Klebang Beach Resort Melaka

... never do in Mumbai) but the only annoying factor was that we obviously had to stop at each traffic light (no jaywalking) - of which there are plenty!<br><br>So all in all I had a great time in SIngapore. I would highly recommend Chinatown for eating and shopping.  I didnt care much for the air conditioned spotless malls to be honest, but if you like shopping you have it all in one street - Orchard Rd.<br><br>I loved how easy it was to get around the city and I love ...

... of the city - we went into town and went on a big wheel a bit like the London Eye, and climbed up to Kings Park and got a brilliant view all across the Swan River and the sky scrapers. We also went to Fremantle (the place where Damo and I said goodbye last time - thinking we would never see each other again) and found the backpackers we had stayed in - still there, still peeling paint all over it!! We also went to 2 of the famous beaches in Perth Cottesloe (where we didn't go in ...

... was am Sorry: Technical hitch. We've lost the rest of this entry - we'll fill it in later. But as a trailer it covers the rest of Helens birthday; frog racing, captains dinner; talent shows and barbeques on the beach. Let's see if the have internet acces on Phi Phi. Ok, back again - now on Koh Phi Phi. Helen's birthday: first thing Helen took part in the morning Tai Chi class. This was led each morning by our resident Tai Chi ...

... wheeled bicycle driven cart). Saw some iguanas under a bridge which looked like a mix between crocodiles and dinasours. For dinner we enjoyed some local food (our usual choice as its cheap cheap cheap!!) which consisted of noodles,chicken... and chicken feet, yum!

After a few days of Western world it was time to continue our adventure in the Wild Wild East - we looked at our options and decided to continue on to Malaysia and take a ferry over to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Originally our plan had been to travel all along Indonesia, from Bali to Sumatra, but there just isn't enough time to do all that. Bali sounds touristy, Java sounds crowded and Sumatra sounds like a jungle ...

... period kung-fu film. We went to the maritime museum for some more history which was OK but made a lot better by the fact its housed in a full size replica of the Dutch ship Flor de la Mar which was lost off the coast full of gold. We went on a boat trip up the river to see the whole city, which was super cheap a quarter the price of going up the tower and seeing it from the air. In parts it ...

... by the street performers up there, re-read texts carved on the tombstones stood there and rolled all the way down the hill until we stopped infront of Dataran Pahlawan, it's a shopping complex. Compared to the night market in my place, Jonker walk is much more quiet for me, and without knowing why, I see no stalls selling pirated DVD-s and sexually deprived senior citizens buying pornos. The foods I'd tried were great, I'd managed ...

Melaka was a day-long stopover on our journey from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. While it may not be the most exciting and bustling metropolis, Melaka did have a lot to offer by way of Malay culture. We went to some museums (apparently the Dutch and Portuguese held Melaka at different times), ruins, a mosque and a few Chinese temples. I tried some ...

Mmmmm.... a one day trip to what is suppose to be a historical town... Locals did tell me that going to museums was not worth it but I didn't believe them and therefore still went to see for myself... The town itself is ok... with a few pretty Portuguese ruins or abandonned villas. Although they are now lost in the middle of a sort of China town you can somehow ...

... con tanto di bocca aperta e dentacci in bella mostra, veramente un bestione gigante (stimiamo circa 1 metro e mezzo - paolo dice che e' il piu' grosso che abbia mai visto - e col cavolo che mi sono avvicinata per vedere meglio le dimensioni...). Tutto cio' in 5 metri scarsi d'acqua a 20 metri dalla riva. Ah, stavo per dimenticare il piatto forte.... verso l'ora di pranzo (Pavlov non funziona solo con i cani, evidentemente) sono arrivati a riva a nuotare fra le gambe ...