Blogs from Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia - page 29

ko lanta was pretty nice, though it's officially sealed our 'no-more-thai-islands' deal. we're over it. i'v never been the lie on a beach type and i don't think that'll ever change. we spent 2 days here just pottering around and chilling and playing with the baby lobster thingys on the beach. when we decided to race them we new it was time to leave the island...boredom had soared to new heights. lonely planet on trang; 'we love the vintage tuk-tuks and the lolly coloured vespas.....blabla.....cultural mecca....blabla.....night market....blabla....feast for the senses....blabla'.....NO! what a hole. truley this is by far the worst destination i have ever had the pleasure of visiting in all my travels. filthy, stinkin', creepy, dark hole. it looks like the set of a horror movie, and not a single thing to see or ... read more

The magnetic powers of Perhentian Kecil draw me back once again, a brief holiday is extended into a two month stay. A life of sand, sea, sun and scuba. I confess - I do not know why I am here again - I do enjoy it here. I'm "working" part-time as a divemaster, part-time as web geek. But - I've been here, I've done here, I've worn the T-shirt till it's faded down to a vague suggestion of it's original colour. Time spent underwater is the best time, my passion for underwater photography grows. Ambitions fulfilled: Sea horses; a sandy drift dive over stubby sea grass and we find a few each dive. Hitting 300 logged dives any day soon, most as a divemaster. That's more or less it; really nice photos and many new friends, ... read more

20 June - 8 July We set out at 5AM to catch our ferry to the Perhentian Islands, for more scuba and beachy lazy afternoons. Our guesthouse friends Tom from the UK and Peter from Germany split a cab with us and we soon found ourselves aboard the "fast ferry" to the islands. Now I had heard a few horror stories about the fast ferries, but figured, hey, at least we'll get there quickly. However, time slows down considerably when you're terrified, so I'm not sure in the end that this was the best bet. The "captain" was an 18-ish yr old Malay who seemed blissfully unaware that we were all white-knuckled and saying Hail Maries, Our Fathers or whatever prayers popped into our heads as we crashed over the huge waves. It was kind of ... read more

Well well well. Its been a while since I have written and I trust this email finds you all well. So as you can see by the title of this email I have been on the Perhentian Islands for the last 2 weeks. I only really went there for 3 days or so but it was nice and i met some cool people so I decided to stay a bit longer. The Perhentian Islands are 2 tropical islands just off the North East coast of Malaysia. Taking around 45 mins by boat to get there. Comprised of 2 islands Pulau Besar and Pulau Kecil they are apparently Malaysia's 'showpiece islands'. Both islands are similar with white sandy beaches, turqoise-blue water and jungle fringed interiors. Completely undeveloped with no cars or high rise hotels. The only complaint ... read more

You wouldn’t believe what adventures we’ve been having! Just thinking about it all makes us both topple over with giddiness. We’ve seen so many wonderful things and learnt so much that we are now much, much better people than anyone else, fact. Actually, that’s not all true. For a start we spent some of our time in Singapore which is one of the tamest cities in the entire world. Although it’s cleanliness was a welcome change from the madness of India, Singapore is just like the city of London (the really dull bit where Canary Wharf is), but with an absurd number of shopping malls. You may remember that we are brave adventurers who laugh at danger, so a city where chewing gum is illegal is bland bland bland bland bland. Except for its cable cars. ... read more