Blogs from Perhentian Besar, Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia

We've been running a bit behind schedule here (we left Perhentian Islands already 6 days ago), that's how it is when you're having fun. We're trying our best to catch up.... We leave the jungle train behind us at Tanah Merah (oef) early morning and arrive by taxi at Kuala Besut an hour later. From this port a speedboat will take us to what we've been looking forward to: Perhentian Islands. There are 2 Islands: Besar= Big and Kecil= Small The moment you step in the boat, a feeling of 'Wauw' comes over you! The expression on the kids faces tells it all, look at Asks big smile :) ! The Perhentian Islands are truly magnificent, it has everything you could wish for, for an unforgetable beach holiday. The boat cruises us trough beautifull clear blue ... read more

Hej igen allihop! Efter en vecka i paradiset (utan bra internetuppkoppling) amr vi nu tillbaka i civilisationen. Vi ar tillbaka for en snabbvisit i Kuala Lumpur, for att invanta varat flyg till Vietnam. Har finns det aven bra internetcafen sa vi passar pa att uppdatera bloggen lite! Foregaende vecka har vi alltsa befunnit oss pa en o som ligger pa Malaysias nordligaste del av ostkusten. On ar en av tva oar i ogruppen "the Perhentians". Vi bestamde oss for att aka till "big Island", aven fast "small Island" ar den popularaste. Detta pa grund av att vi siktat in oss pa ett hotel som rekommenderades starkt om man var intresserad av att ta dykcertifikat, och det var ju vi! Efter en minst sagt "bumpy ride" fran Cameron Highlands till ostkusten, i en minibuss som kordes av ... read more

When we were all templed out we took an early bus south to Phnom Penh and then a tuk tuk to the airport for our afternoon flight back to Bangkok. We spent a night in Bangkok doing what we do best when we are there, shopping! We had to work out how we were going to get to the southern province of Krabi to meet our friends Faye and James who were spending two weeks there on holiday. We had experienced an overnight train in Thailand so thought this time we would see what an overnight coach was like, and compare the two. We can both safely say that we have never ever been on such an awful journey in all our lives. We were picked up from our hotel on Khao San Road on ... read more

Just a short visit to do some dive, before i depart to Jogjakarta next week. I choose to go Perhentian during weekdays, really awesome while i can see more beautiful underwater creature at this time. This is a test for my new gadget G11 + WP-DC34 d;D. Till then ...... read more

We left the National Park via the train that runs up through the jungle. As such the scenery out the window was beautiful. We passed through miles upon miles oflush green rain forest, crossed over wide curving rivers and trundled alongside towering white cliffs covered in foliage. We then made our way to Kota Bharu, a small town with not all that much to do, where we stayed for the night before travelling to the Perhentian Islands. These were absolute paradise with white long beaches, waving palm trees and crystal clear sea that was as warm as a bath...sometimes too warm to be as cooling and refreshing as you needed after lying baking on the beach (even under the sun umbrella it was too hot!) We enjoyed three days on the island relaxing and reading. I ... read more

after one night at the squalid Kencana Lodge in kota Bahru we went by car to kuala besut to boat to the beautiful island of perhentian besar. after a few days we moved to kecil.... read more