The Krystal Suites Pulau Penang

... my life. It was basically a hallway in the back of the hotel with 10 beds scattered on the floor. Also it was easily within hearing distance of the live band playing in front of the hotel and the random guy on Youtube who blared music even until 4:30 a.m. when I woke up. Needless to say, I didn't get very much sleep at all, but I woke up in time and headed to the Perhentian Islands.<br>

... across a baskin robbins! Hello Cookie dough ice cream. We were eventually able to buy the tickets we needed and caught a bus back into town... which brings me up to date in my blog!!! Tomorrow morning we head out for a wonderful 7 - 8 hour bus ride across what sounds like a mountainous region of Northern Malaysia on our way to Island Bliss. Plans for tonight likely involve the unfortunate task of repacking.... and the tasty task of eating noodles :)

... johon olimme ihastuneet LCCT:ssa. Viime hetkella pyysimme taksikuskia kurvaamaan tahan uutuuttaan hohtavaan (1.4.2009 avattuun) majapaikkaan. Toisen kerroksen respassa sitten selvisi, etta paikka oli tietysti ihan taynna, mutta huomiseksi olisi saanut huoneen (mika tieto ei paljon lohduttanut). Kavelimme muutaman korttelin matkan Helgen Valkoiseen Taloon ja sieltahan loytyi sopuhintaan iso ac-huone omalla kylpparille (vessa on tosin kaytavalla). Vanha ...

Today I left Thailand and entered Malaysia, I caught the express train from Hat Yai to Butterworth, then caught a ferry to Georgetown on the Island of Penang. Georgetown is so different from Thailand, there is a familiarity to the place, I guess because it was a former British Colony! There is lots to do and lots to explore!

... around midday as it passed by Komtar, the central point in Georgetown where a huge office block and mall is the focal point. We followed it ...

... taste for India curries during the New Year celebrations. For the first couple of days you could ...

... siis ihan taysi viidakko. Vaelluksemme vei meidat sellaiselle rannalle kun Monkey beach. Todella mukava rauhallinen ranta. siella tuli sitten heiteltya freesbeeta ja uitua. Taalla Malesiassa on todella kuuma ilmasto on kokoajan hiki. Vesikin on sen lampoista ettei se enaan viilenna se vain kastelee. Mutta enpa hirveasti valita... Kun olimme kaikki uimassa vilkaisin rannallepain enka meinannut uskoa silmiani. Apina penkoo tavaroitamme ...

... olikin isompi kun olin ajatellut. Aloin jo suunnittelemaan hirveita sotasuunnitelmia etta loydan bussiaseman. Mutta minulla kavikin sen verran hyva tuuri etta kuski jatti minut suoraan bussi aselmalle. Ainoaksi ongelmaksi muodostui taas se etta minulla ei ollut yhtaan rahaa, tai oli mutta ei Malesian ringetteja. Automaatteja ei tietenkaan loytynyt mistaan kun niita kerran tarvitaan. Taytyy kylla sanoa etta outoa porukkaa kun eivat ostoskeskuksen lahelle ole raha ...

... The minibus was late collecting us, there were numerous stops to collect people along the way, and then we were heading out of Malaysia towards Thailand in our bumpy little mini van.2 ½ hours to the border where we were disgusted to find they had changed the entry rules on the 1st December which meant only a 2 weeks visa, so our visa runs out on the 19th and we were not planning on leaving until the 26th December.I had to giggle when ...

... by many of my friends with extensive travel experience that meeting up with people would be absolutely no problem what so ever. Someone forgot to tell that to all those people I was supposed to meet!! There were sites I wanted to see in Penang but I was in such a funk, I decided to just leave and go to Krabi&#8230;maybe things would be better. <br><br>&#8220;&#8230;maybe things would be better&#8221; turned out to be the understatement of the year perhaps the decade!<br><br ...