Allson Klana Resort - Seremban

I took the bus to Seremban, where my Granddad served and my mother lived for several years. Throughout my stay, I didn't see a single other traveler, which meant that I did get quite a lt of stares while I was there! Seremban was quite boring really, the purpose of my visit was mainly just personal intersest in my ...

... brewed tea, multi-purpose organic soap used for shampooing, cleaning of body, hands and all dishes, and you name it. Surprisingly, it can still be lots of fun. The best part of our eco trip was the releasing of night lanterns into the sky. It was simply spectacular and my first time watching my "kong ming" lantern float away into the vastness of the night sky. We watched ...

... I have been enjoying for the last month has gone down the pan, the heat doesn't help the breathing and every time I take a breath in, it feels like I'm on top of Everest and theres no ****ing oxygen. I've been housebound (doctors orders) since saturday morning, apart from to leave the house for a massage on saturday and its now driving me mad. I cant leave the house cos of the heat (I won't be able to breathe) so I've been ...

... back down the road. First, a different man handed me a book on Buddhism, then a hundred yards down the same road a third Hare Krishna gave me another book. I stopped and got out some money to donate, he took it and asked me where I was going. We spoke about Thailand, and Asia, he told me to visit Buddhist sights if the book inspires me. So, a bit startled, I walked off feeling happy and curious. The books kept me entertained on the flight to KL and one of them is excellent - a ...

... of money, the place could be an amazing location. Our hotel, Hotel Puri, was situated pretty much in Chinatown and the buildings again were decorative and grande. We succombed to a cyclo ride ... think it was the bright colours that attracted us .... and set of with agreed price and timescale for a tour of the town! Krishnu, age 73 and father of far too many ...

... looked at the map and nodded. He then took us to the wrong church. Thankfully, we could walk from where we were dropped to our original destinations: the State Secretariat building and Istana building, stopping along the way only to buy some drinks, which included the rather bizarrely coloured Pepsi Gold. The next day, we decided to risk the trains again and go to Cyberjaya and Putrajaya - the federal administrative capital ...

... that the museum was undergoing renovation and was mostly closed. Luckily we could still view and go inside the timber houses, the best of which was Istana Ampang Tinggi, built to house the sultans daughter in 1868, a dark timber creation on wooden stilts containing beautiful and intricate leaf carvings on its paneling. We removed our shoes and climbed the steps to the veranda and the entered the front door of the house. The timber ...

... located - it's definetely a 5 star area of KL and its where the money people of the city hang out (dont know what we were doing down there then) . Wandered around and tried a few bars - including the usual overpriced Irish bar, but drinking is no budget activity in Malaysia so we just stuck to a couple. Next morning we went off to check out the Petronas towers which are very impressive, as is the mall underneath it (KLCC) which ...

Early start to nip to the Museum of Eternal Beauty befor Tom's guided tour of the town. Was a bit gruesome - the things people do to their bodies - men too. Also had a floor dedicated to some old kites ( the paper kind not the bird). Then Tom's walking tour of the old town after an awful Mc D's breakfast ( no yoghurt, fruit etc). The Portuguese appeared to be ...

... auch ueberlebt ;-). Im Hotel in Seremban fragten wir dann nach diesen Haeusern, aber irgendwie wussten die gar nicht wovon wir redeten. Irgenwann meinte einer der Manager, dass es sich um die Haeuser in dem Freilichtmuseum handeln muesste. Wir sind dann mit dem Taxi dahin. Es waren zwar nicht "meine" Haeuser, die ich aus dem Lonely Planet in Erinnerung hatte, aber trotzdem waren sie sehr huebsch. Danach ging es zurueck ins ...