Blogs from Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia - page 21

Redang. July 4-9th. As cliche as it sounds, Redang was ripped off of one of those postcards. The ones that people send their friends when they want them to feel jealous: beaches with smooth white sand, palm trees hanging over the shore, and turquoise water filled with fish and coral reefs. Ironically, it was my dad who booked the trip. He's been going to a yoga class and his instructor was holding a yoga retreat on the island. There were yoga classes in the morning at 5:30, so that we could watch the sunrise while doing sun salutations. In the heat of the day we floated face down in the water or went scuba diving, staring at the fishes, wondering if we even have names for the colours we're seeing. In the evenings, the only thing ... read more

Sjoe, ons tyd is amper verby hier in Malaysia. Ek stuur so paar fotos van ons great views wat ons het van die strand en ook vrek mooi sonsondergange. Dit is lekker warm hier, en gelukkig was hier so dag wat dit gereen het en darem so effe bewolk was. Ons is nou al 'n week hier op die Perhentians, en beplan om more terug na die vasteland toe te skuif. Ons moet so stadigaan begin terug Kuala Lumpur toe om Dinsdag daarvan af terug na SA te vlieg. Ons het op die oomblik 'n baie lekker rustige tyd hier. Ons lees lekker boek en le rond. Ons snorkel ook nogal heelwat en het al tot met 'n kano hier rondgeroei. Ons was een dag op 'n snorkel-trip wat om die eiland gaan en het baie ... read more

Hi daar almal, ons het nou weer tyd gekry om by die blog uittekom. Ons is op die oomblik in die noorde van Malaysia op 'n pragtig eieland met die naam Perhentians. Baie, baie lekker en ongelooflik ontspannend. Laas toe ek geblog het was ons nog oppad na die jungle toe. Dit was ook nogal ongelooflik gewees. Die jungle se naam is Taman Negara en omtrent erens in die middel van Malaysia. Dit is 'n 160 miljoen jaar oue jungle en die bome is nogal heel indrukwekkend. Hier is veronderstel om tiere, olifante, renosters en heelwat ape te wees. Ons het egter net ape gesien en natuurlik baie, baie goggas. Die jungle is te dig om regtig iets te sien, en ek dink ook nie daar is so baie diere oor hier nie. Maar die jungle ... read more

After just over six months in South East Asia, our last real destination was the tiny island of Pulau Kapas. I was there just nine months ago and already there are signs of more development appearing. For one, an ugly concrete toilet block is under construction just metres away from KBC Resort's restaurant (charming!) and a new white concrete stairway has taken the place of the old method of accessing beach #5, namely the "tie-a-rope-to-a-tree" method (see before and after photos). Still, the island is definitely a gorgeous paradise getaway. While three beaches have resorts, there are another three beaches that are completely devoid of development. They are your typical picture-postcard scenes and I lost track of the number of times I caught my breath before turning to Scott to say, "Look at that, how beautiful!" ... read more

Despite my best intentions I haven’t been able to keep the site as up to date as I would have liked so this entry is a little bit outdated. Back in April I spent a week on the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia. It is an absolutely amazing place and every day was spent snorkelling or diving around the islands. Mass tourism is slowly making its way to the islands, but there is still a chance to enjoy the simple life. The snorkelling around the islands is awesome and all locations are easily accessible by the local boats. All the photos were taken with my waterproof camera (which thankfully lived up to its specifications). The camera was great underwater and hours were spent chasing camera shy clownfish. The highlight of the trip was swimming with Green Turtles ... read more