Travel: Semporna to Tawau

Assalamualaikum..

Hi guys! So did you enjoy my previous post? Please tell me you do *insert crying face* hehehe. So the next day we checked out early in the morning because we want to go to Tawau. The designated driver *ahem* come and pick us again. He dropped us at 'checkpoint' where my friend had already waited there. There are this thing about 'checkpoint' here in Sabah. There were actually many road intersection called by that name. According to my friend, it was due to the Police men that used to do a roadblock at that place to catch the immigrants. Now there was no more roadblock left but still the name 'checkpoint' remained to this day and understood by the locals.

Anyhow, my friend picked us up and drove along the way to Tawau. Compared to Semporna, Tawau is rather a much more bigger district with developing town. We stopped by in Kg. Titingan for like the best soto I have ever tasted in Sabah! It was spicy of course but full of flavour. Gosh, I'm drooling the moment I'm typing this! hehe.. Then she tried to contact her friend's mother that worked in a Cocoa Factory to know whether they open for public or not. Unfortunately, they only open for big groups since it will be a guided tour and needed a prior notification and arrangement :( But, if you guys are interested, you can check them out here.

The best bakso in town (left) and ABC milo (right)

Rojak ayam  and cendol

Then we decided to go to Pasar Gantung. It was similar like the Philippine's Market in KK so we just browsed along the market. The next place was a shop that sells a lot of pearl based jewelry. But again, we didn't buy anything and just browsing. I don't remember the shop's name, sorry! hehe. The next destination was Pasar Tanjung in the middle of the town. There were many things sold here from snacks like amplang until the salted dried fish. We bought a lot of amplang here because it was very cheap compared to KK. Amplang is actually fish crackers but it melts in your mouth and have a very distinctive taste. It is safe to say that amplang is unique only to Sabah.

Various locally produced food in Pasar Tanjung

Tawau Mosque

Since it was already around late afternoon, and my friend has lost idea on where else should she take us. Hehehe so we decided to visit one of the malls there. She meet with her family there, and me and hubs decided to watch a movie during that time. After that we went to her sister's house to have some rest before the flight. She sent us to the airport and we were very thankful to her for the hospitality that day :') At about 830 pm we safely landed in KK.

This is our kind of  'romantic' :P

It was such a great holiday. The moment we arrived at home, I felt a sense of missing to the nice view in Semporna. Definitely I made a promise to myself that I will come back again, for sure :) Hope you guys enjoy the entry on our trip to Semporna. I will update to you on the cost and itinerary later, okay? Till then, thanx for reading! :)