Legend Hotel - Kuala Lumpur

... During the morning we went through<br>presentations on what to do in case of a helicopter crash at sea and how to<br>use an underwater breathing apparatus. After lunch we changed into red<br>reflective coveralls and jumped in the pool. Practiced holding breath<br>underwater, swam through a capsized helicopter (no goggles) and then<br>started sea survival. How to pull someone, how to form rescue<br>formations, pull people into the raft and what to do and how to get a<br ...

... but there were still some pretty spots. The town itself was nothing special and the bus terminal was set in a desolate area away from everything else with just other buses, both local and long distance, and the taxi queue. <br><br>So off we traipse again looking for a connection to Hat Yai or the Thai border. Our Malay was dreadful and their English was minimal so communication was difficult. We asked about the local bus to the border (a la LP) and the man ...

... uncomprehensively borderline giddy. I was excited to get into the city and be selfishly away from the extreme despair of Cambodia. <br><br>Before we even found transport into the city Michael and I got a taste of how it is to live in Malaysia. We went over to the tourist information desk to ask about the best area to find budget accomodations and ways to get there. This is how it literally went:<br><br>Michael: Hello ma'am, where is the best place to find ...

... i sitthvora attina. slengdu hondinni i einhverja att an tess ad horfa og heldu afram ad borda/lesa blad/eda gera tad sem tau voru ad gera. Eg var litid buin ad sofa sidustu 3 solarhringa, fara i 3 flug, sveittari sem aldrei fyrr, med bakpokann sem var ad drepa mig, simalaus og enginn tarna i malasiu virtist hafa ahuga a ad adstoda. <br><br>Eftir ad hafa villst, svitnad, hlaupid um allt mallid, sest nidur og gefist upp og prufad aftur fann eg langthrad internet kaffi. Sendi Simoni ...

... hostel and when it gets dark the roads are shut off and a host of street vendors start selling their fresh grub. Cant f**king wait!! The food is the thing im most excited about being in Asia and talk of dose of the ***** after dose of the ***** is not gonna stop me. A third dose of the ***** will probably stop me but we will deal with that '****' if and when it happens! Lousia arrives up tomorrow and we have one more night here before ...

... descriptions of the food, it would have been a bit pot luck what we got, so went elsewhere. This became a bit of a trend throughout Malaysia and whilst you&#8217;ll see I&#8217;ll sing its praises as it rated highly with me, a bit of help with interpreting the local food would have been nice. <br><br> All in all Melaka was a nice introduction to Malaysia, the people were friendly and it was a taste of what was to come, on a few occasions the locals would shout &#8216;hello&#8217 ...

... br>We did have plans to go for a slap up meal in town and then beers up by the Petronas, but to be honest, we both kind of prefer it in Chinatown.  It's a good craic going up those parts at night, but Little India &amp; Chinatown are just as good.  We went to a regular place, where the owner sorts us out with a perfect people watching seat (we should get discount at this place by now) plies us with Tiger and spent the whole night here eating, drinking, being merry and generally ...

... hair is so big that he looks taller! haha. I know this because my eye level his higher than his (Tom: Rich has a weird shaped face and his eyes are where normal people's foreheads should be)! haha. We got the metro home to meet Chris back at the hostel, to find that a Korean girl was also staying in our room, but Chris had scared her off with his half naked body and smell socks! Poor girl. Day Five: Tom and I were off to another water park!! Yes! Chris ...

... the coolest things I have seen. It is famous for the yearly festival where believers pierce their bodies with all kinds of weird pieces of metal and hooks. They climb the stairs to the shrine as a penance I think.Millions of people show up for it. There are google images I am sure if you want to enter Batu Caves. Kuala Lumpur itself is quite a city, I was happily surprised. I was expecting a frantic, dirty, over ...

... have to study Catholicism for 3 months before you can convert, whether you are white, black, purple, poor, rich, or disabled. So, Brunei is a conservative and strict Muslim country, no drinking (beer isn`t even sold here whatsoever), no voting, and death for homosexuality or drug trafficking, as well as, disgrace for showing one inch of skin, besides your nose and cheeks. So, we visited some beautifully adorned and impressive Mosques, lavish ...