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Kuala Terengganu Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Swimming with Sharks
This is a top pick! ... 1 American man with whom I traveled for almost two weeks (I'm trying to slowly reintegrate myself back into America...why?!?!) Malaysia was a great destination where I drank tea in the highlands and soaked up the sun on the islands, but I had ...
The Art of the Hammock
This is a top pick! ... and sleeping out the front of my cabin with brief interruptions to buy food or swim. Finally my search across northern Malaysia was successful. Backpackers abounded, and though it wasn't as crowded as the Thai islands, the parties were great. Beach ...
Big Island Family Style
This is a top pick! ... from the kitchen, rubbed it over their bites and moved them to another part of the beach. As crazy as it seems, I went to Malaysia and actually met some of the locals. We went out one day to the fishing village on the small island and I found some ...
Border Run From and to Hell
This is a top pick! ... would be a good idea. Unfortunately, I wanted to go back to the Perhentian Islands on the East Coast and the border between Malaysia and Thailand runs at a 60 degree angle Northwest to Southeast and Hat Yai is only 20 miles from the Western border and 5 ...
Perhentian Islands - Paradise?
This is a top pick! ... things we could do (Apart from diving - which none of us fancied - apparently Flora bay is the best PADI (Diving) resort in Malaysia)was a jungle trek. Not knowing anything about this, only that it took about 40 mins We ventured into it just after 6pm.. ...
Monsoon Sunbathing
This is a top pick! Finally we had made it to the Perhentian islands having left Thailand earlier than planned to beat the monsoon rains that were heading this way. Unfortunately we had believed the Lying Planets estimate of mid Nov for when the islands normally closed ...
A hidden paradise...
This is a top pick! (Nicole) We flew from KL to Kota Bahru (I love these tongue twisting names) to go diving in the Perhentian Island. We stayed at Cocohut Hotel, which is run by a Chinese (Hakka) family. The sand is soft and white and the water is clearly clear blue. The ...
Happy Birthday Mum
This is a top pick! No phone, no email, no post, we decided to write a message in the sand to celebrate Wayne's mum's ...
Somos unos rockstars por acá en Terengganu...
... posibilidad de pasar acá unos días...bueno, ahora se dio... Tomamos el bus desde Kuantan y luego de apacibles 4 horas, llegamos a Kuala Terengganu, capital de la provincia (o sultanato...ya no lo sabemos bien) del mismo nombre e islámica hasta las ...
Bazaar Ramadan
... on charity and atonement during Ramadan. We have so much fun making our food choices and join the happy crowd. 8/13 Kuala Terengganu Chinatown and Central Market In the cool early morning hours (8 am) we started our city walk from the shoreline ...
Kuala Terengannu
... and then headed to the bridge where we were told we could catch the Terengannu bus. Roti Canai is the traditional breakfast in Malaysia and its really good, its a kind of flat bread, served with curry sauce usually although you can have it with loads of ...
One Last Asian Adventure
... and our last taste of Asia. The day began with two very smooth flights that brought us to the small town of Kota Bharu in Malaysia where we found out that the last ferry boat to the island was leaving in 20 minutes...and that the taxi ride to get to the ...
Islamic Malaysia
... Perhentian Islands but like me the girls want to visit a more Malaysian type city on the way. We manage to make our way to Kuala Terengganu and arrive at about 5 am after a freezing bus trip (the Malaysians sure love their AC). We ...
Beware of the Monkey Juice!
... saw our friend Sandro pass. We watched the sunset and played with some kittens. Unlike Thailand that has an overpopulation of dogs, Malaysia has cats. The sunset was partly hidden by some clouds, but a great view non the less. Luckily for us, Sandro ...
Perenthians
Hello All, After leaving the Cameron Highlands by uneventful minibus we decided to go to the Perintian islands. We stayed on Kecil island which is the smaller of the two Perinthians and it was absolutely beautiful. Not amazingly different from all the ...
Sad to leave this island, you know
... in toiletries - products to prove in glove compartment) and allowed me some insights in what it requires to be a good Muslim in Malaysia. A hair raising (literally, it was a rather nice to feel some wind actually) speed boat ride took me to what I ...
Zoe and Jem on the beautiful island of Kecil
... were no foot issues this time so all was good! Didn't really go out on the perhentians as alcohol isn't readily available in malaysia. Its probably a good thing as we needed a break from the buckets (they're evil!). We stayed in a tiny little beach ...
Andy beats his fun fair fears
... which got louder as we walked. As we went round the corner we realised the source of the noise was the football stadium. Kuala Terengganu were playing and it turns out that they won and won the league but considering the occasion there wasn’the ...
Islanders!
Just before you all think I may have turned into a hippy with a tent and long dreadlocks - I am back on mainland Malaysia after extending my island time from 5 to 10 days! Decided to sign up with Turtle divers to do my advanced open water. Luckily I ...
Redang Island West Coast of Malaysia
... us all the way from Florida, USA and we took her and joined about 15 other friends 7 hours drive on the other side of Malaysia from Penang were we live. The entire trip was so relaxing and nice. Also...I made my first night dive and loved it! The ...
Proper Paradise
We were worried that after our Thai island feast we would begin to feel a little beached out by the time we got to "Malaysia's show-piece islands" and we couldn't have that because of the significant timing! (For those of you who may not know it was my ...
Politics and Snorkelling
... dominant Malays are rewriting history and strengthening their own numbers (according to Vincent). Although as outsiders we perceive Malaysia as a well-run multicultural country, he described systemic injustices toward the non-Malay population which as an ...
Hello Paradise!
What can we say? WOW! We arrived by fast (very fast and bumpy!) speedboat to Pelau Besar in the Perhentian Islands off Malaysia's East coast. Baywatch eat your heart out! Again we had our own little chalet just 20 feet from the water. The beach was ...
Monitor Lizard Town
Kuala Terengganu is a lovely little seaside town with very few western tourists but a very friendly local vibe. There isn't huge amount to do here but the beach is wide and long, and the China town is very quaint and pretty. We enjoyed a few days relaxing ...
Unsere 2 restlichen Tage in Kuala Terengganu
Hay, Sarah ist dann am Montagabend etwas später angekommen als gedacht, da ihr Flug eine halbe Stunde Verspätung hatte. Damit waren wir dann wieder alle vereint und am nächsten Tag konnte das Abenteuer dann beginnen. Wir haben erst einmal ...
You better get here before everyone else does..
About 30km off the East coast of Malaysia are the Perhentian Islands. There are basically two flavors that you get to pick from: the big island (Besar) and the small island (Kecil). If you want creature comforts and amenities, head to Besar. Otherwise, if ...