{"id":1075,"date":"2010-04-11T16:02:21","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T16:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nomadscatalans.net\/fetataiwan\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2010-04-11T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T16:02:21","slug":"escapada-a-malasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nomadscatalans.net\/fetataiwan\/?p=1075","title":{"rendered":"Escapada a Mal\u00e0siaMalaysian Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coincidint amb la Setmana Santa de la majoria de pa\u00efsos cat\u00f2lics, a Taiwan tamb\u00e9 va ser festiu el dia 5 d’abril, per\u00f2 per motius ben diferents (pel Tomb Sweeping Day<\/a>). Aprofitant l’ocasi\u00f3, ens vam agafar un dia m\u00e9s de festa pel nostre compte i vam fer una escapada a Borneo<\/a>, una illa peculiar del sud-est asi\u00e0tic que pertany a 3 estats diferents: Mal\u00e0sia, Indon\u00e8sia i Brunei.<\/p>\n

La destinaci\u00f3 la vam escollir una mica a l’atzar. Hem descobert una companyia a\u00e8ria \u00ablow cost\u00bb que vindria a ser el RyanAir o el Vueling en versi\u00f3 asi\u00e0tica: AirAsia<\/a>. Amb la condici\u00f3 sine qua non<\/em> de sortir des de Taipei vam acabar aterrant a Kota Kinabalu<\/a> (Mal\u00e0sia).\u00a0 Per\u00f2 nosaltres ens vam escapar de la ciutat\u00a0 per anar a un petit parad\u00eds.<\/p>\n

\"viatge_comp\"<\/a>A pocs quil\u00f2metres de KK (amb el que ens va costar aprendre’ns el nom, resulta que els locals li diuen \u00abKK\u00bb, pronunciat \u00abkey key\u00bb), vam trobar el nostre propi ressort<\/em>. No direm on es troba exactament perqu\u00e8 no s’ompli de turistes i perdi el seu encant, per\u00f2 si teniu previst un viatge cap a terres malaies, us explicarem el secret encantats. Nom\u00e9s direm que, des d’un petit poble rural, costaner, on sembla que no hi passi el temps, vam agafar una barca que en menys de deu minuts ens va deixar en aquest rac\u00f3 de m\u00f3n. Yan, el propietari, un noi jove d’uns trenta i pico anys, havia comprat la platja i amb l’ajuda de la gent del poble ha constru\u00eft quatre bungalows i un espai obert per poder decansar tot mirant el mar.<\/p>\n

… ten\u00edem el parad\u00eds per nosaltres solets! (la primera nit vam ser els \u00fanics clients i la segona nit es va afegir una noia que treballava en un ressort<\/em> tur\u00edstic prop d’all\u00e0)<\/p>\n

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En definitiva, un lloc ideal per descansar, per llevar-te i nom\u00e9s veure el mar (a difer\u00e8ncia de Taipei!), i descobrir amb les ulleres el fons mar\u00ed. I com qualsevol altre lloc costaner, vam tenir la companyia de meduses, tant gegants com petites, que la gent del poble assaboreja en sopes, i d’un sol espetarregant que tot i posar-nos crema ens va acabar deixant les esquenes ben vermelles.<\/p>\n

Una imatge val m\u00e9s que 1000 paraules, aix\u00ed que us deixem una galeria de fotos per fer una mica d’enveja :)<\/p>\n

En algun lloc de Borneo<\/a><\/p>\n

Si teniu problemes per veure la galeria, podeu anar al Picasa directament<\/a><\/p>\n

Una curiositat de disparitat cultural \u00e9s que als taiwanesos, o m\u00e9s aviat a les noies asi\u00e0tiques en general, no els agrada gens prendre el sol. A la m\u00ednima que surt el sol, es tapen amb barrets i fins i tot paraig\u00fces. A difer\u00e8ncia dels occidentals que ens posem a prendre el sol com a gambes, a elles els agrada tenir un color blanc, p\u00e0lid, com nosaltres (a l’hivern). Em va costar trobar un crema solar que no port\u00e9s components \u00abblanquejadors\u00bb per la pell!!<\/p>\n

