Driving across Borneo to Sipadan | Travel & Scuba Ep 285

Fed up with being dicked around by hotels... With Malaysia's state borders and Sabah's district borders open again, we set off with joyful hearts on a road trip across Borneo. But finding hotels that were ready for us or staff who gave a toss turned out to be less than easy. Until we reached our destination. Could this be paradise? 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 🍻 00:00 Intro "Being dicked around" 00:16 Hello 2022 01:06 Freedom to travel in Borneo 02:04 Why a 2-day road trip? 02:55 Driving across Sabah 03:44 Hotel fail #1 Sepilok 05:37 Hotel fail #2 Semporna 06:34 Losing the will to live 07:21 Not in the best of moods 08:31 Arrival in Kapalai Sipadan Dive Resort 09:23 First dive at Kapalai house reef 10:29 Followtheboat video podcast 11:22 Kapalai-Sipadan # 1 dive destination! 13:38 We are the ONLY guests in paradise! Thank you for watching! Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort - https://dive-malaysia.com/sipadan-kapalai-dive-resort/ USEFUL VIDEOS 🎣 Liz's Top 3 Fishing Tips - https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE ▶️ 5 Reasons NOT to Buy a Sailboat - https://youtu.be/H7bCn58-_GU ▶️ TOTAL REFIT - A YEAR IN A BOAT YARD - https://youtu.be/9RiC2bsE9TY ▶️ How Much Does it Cost to Sail Around the World? - https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio ▶️ Are You Too Old to Sail? - https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc ▶️ How to Buy a Sailboat - https://youtu.be/PQyn02VT1jY ▶️ The Best Sailboat to Sail Around the World? - https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 ▶️ 5 Reasons Why You Should Buy a Sailboat - https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 ▶️ How We Started Sailing - https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop LET'S CONNECT! FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/followtheboat Music from Epidemic Sound "Blessed Journey" - Jon Björk "Unknowing" - John Barzetti "Flute Alors" - La Boucle OUR SAILBOAT Built in 1989, SY Esper is an Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch LOCATION Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo) FOLLOW US IN REAL TIME WITH AIS *http://www.marinetraffic.com FTB PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR - FOR THE NERDS! *Panasonic GH5 *MAIN VIDEO CAMERA LENS - Olympus Zuiko 12mm prime - http://amzn.to/2s6w0WF *4K DRONE - DJi Mavic Pro - http://amzn.to/2rfI0qN *EXTERNAL CAMERA MIC - Rode VideoMic Pro - http://amzn.to/2s6qeUL *CAMERA MIC - Rode Video Micro Compact - http://amzn.to/2rfpsXC *EXTERNAL FIELD MIC - Roland R-05 - http://amzn.to/2rfpdMk *EXTERNAL FIELD MIC - Zoom H1 - http://amzn.to/2qs6yNR *WATERPROOF CAMERA - Olympus Tough TG5 - http://amzn.to/2quDykH *MAIN 4K SPORTS CAMERA - GoPro Hero 7 *SECONDARY 4K SPORTS CAMERA - SJCAM 5000X - http://amzn.to/2rfnVki *360 camera - Insta360 *4K CAMCORDER - Sony AX53 - http://amzn.to/2s6EQn3 *(Olympus OMD EM-5 Mk2 OLD VIDEO CAMERA - Eps:1-67) - http://amzn.to/2s6TA5F *EDITING SOFTWARE - Adobe Premiere Pro CC - http://amzn.to/2rfrkQ8ons #roadtrip #borneo #diving