M.S. Garden Hotel Kuantan

... on Monday, this one is right up the top of the coast and is called Pulau Perhentian Kecil .... again not sure what internet connection will be like so the next update maybe after we leave.

25th October 2009

Lynne...

Just added some photos... sorry rather a lot of the river trip but if you get through them there are some great reflection shots, which if you look close look like insects or faces.

... bien assez…

Nous finissons ce séjour par un passage obligé chez le coiffeur car depuis l’Indonésie où nous nous sommes fait hacher les cheveux aux ciseaux IKEA avec un éclairage se limitant à 1 petit bougie, je vous laisse imaginer nos têtes. Pourquoi n’y sommes nous pas allé plus tôt ? Étant donné les endroits par lesquels nous passions, la coupe de cheveux est notre dernier souci et celui des locaux. Cependant, il ...

... the owners are from Edinburgh. It really is amazing (especially compared to the rest of SE Asia) how poor value the hotel rooms are here. It seems that there is plenty of "cheap" rooms, but perhaps were last cleaned last century?? And then everything else is really rather expensive and overpriced. Not, of course, compared to hotel prices at home, but still - its a bit of a rip off and stretching our budget more than we would like! For less than $10US a night in ...

... crossing immigration @ the border:) and a bottle of water. Hope to see some sun in the next couple of days at least for a bit after the whole Vietnam "I'll rip u off experience" and the "my home is singapore - have to shop til' I drop" BTW. If u guys are on a budget (I mean singapore IS expensive and don't wanna spend a fortune there is a great hostel which is not really a hostel, highly recommended: www.oneflorenceclose.com, it's around 65 SGD a night and has a ...

... memory from Redang was nearly the loss of my life. Again. On one particular dive, my 45th open water dive, things went incredibly wrong for me & was lucky to get back to the shore alive. Firstly, soon after jumping in (it was a planned deep dive, up to 100ft ...

... le temps que je faisais les essayages. J'ai achete 2 t-shirts, un jeans, et 3 long shorts! Le delire quoi, je me demandais comment j'allais mettre ca dans la valise. Le tout pour la modique somme de 350 RM, aye aye c'est la folie la bas! Hier on a quitte Kuala Terrengannu le matin en bus, apres un petit dej de fruits achetes au marche. Surtout des bonnes ...

... whole way back and I don't think I'd shifted that quickly since my athletics days! It was still there but I gave myself a scare in the process. That is the bag that is so valuable I wouldn't leave it in the hotel room! Tomorrow I should be able to sort out my yellow fever vaccination. I definitely wouldn't have stayed so long in Kuantan if there wasn't this to sort out.

... really cold. It was a long cold wait while the TV broadcasted a documentary on sea turtles over and over again. Mosquitoes swarmed around us. There was nothing to do except to wait. The night was still and silent, the air moist and the wind, cutting. For those who are determined enough, it is advisable to stay for a few more days and then travel to the conservation centre every night, as such to increase your probability of hitting the bull's eye. As I mentioned in the ...

... getting to the park we were amazed at the amount of Rain forest that had been cleared for Plantations. We drove on for a 50Km stretch and saw nothing but neatly placed palm trees row after row as far as you could see. Harvesting Palm Oil is a lucrative business and is exported world wide. It was depressing driving so long through the plantations but very much refreshing when we finally reached the park. We checked in with the park staff, left the vehicle and met up ...

... y los restos de lo que habia sido una gran fiesta bastante tiempo atras, seguramente por navidad o fin de ano. Lo unico malo, bueno, y era bastante malo, de este lugar era, a parte de que no habia nadie en comparacion con otros sitios que mas tarde encontre, el echo de que mi habitacion no estaba limpia, habia un poco de basura y papel de water humendo asi como manchas transparentes en las sabanas... hummm! Bueno, saliendo del agujero inmundo en el que me ...