Seri Cempaka Service Suites Kuala Lumpur

... at least it’s clean, and it IS only for 1 night.

UPDATE: Sleeping at the end of the runway of a busy airport, and next to a major road is NOT conducive to a good night's sleep! Argh!

Onward to Vietnam

OK – that’s it from me for now. Blog is finally back up to date.

Tomorrow we fly to Hanoi, Vietnam. We will spend two days in Hanoi before doing a 3-day/2-night cruise on Halong Bay, an area that is supposed to ...

... China, I can tell you these at least should have been on the list if they were not). Anyway, it made me laugh, so I had to share.

Finally, I had to move on from the market because I was starting to feel like I would pass out from hunger. I wandered up to the Central Market, where there are a bunch of shops and restaurants and stuff (and air conditioning – it is freakin’ hot here AND incredibly humid). I had two ...

... countries. Everyone involved is interested in meeting each other to experience a true cultural exchange. Both "surfers" and "hosts" must post pictures and a profile about themselves online where others then can post their review regarding their interactions with that person on their profile. Many "hosts" welcome traveling "surfers" by opening up their homes and offer their "couch" to host travelers (a "couch ...

... stinky, and commercial. Stuff, stuff, stuff to buy everywhere. Who needs it?!

1st World Facilities, 3rd World Mentality. Heard this expression a few days and it has definitely stuck. Some parts of KL are incredibly high tech and beautifully clean and would make you really question their developing world status. So what is it that's holding them back? Well, beyond the mentality issue their water system is shambolic. Not having clean ...

... the kind of pl*ce th*t I don't re*lly *gree with - *nim*ls in sm*ll c*ges etc. However, I did enjoy h*ving * p*rrot sit on my shoulder, *nd *lso * cheeky b*by monkey who w*s sc*mpering *bout m*nic*lly in her c*ge *nd then m*n*ged to get her mischievous mits on my c*mer* through the r*ilings!

Once we'd left the zoo we took the shuttle bus b*ck to the b*se of the hill, then w*lked west to Merdek* Squ*re, the site of the first ever r*ising of the M*l*ysi*n fl*g. Once we'd ...

... Melbourne. Still dont think it has really hit us but even at the airport last night it was like to we were flying somewhere else in Oz before returning to Melbourne!! Definately a similar feeling to when we left home two years ago which is fair enough as it has been our home from home. Saying gooodbye to all our mates was weird. Sad to say goodbye but excited as feck about our trip and going home. The other thing is that most of them will be ...

... them they brought the price down instantly, they were almost bartering with themselves, it happened several times and we were a little taken a back by their approach. Typically, still being several months from coming home at this point, I wasn’t able to go off for a shopping spree and take advantage of the one way bartering. Apart from Chinatown our other favourite place whilst here was the Petronas Towers. Its free entry, but you have to get up very early in the morning to queue ...

... time to go up the towers. Whatever the guidebooks say should be followed as the queues are endless and if you don't get here early it is possible that you have to return the following day because the tickets (I believe) are usually sold out before 9 a.m. or shortly after.

After getting our tickets for the Petronas Tower we were off to discover the sites of Kuala Lumpur. The sky train, buses and light rail system make getting around in KL quite ...

We got a late bus to KL last night so that we'd be in plenty time to get to the airport today for our flight to Medan, Sumatra. We were in KL almost exactly 7 years ago to the day when we last went to Australia. We must have had a lot more cash back then cause we drove by our hotel last night and it seems to be the swankiest joint in town! This time we ...

... swimming pool, I noticed a girl out and about with her family. I thought she was pretty attractive and gave her the odd eye, which I seemed to get back too. It was only later when she started swimming toward/near me that I realised she was about 16/17, I quickly realised my mistake and made a getaway! Oopps! haha. I did a Tom [Tom: I honestly don't know where these vile rumours are coming from.]! I think the length of this trip is getting to me too ...