Bayview Hotel Langkawi

... was a lille more luxurious than our first hostel, we had our own bathroom, a cosy bedroom and if you squinted really hard there was even a sea view! We were only two minuets from the beach and it was a great place just too relax, well I say relax it was really nice and tranquil but unfortunately we were positioned between the late bars and a mosque. It wasn't to bad though and the mild irritation of loud music, fireworks and prayer songs seemed to add a bit of ...

... of Georgetown on the island of Penang. We took an overnight bus ride from KL to the city, which has to cross the longest bridge in Asia to get there. The bus was so comfortable, which was surprising because when I say that some places in KL are forgotten about, the bus station is definitely one of those places. By the time we got on our bus, people were fighting for the bunch we had just vacated for a place to sleep. But the bus ...

... to find, but once I got there I knew this was a proper place for a Wandering_man. The rooms are quite small and could be a bit better ventilated, but there is daily maid service and my room was spotless, as were the shared showers, sink, and toilet. Neve is an Irish woman who is like the GH denmother. She welcomes each new guest, gives them an exhaustive tour, introduces them to the staff and other guests. Her Malaysian ...

... with the surrounding islands in the distance. The sea was so clear and so blue. We admired the view for a while and then headed down for another swim to cool off. After lunch we spotted some hornbills flying around. They had massive yellow beaks, like toucans. We went down to the jetty and hired a longboat to take us to a cave. The journey took us down a pretty river surrounded by mangrove forest and hills. After 20 minutes we arrived at ...

... Jamaican Ginger Cake with a massive church candle in it. David (Sweden), Ricardo (Italy), Mick (Poland), Jenna and I had a completely international party, and despite the cultural differences, language barriers and the fact that we'd just met we all got on brilliantly! Spent the next day in bed. With a hangover, a suspected broken finger, a bottle of water & minus one pair of Havaianas. Bugger.

... hr land journey can become appealing! Not really.?.! Ha ha Flying from Jakarta (Indonesia), i arrived on a flight to Johor Bahru (Malaysia) and thought i was going to be the only Westerner on the flight. But a American guy hopped on and weirdly enough he was seated next to me on a full flight of Asians! So i'm not sure if that was deliberate? Anyway, from the sly side of my mind, my stalking skills began almost immediatley. The reasoning for this was not ...

... walking to the toilet (5mins round trip) and asks for a car to pick him up and drive there. He also asks if anyone else needs to go. It feels like a real Hollywood moment. When the day finishes, we all get back to the dorm asking about who the actors are and how big a movie this really is. Luckily I have seen (in one of the many breaks) the scenes we have shot roughly edited together. I am in a couple and the girls are in ...

... Restaurant. We had a couple of pasta dishes here and they were lovely, and there was loads of it as well! It was run by a German lady, but you can't have everything - only kidding, she was really nice actually and we will probably be back for lunch tomorrow. After dinner, we talk a walk down the only street and then headed back to our little chalet type thing. I think the journey had caught up with us as we just crashed to bed.

... gone it was my turn, going last (not my choice!) with a star on the sole of my foot. I was quite drunk by now so the pain should have been less... no no no!! This tattoo was so painful I screamed (and laughed) all the way through it! At one point I was biting down on a toilet roll with 3 people holding me down, Kate gripping my hand/feeding me with Chang and a random Canadian girl rubbing my head and back! Aas the owner obviously found this ...

... it earlier and had come out of the room with a very confused expression. I asked him what happened and he said something like "I think I just watched a movie but I'm not sure it was one. If it was it was a really awful terrible one, if it wasn't it was a really long bad soap." After a few hours of thinking he decided it was actually a movie and that Malaysians cannot act for *****. Anyway, the show ...