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Malaysia is one of the most pleasant, hassle-free countries to visit in southeast Asia. It's buoyant and wealthy, and has moved towards a pluralist culture based on a vibrant and interesting fusion of Malay, Chinese, Indian and indigenous cultures and customs.
Malaysia's love of Western-style industrialisation is abundantly clear in its big cities. Aside from the gleaming glass towers of the 21st Century, though, Malaysia boasts some of the most superb beaches, mountains and national parks in Asia.
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Sun, 12 Feb 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [122]
THE SQUEAKY WHEEL MAY GET THE GREASE but it’s the bitchy passenger who gets his stateroom changed. A week of daily appearances at Guest Services coupled with attempts to go higher up the chain of command finally bore fruit. A couple of passengers ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Feb 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [108]
THIS IS HOLLAND AMERICA’S FIRST CRUISE to SE Asia since “The Pause,” the cruise industry name for the Covid-19 plague that put the industry in dry dock. I guess that explains Westerdam ’s sold-out status—cruisers are a ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Jul 2018 | By rutttroy | Views [627] | Comments [1]
I'm the worst blogger ever! I need to make more of an effort and give more details as my memory is terrible.
So....to summise;
1) Flew back to UK for a week for Nicky and Rachel's wedding - amaaazing!
2) Half-term trip to Koh ... Read more >
Mon, 26 Mar 2018 | By rutttroy | Views [767]
A couple of hours north of KL lies the city of Ipoh. I was reliably informed it is known for its beansprouts, which quite frankly did not sound that appealing. I eat my words (well beansprouts), they are delicious. Juicy and full of ... Read more >
Tags: architecture, beansprouts, colonial, food, ipoh, tourist
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 | By roaming_reas | Photo Gallery
6 days is hardly enough to get a sense of a place, but we like what we saw!
Since childhood viewings of National Geographic magazines, Borneo has been top of list for an adventurists soul. And in the midst of our short visit we managed to view orangutangs ...
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Wed, 21 Feb 2018 | By rutttroy | Views [806] | Comments [1]
Helloooooo!
It has been ages since I have updated my blog - sorry! So much has happened and I will attempt to let you know my latest escapades without boring you too much!
So we all returned safely from Port Dickson after a fun ... Read more >
Tags: chinese new year, christmas, fun, holiday, malaysia, school, uk, vietnam, wedding
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 | By roaming_reas | Photo Gallery
After having island hopped in southern Thailand's Andaman Sea during two previous trips, we finally gave a good look to Langkawi island, just over the border in Malaysia. Three weeks. Three different beaches.
We arrived in a downpour after midnight ...
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Mon, 20 Nov 2017 | By rutttroy | Views [831]
So I am off to camp tomorrow (Port Dickson) for three days. Now it does seem like a hotel with a pool and not quite a YMCA so all good...I just need to make sure there are no wasp nests nearby! I am glad that there is raft building on the ... Read more >
Tags: camp, port dickson, school
Sun, 19 Nov 2017 | By rutttroy | Views [973]
So last weekend I flew to Thailand, as you do. I went to the island of Phuket for two days, which is only 1hr 30mins by plane (50 GBP - bargain!) I met up with my friend Xavier from London who is travelling around South-East Asia. We ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, phi phi, phuket, snorkelling, thailand
Tue, 14 Nov 2017 | By rutttroy | Views [628]
I must update this more regularly!
Soooo it was Deepavali (Diwali) half-term back in October and I took myself off to Vietnam for a week. I met up with my mate Pedro (Pete) in Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon and we explored the city. I LOVE HCM! ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, phu quoc, vietnam
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 | By sathya | Views [1231]
From KL i took a Private Bus to Penang which can be booked by Web or directly. There are 3 or some Bus Terminals available in KL and the North bound buses including and up to be border of Thailand are available from Puduraya bus station. There are frequent ... Read more >
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 | By sathya | Views [1134]
KL- The Garden City of Light
Malaysia is my first Foreign country to visit in my 3rd Passport even though my earlier 2 passports for the past 20 years vanished with out any Immigration Stamp or Visa for that matter.
First of all i should ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Oct 2017 | By rutttroy | Views [1082] | Comments [1]
Hello! Well it was a strange birthday - not used to celebrating without all my lovely friends...certainly missed you all! It's not a Troy Rutt birthday without me announcing it at least 3 months in advance, then a month, and a weekly update.... Read more >
Tags: birthday, christmas, holday, school, vietnam
Tue, 3 Oct 2017 | By jasonmarshall22 | Views [447]
Yesterday was the last full day of our holiday and so our plan was to go and see some of the sights around and about Kuala Lumpur.
As we'd been up early the last few days we had a bit of a lie in and went to a cafe for some proper breakfast ... Read more >
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