Hotel Ambassadress Pulau Penang

... useful rarity in this area; a natural deepwater bay where most ports have problems with shallow water). There are numerous jetties along the waterfront. As we walked along Chew Jetty (home of the Chew clan families) we were invited into one of the traditional wooden houses where the family is doing homestays. It was surprising large inside and would be quite tempting if we weren't already installed in a hotel elsewhere. The families are all traditionally ...

... in Batu Ferringhi, i love the feeling of stepping into the water and not having a cold shock run through my body. The warmest lake on the hottest day back in Canada is still way too cold for me! We rented an ATV and ripped around on the beach. Since the people are spread out it was easy to travel the length of the beach without getting too close to anyone. Anna tried to drive it but it was too difficult for her to manage, she sat on the back while i had a blast carving ...

... It was on the road to Banding that we came across our friend, the wild elephant. We were hacking up the hill, silently, when we both heard a rustling and snorting coming from the jungle. We stopped, hopped over the metal barriers and the rain ditch in order to take a closer look. We could tell by the amount of tree movement and noise that it was elephants, we thought there must be at least 3 or 4, it turned out to be a lone tusker. We watched the movement of the trees and ...

... bloss einen 50er Schein (ca. 15.-), was für den Verkäufer zu gross war. Kurzerhand wurde die Cola von einem Malaysier bezahlt, der danach ohne grosses Gerede wieder verschwand... Am Bahnhof stand zu unserer Verwunderung ein Zug mit nur zwei Waggons (kein Wunder ist der Zug jeweils eine Woche im voraus ausgebucht)! Erst in Hat Yai (Thailand) wurden weitere Waggons angehängt und die durstigen Passagiere mit Wasser versorgt....dann kann die 17-stündige Zugfahrt nach Hua Hin ja weitergehen...

... sellaiseen (noita isompinumeroisia naytti menevan useammin kuin niita pienempinumeroisia). Matka oli pitka ja kiemurainen ja samalla tuli luettua vahan tarkemmin pieneen paivakirjaan kirjoitettuja muistiinpanoja. Kyseinen uintipaikka olikin aamuisin auki vain klo 9-11. Alkoi nayttaa pahasti silta, ettemme ehdi ajoissa millaan. Lopulta Antti keksi kysya yhdelta bussin matkustajalta, etta milloinkahan bussista pitaa jaada pois, jos haluaa ko. urheilukeskukseen. Tytto olikin ...

... last few bits in a bag and headed for reception. All on the minivans we had to sit and wait 20 minutes for Maria! She decided to have a bit of a bender last night (no not that kind of bender!) I mean she met the USA navy guys at our hotel and when the others arrived for breakfast she was still there with them drinking whiskey! She hadn't even packed and was totally out of her tree! Nightmare! Still swigging from the bottle she staggered towards the minivan ...

... its slow journey for about 2 hours as it managed to move no more than half a kilometre. After that we escaped from the blistering sun and headed ...

... Me: No Taxi: You like to [something something] tonight? Me: What? Taxi: You like to [something] with me tonight? Me: No! [The cab stops.] Taxi driver: Ok, we here. Get out. Of course, we had yet to reach my guest house. I eventually convinced him to drive me all the way, but neither of us were happy. My new goal is to make it through the next two months without taking another taxi ride.

... After three months in India I ate a lot of curries and had not had any since but I did rediscover ...

... taalla on niin naurettavan kuuma, ettei mitaan hirveemmin jaksa teha. Iltapaivalla yleensa siina viiden tai kuuden aikaan alkaa sataa ja lammot vahan tippuu. Sit voi kompia ulos pesasta haistelemaan ilmaa. No ei taa juttu nyt oikein luista kun ei oo pitkaan aikaan kirjottanu. Liikaa sanottavaa, niin tuntuu ettei oo mitaan sanottavaa. Batu Ferringhissa me hengaillaan aika paljon, ja aina valilla kaydaan Georgetownissa ...