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Mt. Kinabalu
by Aniruddha Joshi
Only 5 more minutes (and you will be at the top)" said John, our guide, encouraging me to take the few extra steps. We had been trudging along on a cold, barren, rocky plain for the better part of an hour. It was almost 6 a.m and in the early morning light the surroundings appeared starkly beautiful. It felt as if we were on an alien planet mostly seen in the Sci-Fi movies. However at that moment the only thing in my thoughts was the last few steps to the summit of the 4101 meter high Mount Kinabalu. More...

Mt. Kinabalu - Return to the Sacred Mountain
by Chan Joon Yee
It has been 6 years since I last came to Sabah. It was this place that first inspired me to travel adventurously. Changes are inevitable and the airport at Kota Kinabalu has gone through some obvious cosmetic improvement. The departure lounge now has lavishly furnished shops to catch the last trickle of tourist dollars before they leave the country. The arrival "hall" however, remains hopelessly inadequate as crowds of arriving tourists try to find the queues behind the immigration counters. More...