Destination: Malaysia

To the Tropical West

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 | By jennye23 | Views [513]

Now writing this in not so hot but very humid Malaysia.  After one more day in Siem Reap we flew out of their very luxurious airport and into Kuala Lumpur - KL.  In comparison to Cambodia KL was like stepping right back into the Western World, a really ... Read more >

Melaka

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [1288]

Hi All, Hot, Hot, Hot. This place is Hot. Hot. Hot. Melaka is midway between the capital cities of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and at the mouth of the Strait of Melaka, a crucial shipping route connecting the Indian and Pacific oceans,Melaka ... Read more >

Taman Negara national Park continues

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [1104]

Hi All, We got back to the dorm and found that one of the three backpackers  had  moved to alternative accommodation and we started talking to a female backpacker whom we thought we had briefly spoken with earlier in the day  It took a couple ... Read more >

Pulau Pangkor to Penang

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 | By jeffbrad | Views [4574]

I had checked on some options for where to go from here and felt like a bit of culture on our way north. Kuala Kangsar seemed like a good place but didn't seem to offer any accommodation So we might have to get there early enough to see the sights before ... Read more >

Taman Negara national Park

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [1342]

Hi All, We were a little reluctant to head off to yet another national park particularly one were animal numbers were low and sightings rare.But Taman Negara is supposedly Malaysia greatest national ,4343sq kms, so we thought surely one more won´t ... Read more >

Perhentian islands return

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [1052]

Hi all, Thankfully the journey back from the  Perhentian islands was a much smoother  boat ride.Upon arrival at  Kuala Besut we headed directly to the agency that  handled the boat transfers and we made an official complaint about the reckless ... Read more >

Photos: Melaka

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Niah Caves

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 | By toomanyllamas | Photo Gallery

Perhentian island continues

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [933]

Hi All, day 2 morning snorkelling session in Flora bay  encounter a small shark which although as I previously mentioned is supposedly   harmless it is  still an unsettling sight particularly as we are only in thigh level water and it glided ... Read more >

Photos: Taman Negara

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Perhentian Island

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Pulau Perhentian day 1

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [1003]

Hi All, After our stressful day of travel we really didn´t feel up to doing much but decided that a walk on the beach was just what we needed. We spoke with a couple of the dive companies and ended up tentatively  booking a snorkelling trip ... Read more >

Cameron Highland to Pulau Perhentian

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [2679]

Hi All, The journey from Cameron Highland to  Pulau  Perhentian  Besar was undoubtedly one of the worst  journeys that we have had to endure in almost 2 years of travelling around the globe.The journey was split into 3 segments .The first segment  ... Read more >

Photos: Melaka

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 | By nicola | Photo Gallery

Photos: Mount Kinabalu

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 | By toomanyllamas | Photo Gallery