Blogs from Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia

Perhentian Island was our destitnation after Malapascua. We had a full day of travelling from Malapascua that saw us go from the island to Cebu city then onto Manilla and after another 1hour car ride Angles City which is where the airpot we needed to leave from was. We had the night in Angles before flying to KL the next day. We had a good break in KL for the night and enjoyed a nice hotel before going to Kota Bahru. We had to fly to Kota Bahru, we then drove to Kuala Beset then hoped onto a boat to get to the Perhentian Islands. The boat ride is on a speed boat and it's great fun. We arived at the island then went to our Challet at Abdul Challet, we went straight in for a ... read more

We got talking to an Australian couple, Moi and Dave, in the restaurant one night and soon realised we had a lot in common and ended up going for dinner most nights together. A few nights later, over a beer, the four of us made the decision to get up bright and early next day and do the jungle trek over to the other side of the island before the temperature rose too high. Next day after drenching ourselves in mosquito repellent and equipping ourselves with huge bottles of water, we set off. The trail was not so difficult to begin with, dry and not too steep but we quickly came to the jungle proper, fortunately the path was well marked with a rope that came in very useful when we got to the steep paths. ... read more

Our arrival on Mira beach really was like being dropped on a desert island. The dude that owned the place greeted us as we jumped from the speed boat into the shallow clear water. We were so glad we'd read up on the island and it's beaches as this was a real gem. Ten huts and the most gorgeous beach we'd both ever seen, the only problem being we were unsure as to how welcome we were! It turned out those staying there were friendly with the owner and had been visiting for many years. He had one hut free it was big, meant for more people but we took it and spent the remainder of the afternoon enjoying the place. After a power cut during dinner and a great nights sleep we packed up early ... read more

It's Easter break for Leslie and Tiffany, so one more time we are on the road. First was the week-end in KL for the 10th birthday party of travelblog. On Monday we first queued for 90 minutes to get visas for Leslie and Tiffany, than we spent our day at the Sunway amusement park, going through the wildlife park, the amusement park as well as a waterpark. Nice to get busy for few hours, but really not much to write about. And by 8.30pm, it was time to get on the road again. First a taxi to PWTC bus station. There, we met Jo one last time as she was going on another night bus to Perenthians. For us, it was first the little town of Dungun (Terrengganu), before boarding a speed boat to Pulau Tenggol. ... read more

Our journey to Perhentian Kecil was not quick by any means, and to think we did it the "fast" way! Let's start from the beginning, shall we? When we were planning our honeymoon, Steph had posted a status on Facebook looking for suggestions for places to see in Thailand. Our Engagement Photo Photographer responded and said that out of the many places she had travelled throughout the world, Perhentian Islands were one of her favorites. She absolutely raved about them, and after some internet investigating, we added Perhentian Kecil to our "must-do" list. Perhentian Kecil is the smaller of the two Perhentian Islands, with Perhentian Besar being the "big island". We knew it was going to be quite the journey to get to the Perhentians, either by land or by air, but after all of the ... read more