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Kota Kinabalu en si no t\u00e9 gaire atractiu tur\u00edstic ni cultural, m\u00e9s aviat promou unes illes paradis\u00edaques que hi ha just al davant, amb platges de sorra blanca, aigua transparent i fons mar\u00ed amb peixos i coralls de tots colors. Ara b\u00e9, comparat amb el lloc on vam anar nosaltres tot plegat vindria a ser una muni\u00f3 de turistes que van de l’hotel de cinc estrelles a les platges. Nosaltres vam passar tamb\u00e9 una nit a un hotel de 5 estrelles… :). Els hotels s\u00f3n \u00abbarats\u00bb (uns 80\u20ac la nit) i de fet ens van pujar de categoria d’habitaci\u00f3 ja que quan vam arribar no tenien la nostra preparada.<\/p>\n

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Varem donar quatre voltes per la ciutat, on el principal encant \u00e9s el \u00abFilipino Market\u00bb. Aqu\u00ed teniu una altra galeria de fotos.<\/p>\n

Kota Kinabalu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Si teniu problemes per veure la galeria, podeu anar al Picasa directament<\/a><\/p>\n

I cap a Taipei de tornada!<\/p>\n

While most of the catholic nations were celebrating Easter, in Taiwan we celebrated the Tomb Sweeping Day<\/a>, so April 5th was a national holiday. We took an extra day off for an extended weekend at Borneo<\/a>, a peculiar island in south-east Asia that belongs to 3 different countries: Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.<\/p>\n

The destination was chosen almost randomly. We discovered a \u00ablow cost\u00bb Asian airline (you can compare it to RyanAir or Vueling): AirAsia<\/a>. With the only sine qua non<\/em> condition to depart from Taipei we ended up landing at Kota Kinabalu<\/a> (Malaysia). We quickly escaped from the city to reach a little paradise.<\/p>\n

\"viatge_comp\"<\/a>Around 50 minutes drive from KK (this is the name that locals use for Kota Kinabalu), we found our own little ressort<\/em>. We will keep the location secret so it does not get spoiled, but if you plan any trip to Malaysia let us know and we will be happy to provide you the details. Just to give an idea, to reach the beach we had to take a small boat (10 min) from a really small fishermen village where nobody cared about the lapse of time. Yan, the owner, bought a small beach and with the help of people from the village built 4 bungalows and a shared space to relax while watching the sea.<\/p>\n

… we had the paradise for ourselves! (the first night there were no other customers, the second night a girl that works in a nearby ressort<\/em> joined us)<\/p>\n

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So, in short, an ideal place to relax, wake up in the morning and just see the sea (really different from Taipei!) and discover the corals and fishes with diving mask. As in any coast front line, we had to share the space with jelly fish (or sea jelly) from all sizes (locals eat them in soups but we did not try). The sun was really strong and even we used sun-blocking cream we ended up a little bit burnt :-\/<\/p>\n

As A picture is worth a thousand words, take a look at the gallery below … and be jealous! :)<\/p>\n

Somewhere in Borneo<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have problems with the gallery, use this direct link to Picasa<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the \u00abculture shock\u00bb differences we have already experienced is that most of the Taiwanese girls, or Asian in general, do not like to sun bath. As soon as the sun is a little bit strong they use caps and umbrellas to cover themselves. They do not like to be tanned (white skin is more beautiful for them). It was even difficult to buy a sun-blocking cream that did not contain skin whitening elements too!!<\/p>\n

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Kota Kinabalu is not a very attractive city. The city is mainly used as a base to reach 5 islands just in front that are sold as \u00abparadise islands\u00bb to the huge amounts of tourists that go there daily. We spent one night at KK in a 5 star hotel (around 80\u20ac per night). When we arrived they did not have our room ready, so we were upgraded to a superior room for the same price :)
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We wandered around the city where the principal attraction is the \u00abFilipino Market\u00bb. Here you have a small gallery.<\/p>\n

Kota Kinabalu<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you have problems to see the gallery, use this direct link to Picasa<\/a><\/p>\n

And back to Taipei!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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