Hotel Lotte Ipoh

... sure we collected our luggage. He gave us back our ticket and we pointed out the bus number written on the back. He explained that it was another bus with the same registration number (but different letters) and that this bus will be from the same platform but in 15 minutes. In reality, the original bus was still at its platform when our bus arrived at the adjacent platform and sure enough it did have exactly the same numerals. In the meantime we had watched several ...

... best room I had so far, but friendly staff, cozy lounge and exclusive Jungle Bar with the stone fire at the back what makes it count. Also, I met some incredible travelers in there and had a brilliant time.<br><br>On the second day I booked all day tour in surrounding areas of Tanah Rata. Altogether it was eleven of us plus two crazy drivers (one of them was also a guide for a day). Our adventures started once we took a slip road into the jungle; suddenly it became clear why we ...

... alleen of met 2 reizen maar alleen beleef ik alles veel intensenr en maleisiers komen veel sneller naar me toe om een praatje te slaan of soms zelfs om te vragen of ik met hen op de foto wil! Minstens 70 procent van de toeristen die in hostels slapen reizen alleen en dus ga je al snel samen iets eten of maak je gezamenlijke plannen voor de volgende dag. Ik raad het iedereen alleszins aan, zeker hier in Azie waar het zeker niet gevaarlijk is om als vrouw alleen te wandelen.

... to the bone, my lighter was broken because my bag was soaked through, and just wanted to get back to Ipoh center to get some food. A taxi saw us at the bus shelter and pulled over. He only charged us RM8 total because he thought we were students studying in Malaysia, when we had lied and told him we were students in England. At the end of the fare he tried to charge us RM10 for the misunderstanding, but he wasn't persistant and easily folded to the RM8. In the evening we ...

... a map (for RM1!!! it Thailand all maps where free, this doesn't seem to be the case in Malaysia), showed us the best places to go, and was really helpful. From the tourist office we went and saw 'Keris Tamingsari Monument', and 'Ubudiah Mosque'. 'Ubudiah Mosque' was very, very, impressive, so much so that on Chris' first sighting he fittingly said "Jesus!", haha! Wrong one Chris! After walking around the Mosque we walked down and around 'Iskandariah Palace', the home of ...

... us visit everything for free and also made sure we had free food whilst there. The following day was our last full day so we headed off to go up Maxwell Hill, one of our original plans. From the top you get stunning views across ...

... and my shoes are in a very very bad state with the mould. Don't know if the conditions will be good enough to do a last trek tomorrow. I'm not too optimistic. Rained all afternoon and evening so I won't go trekking. I decided to watch the final of the Euro at 2:45am instead. Spent this third day doing nothing but chating with the other travelers at the guest house. I'll get a bus to KL tomorrow morning, trying to reach Melaka the same day.

... much and ate very little, leaving Amanda and me to eat as she went from one shop to another or spoke with friends. After breakfast we took a taxi out to the Buddhist temple, Sam Poh Tong, which is set in the Limestone caves that surround the city of Ipoh. We wandered around the many temples, admiring the statues as well as the gardens, ponds, and views from some of the heights. We were also greeted by some of the local monkeys, one of which ...

... aswell - "GROWING BY THE ROADSIDE!!" our guide would shout each time. We ventures up to the highest point in the Highlands and crammed up a big viewing tower with many other groups. At one point a man asked Steve for a picture, and Steve thinking he wanted him to move to get a picture of the view moved out the way. However the man wanted a picture with Steve and his son appeared from nowhere to snap the happy couple!! Steve was very freaked ...

... up in the night i was stood at the bottem of his bed crouched down like a frog stairing at him. Sorry forgot to mention that while i was playing kermit mike was on the top bunk! well thats all for now i may post again before we leave here, if not i will do it in Penang where we will spend a day or two before the real adventure starts (Sumatra) hope you enjoyed the photos will load some more on when i get the chance wayne