Month: December 2012

Best Expat Blog 2012!

Woo hoo! Best Expat Blog 2012! Thanks to all of our friends and followers who voted for The Yum List. It was indeed a surprise and an encouraging experience to read all of your warm and supportive comments. Thanks guys. What a special way to end 2012.  …

Lai Po Heen, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lai Po Heen, New Menu, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lai Po Heen has a well-established name for being one of the most popular places for dim sum in the city centre. Not quite as well known though, at least in my mind, is that the a la carte menu […]

Sights of Sandakan: Culture and Heritage

Sights of Sandakan: Culture and Heritage by Kristin Cosgrove Famous as a gateway to Sabah’s amazing eco-tourism sites like the Kinabatangan River, Sandakan has more to offer than nature. As the second largest city in Sabah and former capital of British No…

Club Sandwich

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Where to Eat in Sandakan

Where to Eat in Sandakan by Kristin Cosgrove Four Points by Sheraton F and B Outlets Stall Food at Central Market English Tea House and Restaurant Try a Terap! Now that’s food with a view! (The Eatery, Four Points) If you’re looking for good eats in Sandakan, o…

Grand Dorsett Labuan, Malaysia

Bathroom Executive Club Room Cocktail Hours in the Executive Club View from the 8th Floor Lobby Lounge Pool View from our room   Grand Dorsett, Labuan, Malaysia Like a tall milky goddess towering between the city and the sea, the Grand Dorsett Labuan, is well …

Anjung Ketam, Crab Restaurant, Labuan, Malaysia

Anjung Ketam, Crab Restaurant, Labuan Anjung Ketam, Labuan, Malaysia Sitting on stilts poking out over the East coast of Labuan sits Anjung Ketam (Crab Verandah). As part of an initiative by the Labuan Tourism Board, the jetty was constructed to provide an oppor…

Three Eco-Sights in Sandakan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Eco Sights in Sandakan by Kristin Cosgrove I only spent 3 days in Sandakan – barely enough time to scratch the surface of things to do there – but the little I did see whetted my appetite to come back, bring the kids and explore the fantastic sights the are…