Blogs from Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia

We arrive in Kuala Lumpur feeling like zombies, and we've still got quite a few hours to go before we get anywhere near a bed. I nearly walk into a glass panel in the airport without realising it's there. I hadn't realised that lack of sleep could interfere with your sense of humour, but I can't think of any other reason why Issy seems to find this so hilariously funny. The security guard manning the scanner tells Issy that she's got a bottle opener in her bag. This is news to us. He then spends several minutes unpacking it trying to find the errant item, before realising it was in the bag belonging to the person in front of us. They're long gone, and no one seems too interested in chasing them. I hope you can't ... read more

HE SAID... We woke early at 5.30am (in Kuala Tahan) to prepare for our longest travel day of this holiday – an eight hour bus trip to Kuala Terengganu. We headed to the hotel lobby at 7.30am for a hearty breakfast of coffee, juice, scrambled eggs, toast and banana pancakes, and then jumped into a minibus at 8am to begin our journey. After traversing a poorly maintained road for the first hour (often driving in loose gravel on the side of the road to avoid massive potholes in the bitumen), a decision was made to change minibuses, as two seats did not have a seatbelt. While seatbelts were the least of our worries, it was good to see a safety focus. And all the while, the endless horizon of palm plantations continued… We travelled back to ... read more

That should read ... Another glorious day in paradise! While said tongue-in-cheek, it is fast becoming a stock-phrase out here in these parts, when we wake up to another blue sky, with lots of sunshine, and hot temperatures. Before you all start berating me for this, the temperature is that little bit too hot, where you come over all "diabetic" half way through the day, and have no energy to do anything. A ten-minute walk outside, results in being a sweaty-mess that needs a 3rd shower of the day! haha, we're certainly not complaining, but small variations in the day, when you're from/live in a country that can have snow/rain/sun all at the same moment, never mind the same day, are also greatly appreciated! We were on Kapas yesterday, when a storm blew in ... it ... read more

Momentan ist es mir mit dem Schreiben etwas unguenstig. Daher gibt es bis auf weiteres nur Bilder. Diese hier sind aus Kuala Terengganu. Die (wenigen) Bilder zu den Perhentians werde ich dem dortigen Beitrag hinzufuegen.... read more

"..in the jungle , the Teman Negaru jungle, burnise rows a boat.... ...in the jungle the Teman Negaru jungle, burnsie gets leeched by a leech... ...in the jungle the Teman Nagaru jungle, burnise builds a campfire... ...in the jungle the Teman Negaru jungle, burnsie sleeps in a cave... ...in the jungle the teman negaru jungle burnise eats lots of ginger to help the sickness of pregnant women... ....a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...... ooops, just pissed meself...where's that hose???! From the hospitablity and culture that was living and breathing with a malay family for a few days, I returned back to KL to get my bus up to Teman Negaru where the junglist is masseeeeeeev! Apparently Techno went out years ago!... (I will return and finish the Ridz b... read more