Mutiara Johor Bahru Hotel

... t let out a sneeze.<br><br>This hostel is great, people are so friendly I feel like they are already my mates. Only problem was me trying to struggle up 3 flights of stairs with overloaded suitcase. Not as bad as my stack at the escalators at the metro resulting in a graize and bruise to the right shin. I already have battle scars on day one of this trip. But I'm glad the suitcase didn't flatten the nice girl a few steps behind me on the escalator.

... apparently. <br><br>So eventually we need to eat.....well there is a Hard Rock cafe around the corner.....off we go. The streets here are busy and definitely metropolitan. Tonnes of restaurants and pubs. So we fond the Hard Rock no problem...did I mention it was hot out? Got in bought some cool shirts..and off to our table for what I though would be a great meal. Now it started off okay....we got seats and then it fell apart...worst service ever....took ...

... and the Goddess of Mercy as well as a smaller temple which had people divining in it. Ace. I really like Buddhism/Taoism/Daoism cross over stuff. The next day we had to move on from Fernloft as they were booked up. This turned out to be a blessing because Lollypopcorn is cleaner, quieter, better equipped, has an awesome breakfast and is decorated like a Hello Kitty set. We have decided now to stay here for the rest of our time in ...

... really comfortable and air-conditioned not like most of the other ones. The next trick was to work out where to get off, again language was a bit of a problem and its amazing how many signs there are that make you think you are somewhere before you are in the right place. We were trying to explain to Lara that if you got off by the 'Welcome to Christchurch' sign by Hornby then you would have a really long way to walk. Long and the short of it was we did make it off ...

... in a fish tank full of little fish and they nibble away at your skin. It is amazingly ticklish at first and then you get used to it and sit for 30minutes,whilst we had a great neck ,shoulder and upper back massage.. I'm not sure if we shall ever see this in Barnstaple! Whilst sitting there looking out on to the street , the heavens opened and thunder and lightening, we experienced one of their regular thunderstorms, with the street awash in seconds ...

... pretty good. We got wind of a not-particularly-legal place called Centro though which was meant to be open till 6, so we made our way down there. On arrival we were greeted with the news that we had to pay a 40 ringgit (6 pounds) cover charge to get in. We tried contesting this but the bouncer had a mad glint in his eye and looked like he'd just escaped from a psychiatric facility so we paid up and went in. Although this place wasn't legal, it wasn't so ...

KT: As Steve has already said we met up with Mike and he was kind enough to let us stay at his place in Johor Bahru. How could we say no to a lovely apartment with lots of DVDs to watch, a nice double bed, our own bathroom with an amazing powerful hot shower, a huge outdoor swimming pool... need I go on. I think the 16 weeks (half our way through our travels) of travel had started to catch up with us a little and both of us had managed to get a ...

Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Just a city full of speeding scooters and Proton cars. A good shopping mall, cheaper prices than Singapore and plent of good street food. It's worthy of a day visit for a tourist to Singapore, or worthy of plenty of cheap shopping visits for people staying in Singapore... like me :)

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... only place we have visited in Malaysia that had stuff which showed off the wealth that the country has had. There were hunting trophies galore (tigers, elephants, crocs, etc), colourful throne room, glorious 4 poster beds, tonnes of china, opulent rooms, lovely jewellery and the highlight..... a set of crystal furniture which they actually use. This palace had entertained all sorts of VIPS through the years - especially the Brit royalty under their rule. We ...