This new guide brings Lonely Planet up to speed with Footprint publishers who have had a Borneo title for some time. So now you have a choice. This edition has 50 more pages on Sabah and Sarawak than were to be had in the ‘Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei’ volume and having the East Malaysian states within the same covers as details of Kalimantan is very convenient. It would be even more convenient if you could actually get from Sabah or Sarawak directly by air, but such is the limited traffic of tourists and trade between East Malaysia and Kalimantan, you have to fly via Jakarta – an enormous dog leg. To travel directly, for the present, one has to join the huddled masses of migrant workers and take a bus (eg Kuching to Pontianak) or a ferry (Tawau to Tarakan). Only this week is a timetabled bus service being introduced between Sarawak and Kalimantan – before it was exploitative private hire.
BBoooks was able to offer LP advice about good things to do in Sabah, but was unable to prevent a typo which puts our main shop on the ground floor of the Wisma Merdeka shopping mall rather than where it should be – on the 2nd floor. ‘Tida apa’ (‘Never mind’) as they say here we are sure those of you who really want to find us will do so.
BBooks would say that this guide is detailed, accurate and up to date, so you can be happy using it (apart from finding us, of course!)
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