Caught my flight from goldcoast to kl early in the morning, the crowds in the gold coast airport was horrible. But past the check ins and checks, I had a relatively good plane ride chatting with my neighbour about tax, religion and death. Idris. An interesting thing about him would be that he met his fiancee only 5months ago, twice and...

             We had seen most of the major attractions in KL so we decided to explore our day trip options.  There was one we had read about in our travel book- a national park outside of town where you can take a river boat ride at dusk and watch all the fireflies dance around.  B...

After enduring the "urine bus" ride to the Cameron Highlands, John and Anita opt for a super VIP bus to KL. A few hours in its arctic comfort bring them back to the bustling metropolis where they began 5 months before. An easier walk (as now they were in much better shape) brought them back to the first guesthouse where they stayed. Here it was ...

And it's go, go, go for the Malaysian Grand Prix!  Masa in the Ferrari has blown the start and both the McLarens of Alonso and Hamilton have overtaken him before the first sweeping corner where that lovely couple from Phnom Penh sit back and enjoy the race.  Good seats would be an understatement.  Great to fantastic seats would b...

Hello again, Ive finally arrived at my lovely hostel in Kuala Lumpur (KL) and have successfully met up with some of the other Raleigh participants. I havent really had chance to explore yet, but the city does seem a nice one and I had my first glimpse of the Petronas Towers on my journey in. Everybody Ive met in KL have been very friendly a...

I expect the Lake Gardens to be packed with holidaying families but there's barely a soul about - a jogger, a couple of guys lounging under a tree. The bird park is busier. Under a net canopy peacocks, ibisies and egrets strut past the visitors. A stork has nested on the outside. It's a chance to identify the birds I never saw in the jungle. Dar...

Intense, hectic and bloody hot are just a few words i have used to describe this place! After a very long and boring flight we arrive in KL just before midnight. KL airport is amazing (the best in the world!). We had to catch a tram-like train to the customs and baggage pick up. We collected our luggage without any issues and set off to find tra...

KANCHANABURI We took the bus to Kanchanaburi, the site of the famous Bridge Over The River Kwai. We got off the bus and after a short, sometimes animated, discussion we decided to take a taxi to a riverside guesthouse boasting rooms floating on the river. This brings me to my next description of fun things to experience in Thailand. The Thailand...

So I (Nicki) am sitting on the steps leading up to our hostel in KL when I see a guy coming up the stairs. It takes me a second to realize that it's Eggi, a German friend we had made in Sumatra one month prior. Crazy- we had stayed at the same place in Lake Toba and celebrated Eggi's birthday with him there, then weeks later we randomly cross pa...

My last half day in KL because I have to catch an afternoon flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). So I decide to take the monorail to its far terminal station and see whats there. At last I find out where the poor people live. In boxes, little boxes all stacked on top of each other to form bigger boxes. Block after block. I look at them and wonde...