutely...
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Finding Nemo – Marine Life In Sabah

Chris Abhijit J -
Sabah’s crystal clear sapphire waters are home to hoards of aquatic life flourishing like I have never seen anywhere before. Sabah has species of every category of marine life you can think of including crustaceans, cephalopods, mollusks, echinoderms, coral,...
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Short Glimpse of the Long Noses – The Proboscis at Kota Klias

Chandni Aiyama -
Befittingly Anatole France once quoted –“ until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remain un-awakened .” How well do you relate to this quote? Did you know that tigers cannot purr and in order to...
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Bite Off More Than You Can Chew

Mavis Mendonca Smith -
Bite off more than you can chew. And why do I say that? Because some people in my team did just that in D’Place Kinabalu! Sabahans eat a protein-rich maggot called the Butod - the larvae of the Sago...
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Poseidon’s Home – Sabah l Malaysia

Akaash Ampili -
If anyone ever said there is no place on Earth you can find peace, that's a lie. If anyone said that peace needs to be solved by intervention, that's a lie. If anyone even mentions to you that the...
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Why I Fell In Love With The Filipino Market In Kota Kinabalu

Reema Suri -
Kota Kinabalu (KK) on the surface seems like a calm, serene and stable city. You won’t be stunned by amazing architectural beauties staring at you or brilliant cityscapes gracing the streets but soon the surreal and indescribable sunsets will...
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What You Sea is What You Get – Watersports in Sabah

Chris Abhijit J -
Sabah is synonymous with beaches and watersports owing to its colossal coastline which is 1,743 km long. Sabah has hundreds of watersport centers dotted along the turquoise blue coastline, offering activities like parasailing, Jet Ski riding, sea kayaking, speed...

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