Riviera Hotel Narathiwat

... Matahari was full and the guy we spoke to (we think now that he might be a bit of a stooge for the competition and that Matahari wasn't full at all) told us that he had seen lots of people wandering up and down looking for accommodation. His advice was to walk the 20 minutes across the island path to the beach on the other side. Sounds easy, but not with panniers it isn't. Dave was looking at me daggers and getting ready to hike, I, on the other hand, was determined to ...

... in that they were so over the top and flashy. It somehow seems wrong to me that Buddhist temples would be quite so OTT. We did find two vege restaurants in Kota Bharu, both Chinese. One of which was a slightly dodgy looking buffet place, which seems to be all the rage here. We've now been to three different vege buffet restaurants, which all seem to specialise in lukewarm buffets. The locals seem to accept this as the norm.

... It would have been the first gold medal for Malaysia ever but the guy got dominated by a chineese! The next day, we went to the central market and walked around town. We had planned to go back to the cultural centre to have another demonstration but got lost on the way and was not worth it to go after that. We caught the night bus for Melaka at 8 pm. The bus was about 12 h long and was fine beside the fact taht ...

... course, flies flying around and this might deter some people but you just have to close your eyes and enjoy your meal, which can be very appetizing. Trip to Perhentian Island : The "ferry" which I had expected turned out to be just a boat and I was not very thrilled, due to the fact that the long-tailed boat trip in Ko Phi Phi being still fresh in my mind. The sea was really choppy on ...

Up early...off to rocks to see the sun, not rise as we were in bed but just risen. It is hot hot hot as early as this.The valley below the Falls is full of light cloud, slowly burning off in the sun to reveal the surrounding hills and trees.Just to sit here is an honour......it is so beautiful and peaceful looking down on everything....... and the waterfall continues to run faster after yesterdays rain in the higher hills. Our photos do this place no justice at ...

... there and it is super cheap! 500g Leecheys (1RM = about 20c). Summary Malaysia (Peninsular) ------------------- Duration: 3 weeks Spend: 1700 MYR (336 EUR), 1852 MYR (366 EUR) - 1:5 approx Malaysia is an easy country to travel, it is not too commercial and the people are not so hungry for your money. KL is expensive but it is the capital. You will not see many dogs here and the cats mostly have their tails cut which is strange. The malay ...

... petites phrases, "quand les iles te tiennent elles ne te lachent plus". Certains, prevoyant de rester une semaine, sont la depuis plusieurs années. Sur l'ile la vie prend un sens, simple et pure. Avec binome on boit des jus de mangue. Le soir, le marlin bleu cuit au feu de bois et on entend les noix de coco tomber dans le sable, un bruit sourd et mat, pof pof. Pieds nus, pas de fringues, pas d'alcool, rien d'accessoire. Pourquoi rentrer

... i turned the corner by the bus station to find a huge marquee set up in the street, where they were serving the people of Kota Bharu free laksa. This was something the government was doing for the people in conjunction with making a new law or something, i was told. 'well I'm not one of the citizens of this town, so its not for me' i rationally told myself, however when i was practically forced over there by some Malay guys i succumbed ...

... and a tv where we could relax and have some food while waiting for the bus. The owner spoke a little English (which he had learnt by playing computer games) and supported Liverpool. We had some very tasty Thai food and relaxed in comfort for our bus. Not quite the terror we were led to believe. When our bus did arrive it was nice and plush and we set off bound for Hat Yai. We even got to watch Predator dubbed in Thai on the way!

... et apparemment il s'est bien amuse et il s'est bien occupe d'ayumni. C'est notre derniere soiree au Tuna Bay, alors j'emmene Killian faire un tour dans l'eau, durant le coucher du soleil. Puis comme d'habitude une bonne douche, sans doute une des dernieres douches si comfortables pour les quelques jours de voyage a venir! Killian a la totale, cheveux compris ce qui ne l'enchante guere. Je considere qu'en voyage la proprete est tres importante alors c'est pas de discussions! Au ...