Set off from Baba House hotel in Melka at 11:30 by taxi to the bus station, We all boarded the bus to Kula Lumpur which took 2 hours, on arrival we walked from the bus station to our hotel which is the Swiss Cottage based in chinatown, outside is the street market with all the fake goods. We had a few hours to explore so I went and got a map and marked up the ways of getting to sights, We all met back at the hotel at 6pm for dinner and the girls went to the lakes but got lost and Sanjay & Brendan got lost altogether and had to ask for directions back to the hotel. We had a nice Thai meal then went to a hotel with a bar which looked out onto ... read more

Following breakfast at 7am we got a taxi to the bus station and caught an 8:30am bus to Melaka in Malaysia, before we arrived we had to disembark from the bus and go through the border crossing’s from Singapore into Malaysia. We arrived in Melaka around 1pm where we got a taxi to the hotel which is in the Chinese quarter, then we went to the famous rice ball restaurant and had chicken and rice balls from here the trip had a planned trishaw tour of Melaka which took us round the main sites. We arrived back at the hotel at 5pm and had free time. We set off around 11am tomorrow for Kula Lumpur... read more

Walked round the Chinese quarter then had lazy afternoon in the hotel. Went down to the hotel reception at 6:15pm as the welcome meeting was set for 6:30pm There is a total of 6 people booked on the trip and we all introduced ourselves apart from one who has not turned up as yet then Arron introduced himself as the guide from Texas. He then gave us a brief outline of what we are doing and then collected the US$200 for the local payment from us. We then went to the Indian quater and had dinner then went for a drink. We returned to the hotel at midnight and the other person had not checked in. So the actual number in the group is 5.... read more

Rob took me to Perth international airport and we arrived there for 9:30am I was able to check in at 10am. Flight departed at 12:15 on time. Arrived in Singapore and was first off the plane as the seat was next to the exit. The pilot advised temperature is 32C so cooler but the humidity is high as you felt it as soon as the plane door opened. Cleared customs and then got the first taxi since I left the UK to the Royal Peacock Hotel based in the china quarter. Did not feel like much to eat due to travelling so thought could get a basic rice dish no luck could get fish heads, or live frogs and they look awful. found a shopping centre and that had a burger king so went there and ... read more

Come into the city this morning to get the last bit of stuff I need for the rest of the trip, then back to pack the Rucksack ready for tomorrow and the flight to Singapore.... read more

I was upearly today and caught the 8:20 bus into Perth, I had a dentist appointment at 10am and he checked the temporary filing and said that it was ok and the odd ache is either the tooth is senstive or the root. He advised that he would not replace the filling as they can last for upto 2 years and if he replaced it it may cause more problem if it is the root. I then had a couple of spare hours then went to the travel doctor re maliria pills he advised that the areas that the tour is going should be ok so no need to take any. He did advise if I got syptoms of Malaria then I could get the pills there and they will cure if caught early ie within ... read more

The last two days I have had chance to relax as Ruth and Rob have gone away for the long weekend. This has given me chance to air the rucksack and also chance to repack ready for the next legof the trip.... read more

Went into Perth then went to catch the Freemantle train for 3 stops to Subiaco which is supposed to have the good souvenir market, the trains were not running and was replaced with a bus. The market was not that good so took the next bus and went to Freemantle for the day.... read more

Late start again today we set off and went to York which was the first inland town they even have the white rose as the emblem and the next town is Beverley but they have a river running through it called the Avon. We then stopped at the Rabbit fence which is a fence built to stop the rabbits moving into the wheat fields. We then drove to the Mundaring weir which is located above Perth and this is the starting point of the pipeline which pumps the water uphill to Kalgoorlie, The structure was designed by CY O’Connor using eight different pumping stations on the way. We then drove into Perth through the Swan Valley region and arrived in Perth at 3:30pm. I then caught the bus upto Ruth’s. total travel about 2000kms ... read more

Today is a very late start as the first place we are due to go is the Royal Flying doctors (RFDS) base in Kalgoorlie. We arrived at the base at 10am and was shown a film and then had chance to look around but could not see the plane as it was out on a call. The RFDS is a charity and does not charge for taking patients. We then followed the golden pipeline trail which is a water pipe from Perth to Kalgoorlie. We then took a short cut which meant a drive of 2 hours down an unsealed road. We then arrived at our accommodation which was a cabin at Hyden or Wave Rock. We went to look at Wave Rock which is a rock that look likes a big wave then we went ... read more