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trying to get to grips with travelblog is the first step of this adventure to china and i am trying to get it sorted out before i leave!! hope 5 weeks will be enough time???
just some location of where cape town actually is: its situated on a peninsula with the most well known landmark icon of Table Mountain - Hoerikwagga in local language- and has been declared a World Heritage Site. Not far from Cape Town (about 2and a half hours) is the real tip of Africa - Cape Aghullas the southerly most tip of this continent.
Since I first started this blogg i have traveled extensively with Terry to China, Thailand, Malaysia, Bali and now shortly back to Malyasia and particularly we are going to Borneo where my mother in particular used to tell me I came from!! that is: " look at your hair you look like the wild woman from Borneo!" so now i am going to see!!!

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By tembiwoo
February 27th 2009

Pulau Pankor or Pankor Island Asia » Malaysia » Perak » Pulau Pangkor

Chinese Temple Gardens
They had built a small wall of China in this lovely garden along with koi and turtle ponds all fringed by the jungle. It was a lovely temple

Well once again we got lucky. We had a great bus from Penang to Lamut but the driver failed on his mission to top us as we did arrive safely! Sometimes you get a wild one or sometimes they are tame but do try to drive the bus while texting their girlfriends or lighting a cigarette with both hands off the wheel steering by their elbows! Thats Asia and I suppose nothing too different from Africa either? It was a short half hour ferry hop to the Island and then a quick minibus taxi - only 12 ringets and no one [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
February 21st 2009

Kuching City of Cats to Penang Island Asia

Weaving in Cultural Village Kuching
woman at her loom

Well I must say I enjoyed my time so much in Kuching and there is so much to do there too. The people of Borneo on a whole must be the friendliest people on earth. Everyone says hello - if people said hello to one another back home we would think they were loopy or something. The Sarawak River runs through the town and the Waterfront on its banks is a most pleasant way to end off the day cooling down along its banks. We went to visit the Cultural Village which was a pleasant ride out of town past the [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
February 16th 2009

Kota Kinabalu Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu

Well firstly i need to catch up quite a lot as the days are running away with me as per usual. Firstly lets say Kota Kinabalu is a lovely city and i recommend it to everyone who loves plebbing around and spending days on tropical islands. Sorry i cannot put any pictures on at the moment but dont have my cable connection with me at the internet store so you will have to wait until next time. We caught a bus from Sandekan here and it took about 6 hours with the lunch stop - they always have one of those!!! [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
February 7th 2009

What a journey!! Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sandakan

flooding

well folks i wrote before but the electricity went down in Tawua and i lost the whole story so lets get back on track. I am sure i wrote about the great shop house accross the road from us in the market in China town where we ate the best noodle soup and we only found it by looking out of our window as the street is so crowed with hawkers in the market you cant see the shops unless you are lucky to walk right by it. As it is still part of the Chinese New Year celebrations there were [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
January 31st 2009

arrived and all is well in KL Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Well folks i made it here and did not even have to help the pilot in any way he did such a good job!!! i caught the KLIA (fast train) into town like a pro and then took a taxi the last bit to Number Eight Guest House. I was a little bit dissapointed at the state of the reception (its a little tired and not as slick as the photos but i am very happy with my room. Of course it does not have all the stuff The Backpack has and it could do with a bright bedside light (the [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
January 28th 2009

On My Way Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

Well folks this is it i am on my way and sending this out to all the new folks who wanted my blogg?? are they crazy or what?? tomorrow i will be winging my way to KL and that super duck that is waiting for me in Chinatown. Just to let you know THE BACKPACK won thier third HOSCAR (third place) Best in Africa and the only hostel in South Africa to win. So well done to all the wonderful people working there, the great guests we get to meet (how lucky are we??) and of course my fantastic partner. Speak [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
January 14th 2009

Getting ready for the road again Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

Hi to all my friends, family and co-workers i am counting down the days now just 2 weeks to go until i depart for Borneo - surrounded by the South China Seas and hopefully pirate free. If you dont want my blogg please let me know and i will take you off the list. Otherwise dont say a word and you will be bombarded by my ramblings and experiences. I will be getting to KL (Kuala Lumpur) two whole days before Tel Boy so I will pamper myself a treat and go and see all the shops in the Petronas Towers [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
August 20th 2008

back in the city Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Legian

Monkey forrest
Monkey on Terry's head

well here we are back in the big smoke and its aweful. we had some wonderful days in Ubud and i can clearly see why all the fuss is made of this town. Water is running everywhere - in channels through rice paddies which come up to your door, water running past your bedroom so its like fountains around you. Just cant explain how lovely it is. Wish we had spent more time there than back here but thats the way it goes. We went to the Legong Dancing the second night which was lovely. Here you get the band which [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
August 12th 2008

Ketubukbuk continued Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Lovina

jack fruit party
on the beach at sunset for the jackfruit party

well guys i got the pics up with the wrong caption or at least it chose the wrong picture that i wanted up but never mind the colourful one that said gado-gado was the hotel we did not stay at!!! we had our jackfruit party at sunset and it was lovely. all the kids of my new friends were there as well as a dutch family that have moved in next door. Ouma and the teenage grandson are sharing the room next to us, then there are 2 girls Rose and Flora. Rose is about eight and her sister about twelve [View Full Entry]

By tembiwoo
August 8th 2008

ketubukbuk Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Lovina

water palace

Well we have had another great day yesterday on our way to Lovina. we travelled all through the middle of the country with our driver Ketut very Hati-Hati (carefully!!!) we stopped at the volcano museum and there were some great exhibits in this modern museum. would be lots of fun for the kids. we eyed out the monster Batur which until very recently has been erupting on a small scale. You can still see the lava flow as new growth has not taken hold of it yet. the surroundings were spectacular with the mountains surrounding the lake. it was lovely and [View Full Entry]

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