Malaysia
Travel Blogs from Malaysia , Malaysia
Swinging In Paradise....
So on our second day here, Maureen and I have settled into our own little routines. Maureen likes reading her books in the shade in her lounge chair , and I like laying on my beach towel down on the sand , watching the waves and being warm!!!! I have ...
Penang - Bye bye beach
... the bus (public transport in Malaysia is flawless) to Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam, it's the biggest buddhist temple in Malaysia. Luckily that day there was very few people around and this gave the place a really eerie, peaceful feeling. The architecture ...
One Night in Mersing - day 10
We were the only foreigners on the six-hour coach trip from Kuala Lumpur, heading for the port town of Mersing (so that we could get a ferry to Pulau Tioman the following morning). Perhaps it was for this reason that we appeared to be the only ...
Where is Bus 11???
... my way around foreign cites so well on my own. But we've managed to not get too lost. The local people from Malaysia are soooo nice, we have only met two other Americans , and there are few tourist her at all. The food has such variety, ...
Even Small Jellyfish Pack a Pretty Big Sting....
So our first full day in Langkawi started out with some relaxing beach time...the water here is warm and beautiful, and the beaches have the whitest sand I have ever seen. The small boutique hotel has only about 20 rooms, and about 15 beach chairs, so ...
Camaraderie in Cameron Highlands - days 29 to 32
... ; We were to stay in one of the 'Nissen Huts'; semi-circular tubes of metal which had housed British troops when Malaysia was under the administration of the UK. The setup was very summer camp-like, with communal everything. Amenities around ...
Malaysia - Overview
... Malaysian Borneo as well so we can enjoy the rainforest experience. It outstrips its neighbour Thailand in all departments and is a real gem of the Orient. For a stunningly varied trip head to Malaysia, but be prepared for some serious ...
Day 63: A Taste of Penang
... Sunshine, all as Mr. Czech showed me around town and shared what knowledge he had of it. We ate dinner at a hawker center (Malaysia has them too), his was fried rice, mine was fried rice + fried egg. I hoped to order something more interesting, but had a ...
flesh eating fish....
... . All I need are some people to put up the front money....any investors out there??? July 8 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...an exotic name like this...I'm expecting some ability to feel it's history...but this is a bright shiny city...as ...
This is Joseph Conrad territory
Borneo! My preconceptions of this place were of primitive jungle, full of headhunters and crocodiles competing to end my trip even earlier. Well... a concrete jungle and a traffic jam were my first impressions. It got better fast though. Kuching is a ...
Hikers Wishes and Tea Lovers Dreams
... underbrush, with streams of water running throughout. Bangladeshi workers brave the steep inclines picking the finest tea Malaysia has to offer. Clouds glide atop mountains like white feathers flying in the wind, rising from the valleys of ...
Cultural (con)fusion
The most amazing thing happened on the way to Penang... an easy border crossing! Wait- stop. Think about it. Appreciate it, as I did. This was bloody amazing. Innumerable minibus, bus and ferry transfers worked seamlessly. No one ripped me off. Customs ...
Penang - Part 2
On Sunday 12th September 2004 I went to Palace Payar Marine park, this is near Langkawi Island. From Georgetown we took a ferry to the park, it took about 1 ½ hours to get there, but sitting on the top deck of the ferry in the sun made it a very nice ...
Melaka
Having eventually left Singapore after our extended stay, we took a bus from Singapore to Malaysia, with our first stop being a small city called Melaka on the west coast. If only the bus journeys and border crossings for the rest of the trip are as ...
At home in Penang
It doesn't take long to realise your at home somewhere, or that your country has once put it's mark there anyhow. We jumped off the ferry (more stepped off slowly in the unbearable heat) and walked down a couple of streets avoiding the use of a taxi ...
On to Langkawi, but I don't want to leave
... . We ventured back to resort, via some impressive snorkeling, to search for Jorge before hopping on the boat to Langkawi in Malaysia. Once in Langkawi, we find a beautiful resort just in time to change and head out to dinner and then hit up ...
Brother Martin, Sister Kate - Welcome to Penang
Welcome to Penang. Penang is an island hanging off the west coast of mainland Malaysia, accessed by either an extraordinarily long suspension bridge or a ferry which departs Butterworth frequently. Penang is a multi-cultural centre, with a colonial charm ...
It's just so...clean...
Wow. Pizza Hut. I love you. Definitely my first stop after the islands. I know, this is sheer treason to the older travellers who regaled me with their stories when i was growing up and helped instill my wanderlust. I'm sure their motto would run ...
The Hub of Malaysia
... largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion. The towers feature a sky bridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is the ...
Kuala Lumpur - Back in a big city
... on Merkada Square(sounds unimpressive but is actually pretty damn huge, the tallest in the world) which was raised when Malaysia gained its independance, every year thousands descend on the grassy area to celebrate Merdeka Day. I was really taken aback ...
Last Stop In Malaysia
We caught a bus and made it to our last stop in Malaysia, "Johor Bahru" for 2 nights. Stopped at one museum for a little history and then some shopping and a ...
Chilling in Langkawi
So much for all our plans of excitement and adventure in Langkawi. We arrived, we sat on the beach, we had a beer, we ate some, we had a swim, we had another beer, another beer, another beer... After 6 months of torture at the hands of Paul Bloody ...
Kuala Lumpur - the last stop before home
Touch down in KL after a great flight and make our way to the hotel. We have a couple of days here to see the sights and chill out before the final flight back to the UK - how depressing! Our hotel is in a great location right next to all the hawker ...
Cameron Highlands Tea
... slopes for growing tea, then a prized commodity. The Cameron Highlands are still home to many tea plantations, being Malaysia's largest tea-producing region. We went on some tours of the area which included: two tea plantations, butterfly and bee ...
Away from Thailand we sprint!
... got to e-mail them to get there secret spicy secret sauce, which the name deserts me on, simple creature, big tummy. Malaysia, good, good first impressions, really multicultural, majority Muslim country, but many Chinese, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian, we ...
Kuala Lumpur
... them resembling the minarets of a mosque and the Star of Islam. At night this is a truly breathtaking structure. With Malaysia celebrating its 50 years of Independence (Merdeka) last year, the namesake square with the world's largest ...
Leaving Borneo
Leaving Borneo tomorrow and going back to the capital Kuala Lumpur on Peninsular Malaysia. It's been a fantastic month on this huge island (third largest in the world after Austrailia and Greenland) and the highlight for me has got to be climbing Mount ...
Earthquake rattles Singapore and thousands flee!!!
... to pray was impressive. Certainly gives Christian faiths a run for their money as far as devotion goes. Taking a bus out of Singapore into Malaysia was boring but eventful. On the bus, off the bus. On the bus off the bus. The boarder crossing is easy, ...
KL the town of two towers
After a short night of sleep we pack up our suitcases ready to head out to Kuala Lumpur, the buzzling capital of Malaysia. We arranged a transport with Edmond around noon, but first we have our last lunch in Malacca. We found a cute little cafe in a side ...
