Walking in Kota Kinabalu City, it is difficult to escape from the heat and humidity. My walk is characterised by rushing from one shaded area to another, along the way I don't meet many other walkers, it's just too hot. I'm sweating, I stop for a drink then take a detour through an air conditioned shopping centre to escape from the sun.
Like most cities, Kota Kinabalu has its own magic but it is not a beautiful city and in places it is barely serviceable. There are large holes in walkways where paving slabs have disappeared, protruding wires and cables and remnants of half finished buildings, I watch out for these things whilst I'm walking. These features hide amongst the familiar elements of a modern city: shopping centres, high rises, car parks and roads.
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