Bayu Emas Apartments Batu Ferringhi

... man, he has some funny stories to tell! he said in Europe they locked him in prison for two days thinking he was terrorist because of his big beard!

He said he would have come to Thailand with us, but he had work. He told us about the holy water he brought back from Mecca, apparently it is the cleanest, purest water in the world, and as it is so dry in Mecca there is no explanation as to were it had come from. He will bring us some to drink tomorrow.

A good ...

... realise we had no idea what number apartment it was and they were huge apartment blocks. The security guard obviously saw us looking a bit confused and came over to help. He knew which apartment we were going to and called the owners down. Lindsay had previously sent a very official and polite email to them inquiring about the apartment so we feared they were expecting you could say more sophisticated people than us three looking in a bit of a state and ...

... dish in Malaysia it seems. Everywhere we went, I saw at least one sign advertising FRIED OYSTER in big bold red letters. So I had to try it. Now, it may look unappetizing, but trust me on this – it was delicious! I was actually confused and thought that whole amalgamation of stuff on the plate was the fried oyster. “That’s a big oyster ...

... worth of late afternoon sunshine prior to a huge storm brewing out at sea which brought us back to the guest house!! Spent the evening sampling the delights of the night bazaar where I bought another dress (I know I know) but somehow this is justified by me sending a box of clothes back to the UK this morning...

Yes 6 days in and some clothes have already found the bin and others have ...

... Off the boat and into a cab to some hostel these British girls we met on the boat are staying at. It seems a little topsy turvy and I almost fell down the stairs with my bag on my bag whilst attempting to climb to the top but other than that all is well. We have been offered a room to ourselves for the same price as a dorm (£2.50 per night) as long as we don't mind sharing a bed?!?! No problem there...it's funny when you travel you really bond ...

... to see such a picture on the movie or to read in some adventure novel.



Without hesitation I ...

Malaysia, Penang, 17-02-2009. In its heydays the Hong Kong Bar situated in the heart of Penang, was a busy place visited by countless sailors from visiting American fleet ships, aircraft carriers and the like. Sailors from the International commerce whose ships would be moored in the narrow strait between Georgetown and Buttersworth, backpackers on big overland trips with thirsty throats would add to the international rowdy mood ...

The flight from Kuching left on time and took approximately 2 hours to reach Penang. Unfortunately it was not the smoothest flight because we had to descend through a thunderstorm on our approach to Penang. We arrived in Penang around 10:20 pm and discovered that a taxi to Georgetown would cost 38 RM (not 25 RM as stated in Lonely Planet). We arrived in downtown Georgetown and got dropped off in the Love Lane backpackers' area at around 11:00 pm ...

... the wind. One hoped we wouldn't be taking a second taster of this meal laid out on a tray before us, out at sea!!! At 5pm we boarded the ferry (similar to the one we took to Koh Lipe) which was doing more than its fair share of bobbing about on the water, and that was in the port where it should have been more sheltered! Oh no can we feel KFC part 2 coming on??? Once the boat got going out to sea it was actually much calmer than anticipated and we were spared the delights of a Coronal ...

... the scuba diving company we are going to take our course with. We walked through Little India and stopped to have lunch there. I'm not a huge Indian food fan, but the stuff we had was excellent. We had a heck of time with the pay phones, but finally figured it out. Not being used to the public transportation on the island, we grab a taxi and head to the north side of the island to a town called Batu ...