Destination: Malaysia

Pulau Labuan

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1743]

I now know what the people from Brunei do at the weekends - they go to the Malaysian islands just offshore, including this one.  Booze here is very cheap.  I've come for the wreck diving though. Labuan is tax haven that's had loads of money shoved into ... Read more >

Tags: diving, island

Gallery: Pulau Labuan

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Sipadan

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By la_gitana_pequena | Views [1354]

DIVING ON SIPADAN - nothing short of awesome!!! On the 1 July 2007 I flew from Ho Chi Minh (yes, I know, my Vietnam travel reports are still outstanding...) to Tawau in Malaysian Borneo, Sabah's main town of the Southeast, where I got picked up by ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Kota Kinabalu (KK)

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1561] | Comments [1]

This is my entryway to Mount Kinabalu; Malaysia's highest mountain (4095.2m), and I've set my heart on struggling up it.  It doesn't take long to discover that the huts half-way up the mountain are booked out.  They're released on a 6 monthly basis and ... Read more >

KL to Kuching

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [9704] | Comments [1]

Kuching is the capital of the east Malaysian state of Sarawak, i.e. part of Malaysian Borneo.  I'd never heard of the place until a few weeks ago, but judging by the number of tourists, i was in the minority.  After being delayed in KL, I eventually ... Read more >

Malaysia

Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By kayleighandhanna | Views [791] | Comments [1]

Thursday 5 th July 2007Malaysia – Johor In search of everything cheap we ventured across the border to Johor. It stared as a dark rainy day, but got better when we arrived. Driving round the city you can see all the differences between ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Perhentian Islands

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1335] | Comments [1]

OK, how's this for a moan.  I'm coming down with a cold, i woke up this morning with such a bad back that i could hardly move, (bad mattress, wrongly performed stretching, too long carrying the backpack, sitting all day on buses, being jolted by the ... Read more >

Tags: diving, island

Gallery: Malaysia + Monkeys

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By kayleighandhanna | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Taman Negara

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Taman Negara

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [5513] | Comments [1]

It's with a particularly slow and cold bus that i crawl my way to Taman Negara National Park.  It's a full day of travelling and I'm glad of the final leg which is by boat - I'm so chilled that i start falling asleep.  This would be nice except my dropping ... Read more >

Tags: trekking, wildlife

Kuala Lumpur (KL)

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1299]

I've always wanted to say: "I want the next flight out of here".  I got my chance when upon arriving at Penang airport i find my flight is cancelled.  I ask the guy at the counter why, and his reply (after 5 minutes deliberation) is that ... Read more >

Gallery: Kuala Lumpur

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Into Malaysia - Penang

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [3910] | Comments [2]

I fly into Penang because I want to avoid all the insurgents and trouble in the south of Thailand.  If the Bangkok Post is to believed, the pulling-up of train lines is now a regular occurrence.  It's not only the west that has this problem. The island ... Read more >

Tags: island

Gallery: Penang

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kuala Lumpar - Malaysia

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By jamesanddan | Photo Gallery