http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Malaysia en-us Thu, 26 Nov 09 11:33:14 +0000 Thu, 26 Nov 09 11:33:14 +0000 Set off to Stansted at around dinnertime after yet more tears saying bye to family and friends. Everything went surprisingly smooth checked in with no problems and though the flight was delayed it was only by 20mins. The 13hr flight seemed quite short to me as amazingly I managed to sleep for most of it. Not so for Rob who had a squeaky seat p We got through passport control fine and I had my f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-455659.html It has been a strange couple of days. We set off alone late at night from a windy rainy Stansted airtport 30 mins late. The last flight of the day from a deserted place like a scene from 28 days later. The flight was boring no films no tv but i managed to sleep 45 hrs Suse slept much longer it seems. On landing we got through customs with relative ease and found ourselves confused by all th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-455655.html It always fascinates me when i go to maliau basin for trekking or just for a short trip recently i went with a bunch of riders for a 2 days 1 night ride. just to spend a night in the wilderness of the rain forest riding in the rain was fun slippery road mad it though but exciting. we didnt manage to spend more time as we arrived quite late in the evening. Trekking in maliau basin is also someth http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-455466.html hallo... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-455390.html Laiskana Kuala Lumpurissa. Petronasyhtion tornit on katsastettu ja Suriaostoskeskuksessa pyoritty. Muuten olenkin sitten ollut ihan super laiska. Olen meinaan paattanyt jattaa kaiken muun tammikuulle kun palaan taas tanne. No majapaikka sijaitsee kylla ihan kiinalaisen kaupunginosan ja Central Marketin kupeessa joten niissakin olen kavaissyt. Ostosmahdollisuudet on meikalaiselle aina vahan http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-455214.html KL is an awesome city. So much to see and do here. The first afternoon we went for a walk around the city and worked out how to navigate all the streets....it would be quite easy to get lost here if you don't get your bearings right. In the evening we took to sky train across the city to the Petronas Twin Towers. These things are massive You got dizzy just looking up at them so I can't imagine wo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/blog-455068.html Irsquom definitely getting into the swing of the airline lifestyle now. Nearly every pen I have has got some obscure hotel logo on it and my notice board consists of many memos reminders phone numbers etc scrawled on napkins from the galleys. My watch is always on the wrong time zone my suitcase is never unpacked my thighs are bruised from passengerrsquos elbows and I swear I have more c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-455049.html Leaving Georgetown behind the continuous moving process begins again The bus ride was pleasant enough I was the only westener on the bus and the woman next to me had to translate the bus drivers messages which was very helpful of her. Her two young boys were very funny and found me very interesting dont think they had met alot of white men. Kota Bhuru what a dump of a place to end up in for the n http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/blog-454796.html Its cold in the mountains At just over 1500m above sea level the weather was totally different to the rest of South East Asia. We arrived in the highlands in the afternoon and immediately noticed the difference. On our first night we had a steamboat a traditional Malaysia dish for the area. It was basically a big pot of boiling soup in the middle of the table and you put pretty much every type http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/blog-454763.html We travelled from Melbourne to Singapore and then on to Kuching. Whilst in Kuching we went to Bako National Park on a small long boat through a crocodile invested river. We had to wade to the park beach as the tide was out and the boat couldn't reach teh jetty. Bako is amazing and we saw lots of probiscus monkeys and at least one posionous snake it was asleep on a tree a Komodo Dragon and wi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sarawak/Bako-National-Park/blog-454706.html Flying in from Langkawi via Air Asia we arrived at the KL LCCT LowCost Carrier Terminal past lunch time. Having found out that the cheapest way to get to our hotel was through the Star Shuttle we immediately looked for their counter as soon as we got our bags. For RM15 per person the Star Shuttle takes you from KLIA or LCCT to a select list of hotels in the city check out their website fo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-454026.html Photos We woke to the 630 alarm On Thursday 5th of November and took the 8am bus to Penang stopping off at Ipoh bus station on the way. Kathy got talking to a woman serving in the shop and she said shersquod just returned from England ldquooh really where did you gordquo said KathyhelliphelliphelliprdquoCoventryrdquo... She had relatives in Coventry and Kenilworth.We left http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-453846.html So a whole night in kuala lumpur airport with its new bazillion dollar terminal that would hav been great but ofcourse travelling as a er traveller you fly airasia which has its own terminal resembling a huge empty warehouse with a couple plastic seats. great. flying in all you see is a house every now and then dotted between thousands of plantation palm trees even continuing on the incredibly l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-453807.html Flying in from Singapore via Air Asia we arrived in Langkawi tired and sleepless from our night sessions with friends. At the airport we changed enough money to last us for the Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur legs of our trip. In Singapore and Malaysia we found out it is always best to change money at the airport as the rates are so much better. For a small airport there are a lot of shops at Lan http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Langkawi/blog-453618.html Ensinnakin Sipadan on todellakin 80 euron arvoinen. Voisinpa vaittaa etta siella kaytyani olisin valmis maksamaan jopa puolet enemman. Aivan mielettoman upea paikka vaikka tyytyisikin vain snorklaamaan kuten mina. Aika Mabulilla venahti sitten lopulta kuuden yon mittaiseksi. Kaksi ensimmaista Uncle Changin jokseenkin vaatimattomassa mutta edulisessa majassa ja nelja seuraavaa Scuba Junkien lu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Semporna/blog-453572.html Courtesy of free internet at our guest house I thought I'd crack out another blog short and sweet so they say. Sweet is definitely something Malaysia does well with the average Malayman consuming 1kg a week as their health campaigns studiously show. The food the drinks everything is full of sugar but it still makes a nice enough change from Thai which while lovely does bore after a mo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-453539.html we stayed at Niah national park bungalow. great accommodation and wonderful walks in the park.the caves are so huge it takes hours to walk them trough. by bus we travelled to Bintulu and then to Similajau national park. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sarawak/Bintulu/blog-453165.html As it happens Ao Nang delivers. If you read my fairly gargantuan last entry you'll know that I was running out of affection for Thai beaches but one more turned out to be just the trick. We left Ko Lanta at 0730 in a minibus which was a good start air conditioned and the driver overtook almost continuously only pausing for the car ferry to return to the mainland. I like overtaking and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-453103.html Livs billeder fra turen http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-453032.html Leaving the Highlands behind for the small island Pangkor felt a little strange I was yet to realize I had lost my phone and would be returning however I was traveling from one location to the next with people for the first time since I started which felt great after several bus rides on my own Jamie and Charlotte were both great company and the collection of buses and ferry rides to get to P http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/blog-452848.html