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<p>I'm pretty much fed up with Labuan, and I guess so is Timo. So, on Monday (that was the first day with decently priced flights) we are leaving to Kuala Lumpur, which as an international city should be decently nice and civilized.</p><p>There is nothing wrong with the hostel or the island itself. The hostel is one of the nicest in the world, and the island is a beatiful paradise. The problem is the culture. Maybe this place is showing the worst parts of Islam culture, maybe something else but.. It's far from civilized. Remember that I have been traveling in Middle East Islam countries and I have nothing against their culture, but it has some points that can become annoying when they go over certain limit in some areas.<p>Labuan is a taxfree zone, which sells cheap booze and cheap cigarettes. Nothing wrong with that, but obviously also prostitution goes under the same flag. There aren't basically a ONE single bar on the island that isn't openly a girl bar. In every bar there are 10-15 filippino girls which have been cheated to come into the country and had their passports taken away and a one older lady coming to ask from every visitor if they need a lady. That would be ok in one bar or something, but it is happening in every single bar of the island and it's considered totally normal in here. As travelers we would love to spend evenings having a beer or two with locals or fellow travelers, but in here that's basically impossible, at least "the locals" part.</p><p>Anyway, I have been to many bad places in the world, but Labuan is getting to my Top-3 list of the places not to go. Shame, because it also has a lot of great people (like our hostel owner, our diving teachers..) and great nature. Hopefully KL is better. From KL we continue probably to Thailand, maybe Koh Samui for some great diving.</p>
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