Emperor Hotel Malacca Melaka

... the TV and AC. I went down and asked if we could have them and the receptionist told me that you didn't get either remote. The problem with this was that when the AC was on, it was blasting cold air out in the direction of the bed and it was on the coldest setting. I did however let Alison off her duty of turning the telly over as she was feeling ill, so we had it on the same channel all night. On the second day we adventured a little further into town as Alison was ...

... 2 nights that we were in Melaka, we attempted to watch this show but we NEVER SAW IT. We think it’s because it doesn’t exist, and both the Rough Guide to SE Asia and Lonely Planet were playing some huge joke on us. And the Malaysian government that built the stupid ampitheater for the sound and light show. It doesn’t exist, I swear. Other than this ghostly ampitheater and a bunch of historical sites, Melaka also boasts one of the most glorious malls ...

... living full time in the middle of nowhere, clearly not too used to dealing with and talking to many people. We saw wild dingos at one of the stops who flocked around us when we started to make lunch, as well as wild emu's close by. The road ran only a few hundred metres from the coastline running along the bottom of S.Australia - called the Great Australian Bight. There were a few lookouts, and approaching them it just looked like a coastal view with cliffs, but as you got out of ...

... could have gone very smoothly if only the truck battery had not been flat. Such a simple problem turned into a major as there was no assistance available (public holiday weekend). How it got flat and how they drove it from the ship to the shed are mysteries we shall never solve because everyone was suddenly deaf, dumb and blind, but those of you who know Diesels will know that it is not a simple problem. Pumps need to be primed and we couldn't tow start (auto) so we waited and waited until ...

... I got eaten alive, see FB for evidence! I took revenge by joining Sam the next day on a mission to extinguish as many as possible. The next day I did some more wandering, but after having a lovely cup of tea with a local artist, I decided to take myself on a tea crawl around China Town. The highlights of this were some Earl Grey in the Bamboo House (with a retriever and table fishbowls) and a Ginger tea in a fish ...

Well i'm going to blast through this section as i've managed to miss a few days blogging. We headed to Malaka which is a historic town about 150km south of KL. bus ride took 4 hours instead of 2 due to saturday traffic in KL. But it was nice and relaxing, we did have a point where it was raining inside the bus! It was all good though. Got to Malaka and decided being the intrepid travellers we are to get onto the local bus system to get to our acommodation. Well it didn't ...

... encombre; j'ai quitté singapore aussi vite que j'ai pu ce matin au terme d'une nuit rendue breve par de longues heures de recherche infructueuse de lit d'hotel. Voyager en malaisie s'avere plutot facile; les bus sont confortables et bien organisés et surtout les malais parlent anglais. Un tres bon anglais meme, meilleur que nul part ailleurs en Asie; ce fait, conjugué a leur curiosité, rend les echanges beaucoup plus nombreux et interessants que ...

... in a courtyard, was big!! Bring on more in Cambodia. Rakyat Museum, and enduring beauty, what on earth we hear you all say, well it is beauty that is permanent (endures) for life, as well as beauty that must be endured to obtain, clever and two fold. With a warm up of large about the size of an average head (all those with giant heads please look at someones nearby more normal in build) and beautiful spinning tops. Followed by Malaysian kites ...

... a piece of fried chicken coated in thick curry. When you mix it all up on your plate it is truly delicious. We like to enjoy it with a thick cup of Vietnamese coffee, brewed in a small strainer right at your table and then sweetened with condensed milk. For any other meal: The possibilities are endless. Like Indian food? Go to Little India and get yourself a chicken tandoori set, complete with garlic naan ...