Who wooda thunk that Borneo would look like this? Quest is docked at Sutera Marina in Kota Kinabalu. The marina is part of a golf, swimming, sailing, tennis complex with two large multipool swim areas. There are two large luxury hotels on either side of the marina. It's the most upscale place we've visited - including Los Suenos (in southern Mexico) and The Ritz Carlton.

This merlion is the symbol for Singapore. We enjoyed touring the city/state of Singapore - a very clean and orderly society, governed by an autocratic method with NO tolerance for antisocial behavior. There's a lot to be said for this method coming from the U.S. However, some other autocratic states aren't so pleasant.

Georgetown, Penang is an upscale city in many ways. But, it also has its Chinatown and Little India sections that retain the old buildings and original flavor. Georgetown is located on the west coast of the Malaysian peninsula.