Something not to be missed in Malaysia is a trip to the Hawker Centres. Though this may sound a bit dodgy, it actually isn’t, unless of course you think Asian singers are dodgy. Well actually some are very dodgy!! Okay forget about the Asian singers for a moment. A Hawker Centre is a brilliant place where there are many stalls serving all sorts of delightful dishes. There are a great many tables and benches in the middle of all the stalls, and each table is numbered. You pick a table, take note of your number, and then head off and follow [View Full Entry]

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After a pleasant and enjoyable stay in Kuala Lumpur, and after carefully avoiding the hordes of street sellers selling everything from massages, to knock off trainers, and wallets, we handed in our room key and dropped our bags in the back of our minivan for our long day of travelling to the Cameron Highlands towards the east of the country. We began to love the minivan experience. Each day you would alter your position in the van so that everyone would get a chance to have the best seats. It was something none of the group ever spoke of, but something [View Full Entry]

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This morning we began our Kumuka tour, starting with a guided minibus tour of Singapore. It really stands out how organised this city is when you tour it. We were told many fantastic statistics about the place, most of which I can’t remember of course. But apparently the government of Singapore plan 40 years in advance, I can barely see 30 seconds into the future!! Singapore also has a 90 something percent rate of home ownership, one of the highest in the world, if not the highest. Singaporeans seem to have an answer or solution to every question, its just not [View Full Entry]

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19/12 - As we sit shivering in a cold Dublin Airport terminal, the plan for the next 2 months unfolds in our minds. Gina and I will be arriving in Singapore to begin our Asian experience which will be primarily revolved around a Guided 14 day “Peninsular Route” trip from Singapore, up through Malaysia and into Thailand, finishing in Bangkok. The trip is run by a company called Kumuka. Following that, we would fly to Australia, leaving Sydney on a cruise to some Pacific islands, returning to Sydney then travelling up the east coast by Greyhound Bus. The plan, having us [View Full Entry]

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Following a predictable route we decided we would head to Brugge for a day trip. After rising at the leisurely time of 9am, we had breakfast at the hotel, and took as much extra pastries and fruit away with us as our bag could comfortably carry. Seems you can't take the backpacker out of us, even on a short weekend away!! We walked to the train station (Brussels Noord again). On the way we were treated to the rather fetching sight of a real version of the "Manneken Pis" statue. Only difference was this person was older, and more haggered. Oh [View Full Entry]

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Both myself and Gina are from Ireland. We'd planned this trip months ago, a quick dash for a long weekend off to Brussels and on to Brugge. Hardly off the beaten track, but a track nevertheless. I'm a nervous traveller on aircraft, so was delighted to arrive in Brussels main airport unscathed after a wonderfully calm (and may i say cheap) flight from Dublin. We were very surprised to find the train to the city centre so easily, and even more surprised to find that it was a mere 5.60 euro for 2 people. Of course, i spent the next 10 [View Full Entry]

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