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airplane

Aug 26th, 2004 04:15 AM

Borneo

I want to visit Borneo. Is it safe? ANyone been with Eldertreks or AsiaTransPacific tours to Borneo. Reaction?

tropo

Aug 26th, 2004 12:38 PM

airplane, Borneo probably wouldn't come under "Australia and the Pacific", does Fodors have an Asian section?

pat_woolford

Aug 26th, 2004 01:46 PM

Yes, tropo, it does - if you hit the little button above on LH side to change forum, it's there.

Neil_Oz

Aug 26th, 2004 01:57 PM

And which country do you plan in visiting? The island of Borneo is divided between Indonesia, Brunei and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.

Walter_Walltotti

Aug 28th, 2004 06:31 AM

I (Brit) have had no trouble in Sabah or Sarawak in the past.

A couple of my friends, 18 months ago, went to a local Gypsey market in Sabah (Kota Kinabalu) and they found people a bit hostile because they thought they were americans, when they realised they weren't, it was okay - so it may depend on which country you are from.

There is a history of piracy and hostage taking by phillapino pirates on some of the islands to the north of Sabah.

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