Golden Legacy Hotel Melaka

... yet :( anyway, the hostel and its inhabitants are cool, the owner is the nicest guy ever! he even try to fix my computer to get online, with poor results I have to say..... ok, there is this guy here, Lee, from Korea! a dive instructor who´s been traveling for THE PAST 5 YEARS! Yeah man! He is such a nice guy, full of good advices and fresh ideas however I guess he is too hippie for me, he told me stories from the Filipin islands that I ...

... headed straight back to the hostel so Andy could dump his stuff, and then we just decided to chill out for a bit and catch-up/talk. The banter pretty much started right away, so we knew Andy would fit in well with the group; fat jokes were flying right, left, and centre, (but we do call everybody fat). We went to eat some dinner (Roti Murtabak as usual, because it's soooo delicious) and then headed back to the hostel with some celebratory beers to welcome Andy into the group ...

... Melaka, searching for the guesthouse I had heard of. My driver, a third generation Trishaw driver - supercool with a tapedeck on the bicycle and big speakers to enhance the riding pleasure. After about an hour we blew a tire and I had to search on foot. So Hot!!! Never did find that GH but found a charming one across from the Hindu temple. All OK so far. I got the front room overlooking the street - open shutters to a big balcony. Still good. As I drain onto the floor ...

Welcome back to civilization! After a rough adventure but thoroughly enjoyable, we arrived by ferry in Melaka and it is a far cry from the jungles of Sumatra. Melaka is a sweet town, the food and food options are even better. Its great being able to wander the streets of China town, eat cheaply in various food markets and just enjoy the serene friendliness that is Malaysia. Both our bellies have been happy every time we have eaten at the Newton ...

... air conditioning. It was too hot to go out in the middle of the day though, so I laid about under the fan and wet towel and read all afternoon. We headed out around five to have some lunch/dinner, and we sat once more at a restaurant by the river. The breeze was beautiful, but as soon as we left the water, it was stale and muggy. So of course, we went to the mall and air conditioning. I can't believe we'd gone to one twice in less than a week! And yes, you guessed it ...

... area was called Malay... in 1957 what is now Malaysia gained it's Independence. The region includes what was formally Malay and then the northern part of Borneo. This afternoon I walked around the historic area of Melaka and saw the fortresses and such left behind by both the Portuguese and the British. There are 5 types of architecture here, the most in all of the areas we have toured.. later in the afternoon we took ...

... the Sungai Melaka, a small, polluted river. We crossed the bridge over the river and immediately came upon the town square. This is a curious arrangement and we can see why Melaka is unlikely to achieve world heritage status. All the historic buildings have been painted a uniform brick red. As the Dutch were in control of the town for a while, a small fake windmill has been erected. A main road runs through the area including across the bridge and through Chinatown. Some ...

... at blive en turistby i hoejre grad end lige nu. Der er da allerede en del turister (asiatiske), men vandfronten og breden langs floden er en stor byggeplads. Der opfoeres store hoteller og restauranter overalt. Der er nogle faa historiske servaerdigheder som jeg skal ud og se i morgen, men udover det er den blot ved at blive endnu et maal for masseturisme. Heldigt for mig er den gamle by stadig tilbage, men jeg giver den ikke mere en 1 aar. Jeg var om aftenen til ...

... My favorite was probably going through a night market in Chinatown. The other night we were sitting in a cafe and there was a guy playing songs on a guitar- Western songs, I guess you would say- except that I was convinced that he didn't know the language because he would skip words or otherwise chop them off. He was singing Eagles, Eric Clapton, good stuff, and playing very well, but the funniest thing was Pink Floyd. He's playing Another Brick in the ...

... with intricate carvings and a wide staircase to the verandaed first floor, everything constructed from the same dark wood. Next stop was the slightly twee Dutch Square, one of the oldest surviving parts of Melaka and filled with the aforementioned red-washed buildings and also a recently installed miniature windmill. We spent a few minutes here, watching the hoards of tricycle drivers, each trying to outdo each other with their cycles covered in decorations and ...