Destination: Malaysia

Welcome to the Jungle

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 | By esther | Views [906] | 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 [2568] | 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

Gallery: Taman Negara

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By esther | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Melaka

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 | By esther | Photo Gallery

A Brush with the Military on Penang Hill

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 | By steve_and_emma | Views [893]

  With me being on holiday, Steve moved his Friday morning class to Thursday afternoon so we could have a long weekend off together.   So we caught the night train up to Butterworth and we were over the water to Penang, on a bus bound for Batu ... Read more >

Going Round in Circles on Pulau Pangkor

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 | By steve_and_emma | Views [641]

We continued with our training this weekend and so popped over to Pulau Pangkor.   A place we’ve not been to for 2 years as it’s a bit of a pain to get to and not really that exciting once you’re there compared to other places.   However we knew ... Read more >

Gallery: Malasia

Wed, 28 May 2008 | By gabyber | Photo Gallery

Kuala Lumpur

Mon, 26 May 2008 | By gabyber | Views [921] | Comments [1]

Despues de un par de vueltas decidimos alojarnos en un pequeno hostel. Debajo hay un pequeno restaurante arabe que ofrece comida casera un modico precio, bastante picante por cierto. Un almuerzo en el comedor del Mercado central podria ser ... Read more >

Gallery: Pulau Mantanani

Sun, 25 May 2008 | By fkasinsky | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Diving in Malaysia

Sat, 24 May 2008 | By andynjen | Photo Gallery

Day 93 - Definitely Doing This Again!

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By counsell | Views [547] | Comments [1]

It was really rough as we headed out to a different island to start the day. I mean really rough, I got so soaked in the freezing winds I reconsidered my new found love for scuba diving. But when we pulled up on the beach it became miraculously sunny ... Read more >

Not a happy chappy!

Tue, 13 May 2008 | By counsell | Views [587] | Comments [1]

The other day I wrote up five days worth of blogging but then realised they hadnt loaded properly on the internet. So, spewing, I decided for the lazy option and just wrote a lengthy general overview of the travels with Mum and Dad. Only it didn't load ... Read more >

Day 91 - Goodbye Le Meridien, Hello Scuba Diving!

Mon, 12 May 2008 | By counsell | Views [573] | Comments [1]

I had my last non-rice breakfast with Dad in the lobby of the Le Meridien Kota Kinablu. Mum was guiltily in the gym upstairs from the last few nights of seafood buffets. Munching on smoked salmon and camembert (its a $10 buffet included in the bill, ... Read more >

Malaysia Stop Over Part 2

Mon, 12 May 2008 | By jarrodkrystal | Views [584]

Flew to Penang for a few relaxing days on the beach before the big flight to London. The 3 days we were there were awesome. Weather was heaps better than KL as it was sunnier. Resort was very nice and right on the beach with great swimming pools. Basically ... Read more >