Destination: Malaysia

Photos: Flowers and fungus

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 | By shazbot | Photo Gallery

Photos: Food I have had

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 | By shazbot | Photo Gallery

(Part 3) - Farewell to Indonesia, travel to the bright lights and blue waters.

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 | By c_rheinberg | Views [824]

We have a lot of catching up to do. Since my last article I have covered over 2000km, flown on a plane, driven in a monsoon, crossed a timezone and called three separate countries home. Sampling the local cuisine of snake in Solo made me realise the ... Read more >

Photos: Borneo - Sabah

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By hootons | Flickr Photo Gallery

Borneo

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By hootons | Views [437]

We arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo with a massive hangover from Cambodia into slightly shabby accommodation and live karaoke in the outside bar, however we were looking forward to seeing some friendly faces from back home.The few days spent with Angie’s ... Read more >

Lazy livin on Lake Temengor

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Views [921]

Well this place is just as I had imagined it. I know that most accommodation places in developing countries (and this part of Malaysia is very much rural and developing) are not up to the standard we are used to in Australia. Everything is still ... Read more >

Photos: Lazy livin on Lake Temenggor

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Photo Gallery

Photos: Counting hornbills

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Photo Gallery

Counting hornbills

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Views [800]

I think finding a familiar breakfast will be an ongoing challenge in Asia. Being a small regional centre Alor Setar definitely did not cater to Western tourists. At the local ungodly hour of 7.45am I set off to do a circuit of mostly closed shops ... Read more >

Photos: Serene but soggy Langkawi

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Photo Gallery

Serene but soggy Langkawi

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Views [608]

It is funny that when you are peeved about aspects of your journey, you can actually miss what are the good parts. I caught an overnight train from KL north up to Arau to get to Langkawi as this was a cheaper option than a flight, and I imagined a ... Read more >

Photos: Batu Caves

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Photo Gallery

Batu Caves

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Views [549]

After the weekend I thought I would head out to the tourist site of Batu Caves. You can get to these caves by a short $1 ringgit train ride but with a huge bus parking area it is obviously part of the tour route. There are three main caves in ... Read more >

Malaysia, the Skyline will Daze ya!

Mon, 5 Sep 2011 | By mdonnelly24 | Views [292]

Sadly, we departed from Vang Vieng leaving behind some really lovely people that I hope to cross paths with again sometime in the future.   Our mode of transportation outta there...KAYAKS! We packed up our backpacks, hopped in the back of a pick ... Read more >

Photos: First week in KL

Mon, 5 Sep 2011 | By shazbot | Photo Gallery