Destination: Malaysia

Granny and Offspring

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By laurentravels08 | Views [582] | Comments [2]

My grandmother Doris likes to say "alamak!" (silent "k"), which is about equivalent to "oh dear!" or the less formal "WTF" in English. I learned the alamak exclamation from my parents when I was young. Mom and ... Read more >

Curry for Breakfast

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By laurentravels08 | Views [588] | Comments [1]

That's right, I had chicken curry and nasi lemak for breakfast this morning. I could eat spicy food for every meal, and it's actually possible here! The flight from Seattle to KL via Taiwan was long and tiring (not to mention we lost a whole day traveling), ... Read more >

Gallery: Malaysia

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By laurentravels08 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: KL

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By esther | Photo Gallery

Safety Stop

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By esther | Views [688]

As you all know, I am rarely lost for words, but I've spent the past few days trying to sum up my time on Pulau Perhentian Kecil and I'm still stuck.Perhentian means "place to stop" in Malay, originally because it was a stopover for the ... Read more >

Gallery: Cameron Highlands

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

High Tea in the Highlands

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By steve_and_emma | Views [847] | Comments [1]

Here’s the penultimate training weekend away to tell you about and it was back to the Cameron Highlands.  The first bad part of the weekend was the bus journey up there.  We knew it was going to be longer and more tedious than it should be for the ... Read more >

Kuala Lumpur

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By auaround | Views [801] | Comments [4]

Salutato Stefano e Kuantan ci siamo diretti a Kuala Lumpur...non sapevamo cosa aspettarci da questa citta’, a parte il tanto sognato skyline delle Petronas tower e possiamo dire che anche questa capitale asiatica ci ha piacevolmentet impressionato.... Read more >

Tags: on the road

Gallery: Kuala Lumpur

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By auaround | Photo Gallery

Da Kuantan a Kuala Lumpur

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By auaround | Views [1248] | Comments [6]

Kuantan Kuantan...ci abbiamo lasciato un pezzettino di cuore in quella ridente cittadina della east coast malese. I giorni dallo zio Stefano sono passati in una schioppettata, respirando l'aria di una tipica citta' malese, fuori dalle piu' battute ... Read more >

Tags: family

Gallery: Kuantan

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By auaround | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Perhentian Islands

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By esther | Photo Gallery

Welcome to the Jungle

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 | By esther | Views [934] | Comments [1]

I arrived in Malaysia on Sunday. First stop was Melaka, a historical town with a Portuguese colonial influence. The town has grown since then, but a lot of the old buildings are still there. There's been a lot of money invested int he town recently, ... Read more >

Magnifica Pulau Perhentian

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 | By auaround | Views [2586] | Comments [10]

  Eccoci qua.....dunque siamo a Kuantan sistemati proprio bene in casa dello zio Stefano. Per i nostri standard l'abitazione e' una reggia e potrete vederlo con i vostri occhi al prossimo aggiornamento. Dopo Pulau Perhentian e le altre due isole thailandesi ... Read more >

Gallery: Pulau Perhentian Kecil

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By auaround | Photo Gallery