Arrived in Melaka, eventually completed our arduous search for a hostel, and began our tour! With lots of left over relics from the Dutch period there was a lot for me to get excited about! We started at the Stadthuys, which was beautiful, and then visited Christ Church a very impressive Church constructed from bricks brought over to Melaka from...

C - We had decided to head down to Melaka and then to Tanjuan Bidara, a beach resort 30km north. Mentioned this in passing to the guy on reception at the Haven Guesthouse (which is great by the way, even the shared bathroom bit that I'm normally not too keen on! Nice and clean and welcoming). Oh the face he pulled. We could tell our choice was l...

After 11 days in KL, it became apparent that it was time to move on. We came to the conclusion that the reason the ozone layer has all but dissappeared was because of the buses in KL. Particularly those on our street. These things have a roar that would make a tank tremble in its tracks. Then comes the poison that gets pumped out of the exhausts...

We are actually sad to be leaving Melaka. It is a place we have always wanted to visit and it sure did not disappoint. It is all that we thought and more. It is simply beautiful...you could think you were in Europe, but with all the advantages of this weather, food and culture. Today we took a bumboat ride down the river to see some traditional ...