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Travel Blogs from Kota Bharu
Friendly Locals and an Over-Friendly Local
... to purchase alcohol here than in Kuala Terengganu. Again like in Kuala Terengganu the locals were magnificently friendly. As friendly as anywhere else I’d been this whole trip.
Kota Bharu does draw in a fair share of tourists but most only stay for one night. Sitting close to the border it is a transit city for those crossing into Thailand or offshore to Malaysia’s tropical islands. The transient nature of Kota Bharu’s ...
Buffet Day
Today is the day of all you can eat buffets!
Breakfast was fresh fruit buffet in the car and comprised bananas, rambutens and kitkats! Lunch was at a roadside al fresco bar where we ate from the buffet of rice and a choice of 3 nasi goreng pots at a cost of 3 Ringets per person (no drinks as they did not sell any branded drinks that we trusted). Food was very good!
We are staying at the Renaissance Hotel and have ...
Hari Raya with the family
... muçulmano. É o marido da senhora simpática. A conferência dura dois minutos. Aproximam-se: “gostávamos de te convidar para celebrar o Hari Raya em nossa casa, vais provar as comidas tradicionais, podes ver como vivemos o fim do Ramadão, passas lá a noite e amanhã vais conhecer o resto da nossa família e amigos. Aceitas?”
CLARO QUE SIM!
E é hoje que mergulho no universo islâmico, uma realidade que não me tem estado próxima, talvez pelos costumes ...
Into the Rainforest...watch your step!
... is very touristy and the beach near our homestay was ok but not very clean. It seems like a destination for a lot of 'package holiday' types. Georgetown ( the main city on Penang) was nice for a walk round. It has quite a lot of history for being a British port and walking round Chinatown and Little India was interesting. We also visited Kek Lok Si temple, which was set on a hill with views over the island and is a ...
Island living is done for now...
... hostel and watched some episodes of Modern Family while Ana repacked her bag to get ready for her trip to Thailand tomorrow.
I’ll be sad to see Ana go because it’s been great to travel with her for the past few days. It makes everything a bit easier having someone else there, especially if you get on really well. I’m sure she’s going to have a blast in Thailand and hopefully our paths with cross again on our ...