Blogs from Mersing, Johor, Malaysia, Asia

And this was my mini pre-Xmas fishing trip cum one-day KL getaway, with a few of my friends (YK, X and RP), some of whom have made special "appearances" before on this blog. The kelong itself was called the "Hot Boys Kelong" (I don't even want to start to explain myself), and it was actually my second time there (...) Basically one of those fishing packages where you pay for board and lodging, which in this case was a creaky old single bed in dormitory-style accomodation, and simple seafood-oriented Asian meals. In return you get to fish from a kelong located in the middle of the sea, from a specially-constructed fish farm, with unlimited smelly squid bait. How could one miss? As I'd mentioned, this was my second time, so I kinda knew what to expect. ... read more

Free WiFi jest tu nawet w takiej dziurze jak male portowe Mersing. Nasz kraj powinien dużo nadrobic w tej dziedzinie. Azja wyprzedza nas o co najmniej krok. Dzieki temu moge cos dziś znowu nastukac i dostarczyc lektury dziesiatkom oczu spragnionych wrazen z naszej podrozy :). Ok just kidding. To tylko dla Ciebie mamusiu. :) Malezja jest krajem razacych kontrastow. Miejsca sumiennie wysprzatane i wypolerowane sasiaduja tu z totalnym syfem. Dzisiejszy dzien dostarczyl nam właśnie takiego, typowego dla tego rejonu, rodzaju wrazen. Rano bez trudu dotarlismy do wyszukanego wczoraj prze caly dzien dworca autobusowego TBS. Jest chyba niedawno wybudowany i cudownie zadbany. Tak pieknego obiektu tego typu nie widzialem jeszcze nigdy, szczegolnie w Polsce. Wstyd dla nas. Jest czysciutko i wszystko doslownie się blyszczy. Zjedlismy więc nienajgorsze sniadanie w dworcowej kafejce zap... read more

We got up early to get the 10 o’clock bus to Mersing. It was lashing rain monsoon type stuff so we were happy to be getting out. The border crossing from Singapore to Malaysia was simple so much more straight forward and easy compared to some central/south America experiences. When we got off the bus in Mersing we met a nice lady who was selling Ferry tickets and accommodation on Tioman island. We picked a place called Panumba Resort mainly because this was near the only ATM machine on the island. Our credit card situation is a bit dire at the minute we’ve only 1 between us with a €500 euro limit. With booking flights and hostel this is constantly maxed. Our ferry wasn’t for a few hours so we went and got some dinner. Yvonne ... read more

At this point we have been in Malaysia for over 10 days and South-East Asia for more than 2 weeks. I am proud to say that I have yet to need to use a squat toilet. This is a great success. The Singapore/Malaysia border must be one of the easiest borders to cross in the world. You can go by pretty much any mode of transport you can think, including city buses, long distance buses, trains, ferrys and i believe it is the only border in the world which can be crossed via taxi. The best option for us was to take the city bus across the border to the long distance bus terminal in Johor Bahru, the southern tip of peninsular Malaysia. Just the 2.40$ bus fare takes us to the Singapore immigration building, where ... read more

Hey-o Just a quick post to kick of the reincarnation of my travel blogging. No time for anything in depth so just a brief out line of where i am in case there is anyone left out there who is worrying about me. Me and Yumi left Aus on the 7th. Arrived in Singapore and stayed for four days. Today we crossed the border and are in Peninsular Malaysia. We're currently in a smallish town called Mersing on the East Coast. So far Singapore and Malaysia have been great. Pretty full on at times but people are generally friendly and the food is incredible, especially in Singapore. That's all I got now. I'll do a proper update as soon as, but time and internets are more scarce than i expected. Later... ... read more