Diving & Traveling Malaysia
From high-tech cities to wild Borneo
I’ve spent months exploring Malaysia, from Kuala Lumpur’s skyscrapers and street food to the remote islands and jungles of Borneo.
What stays with me is how quickly everything can change: the people, the languages, the landscapes and the contrast between modern cities, untouched nature and the pollution you see along the way.
There’s a lot more to Malaysia than what’s underwater, and these are the places and experiences I’ve discovered along the way.
Sipadan & Semporna
Semporna is a busy coastal town that serves as the gateway to Sipadan and the surrounding islands. I’ve spent more than five weeks diving in the area over several trips and it’s hard not to get hooked on a place where you can spend your morning surrounded by sharks and turtles and your afternoon searching for tiny critters on a completely different reef.
The diving is what brings most people here, and Sipadan certainly lives up to its reputation. But the surrounding islands have their own character, from Mabul’s macro paradise to the breathtaking reefs of Mataking.
Above the surface, Semporna is a busy, sometimes chaotic, working town, while the islands scattered offshore feel like another world.
