Meldrum Hotel Johor Bahru

... Beach on Ko Phi Phi ley where they filmed the Beach. We went snorkelling and kayaking! Then after all the day trippers left there were just 36 of us remaining on the beach for the night. We watched the sunset and had tea before being given more buckets of alcohol! We then went for a night swim as at night there is something in the water that when disturbed it glows (phosphoresence). Spent ages in the sea playing frisbee - not so easy in the dark!! Then it was time to grab a ...

... Again, thanks, but no.” “Heroin?” “I can live without it, cheers.” It tells you something about the spirit of determination in Asia when this chap opened with weed, which was refused, but wouldn’t give up until he’d offered smack. Sir Alan, take note.

Asia’s charms are often subtle, and contradictory. First world jars with third world, poverty with extravagance. Buddhas sit at the entrance of ...

These blogs are coming pretty quick now. Just got back to KL from Singapore for our flight on Thursday morning to Medan in Indonesia.

Got to Singapore in the afternoon, checked into a hostel then set off exploring the city. Went by and in the Raffles hotel, mega posh. Dont know about other people (at least from Carlisle) but when you hear the name raffles all i think of is a hell hole. This raffles is way better, probably ...

... out terrible and I didn't even eat) to keep the price down, but then... one diet coke can, and I mean one can not any refills or anything, cost US $6!!! They did not mention the soda prices on the menu and I thought I would be okay just getting a coke and not a beer. Think again. I couldn't believe it when I saw the bill. I swear, any drink here, alcoholic or not, is extremely expensive. I would stick to getting things from the 7-Elevens from now on. I headed out walking ...

... Love those Irish! Next morning, bright and early, I made the same trip myself back to the airport, except I was loving my small bag even more as I can easily handle all of my stuff myself. In the check in line I met two Irish kids with the biggest two suitcases I have ever seen, let alone seen on a backpacking trip. They were coming back from Austrailia and heading to Bali so we teamed up upon arrival and shared a cab into Sanur. Happy Birthday Dad!!!

... fact that we had become horribly sunburned! Parasol protection obviously wasn't worth a jot! Valiantly we checked out the craft village on the way back to the guesthouse but the evening and next day were a complete blow out - aftersun and aloe vera being used by the gallon. Perfect Valentines day, not. After some well earned beach bound relaxation in Langkawi we took a very steady ferry trip (good for the sunburned skin) for the 3 hour ...

... when he was standing for election. Claims like this in the past have looked spurious at best, but as is often the case corruption is rife and it looks like the government may get their way and he might end up fighting a losing battle. Interesting to see how this is seen as a massive nationwide scandal, whereas MPs gay cruising round Clapham common in our country is seen more as a comedy issue!

... kurang pukul 1100 kami tiba di Balakong.  Selepas itu kami balik ke rumah masing-masing. Dari perjalanan ini, sebagai seorang rakyat Malaysia, saya ingin melihat negara ini terus aman damai disamping Bangsa Melayu kukuh bersama. Bangsa Melayu harus terus bersatu sampai bila-bila. Sebarang kemelut dalaman harus diselesaikan secara muafakat. Kita tidak mahu melihat Bangsa Melayu hanya tinggal nama. Marilah sama-sama kita bersatu padu membina sebuah tamadun melayu yang gagah perkasa.

... our two options so we took off toward Semporna with Roddy. Roddy was super nice and actually drove us around town a bit so we could get oriented showing us where the bank and scuba shop were and then dropped us right at the door of our hotel. He didn't want any money but Chris insisted until he accepted 15 Ringits (about $3). So, finally we arrived at the Seafest hotel in Semporna after a crazy day of travel. A shower and a bed then tomorrow we dive!

... I did notice Neils frantically grabbing his belongings before dashing to the other side of the room as if the dull tones of an air-raid siren had just filled the air. I apologised but I don't think he heard me. Minutes later I was joined by a member of staff who had me move to another dorm where they'd made up a bottom bunk for me next to the door. So today I've spent the full day in bed sipping pathetically at bottled water in between a rollercoaster of toilet visits every ...