http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Malaysia , Terengganu , Perhentian Kecil en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:15:42 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:15:42 +0000 Kevin Costner plese z volkovi. Jaz plavam z zelvami. No vsaj enkrat sem.Sla sem na zajtrk za pregresnih 75r roti chanai za 5r in teh tarik ais za 25. Filip se je hvalabogu skidal tako da sem lahko uredila vse za snorklanje pri sosednjem guesthouse po imenu Lemongrass. Sedela sem tam v kaficu in nisem zelela fotkati in se izpostavljati ker menda na otoku kradejo ko srake na vpisnem listu za http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-444642.html Tezko je bilo zapustiti Bunga Raya guesthouse ker je gazda res totalna faca. Poleg tega stalno nosi neko hrano not in mi jo ponuja tako sem morala ze veckrat zavrniti nasi lemak in neke pocukrane pizdarije. No tem sem se danes le vdala neke ocvrte zadevscine iz tapiokiine moke in sladkega krompirja. Spravil mi je tudi par stvari do torka ko se vrnem.Sla sem se cez cesto na roti chanai telur http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-444619.html We had arrived Back to paradise It had been a year since we were last here and we could already see the change in the island. It had got a lot busier and there was quite a bit of development going on. We managed to get a room at the same place we stayed at last year Mohsin Chalets which gives excellent views over the sea although it was being run by new management and had lost its party vibe qu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-443523.html Despite the stacks of work staring at me now that I have tidied them up yada I feel that I wouldn't be doing these memories justice if I don't blog about my trips to both Pulau Redang and the Perhentian Islands.On a note I must really thank my lucky stars and that I be allowed to travel within a short break of a month to visit Redang and later to visit Perhentian. So here goesThe first http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-442890.html Our journey here wasnrsquot without its hassles. Our bus was over an hour late leaving and we had to wait beside 20 or 30 other buses in an underground bus park with all their engines running. It was hot humid and the fumes were intoxicating. Add to that people staring at you the whole time and it becomes very uncomfortable. I know wersquore different looking but surely wersquore not as ali http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-436044.html El sbado tambin empieza bien temprano. Esta vez sin embargo tenemos a Mr Lee susurrndonos a travs de la puerta. Are you readyyy. Menudo susto que nos llevamos... Despus los retortijones empiezan. El ansia de probar comida distinta juega malas pasadas frecuentemente y ahora el pastelito malayo me da duro S .Sin prisa para pensar salimos de la pensin y nos metemos en un taxi que nos ll http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-435951.html You know usually I like to go for a clever pun for these titles. But this time I just decided to go straight for the jealousy button. And you already feel pretty jealous don't you Don't lie I know you are. As Lionel Ritchie once said I can see it in your eyes. Hello.We made an early start from Kota Bharu and as such were relaxing on Coral Bay on Pulau Perhentian Kecil by 11am. I'd rent http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-433529.html Obviously before you lose paradise you'll have to find it. We found it somewhere in the South Chinese sea at least for a couple of days. Jet our arrival at paradise wasn't that great. It was in the middle of a tropic storm to be precise. We tried to outrun the storm by quickly jumping on a speedboat. But it caught us mid sea anyway and had us soaked in mere seconds. Its a great experience though http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-429134.html August 12 2009 August 18 2009Travel infoWhakaf Bharu station to Kota Bharu Bus Terminal by taxi RM15Kota Bharu to Kuala Besut by bus RM62 hoursKuala Besut to Perhentian Kecil by speedboat RM70 return30minsFinally arriving back north near the Thai border at Whakaf Bharu Kota Bharu's only train station about 5kms away we jumped into a cab to take us to Kota Bharu bus terminal to cat http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-428395.html Beach book sunshine snorkelling clear water...yes to all the above.Perhentian Kecil is my current location after a day on a bus and a speedybumpy boat we arrived at the island of Perhentian Kecil. Luckily we had managed to prebook accomodation at D'Lagoon because all the other places on the island were full. Most people headed to the popular Long beach and got turned away. In fact D'Lag http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-428304.html Our next stop was the Perhentian Islands which are raved about from everyone you speak to who has visited them. We left Ko Tao with a plan on how we were going to get there ensuring we avoided the trouble area in South Eastern Thailand where shooting bombings have occured as recently as April. We got off the bus at the train station and our trip through hell began...Our first problem was that http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-423359.html So we got to the smaller of the two Perhentians and unloaded into our little hut only power coming from a generator switched on from 10am til 1pm and 7pm til 7am. Not to worry all our time was spent chilling on the porch or on the beach or snorkeling. We went for a trip around both of the islands for one of the days we were there and swam with sharks giant sea turtles and sting rays. Real http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-418061.html 9th 12th June I went to Perhentian Island. Actually it was unplanned journey with friends. We drove a car from Kuala Lumpur towards Besut Terengganu at 11pm. Arrived at Kuala Besut jetty to depart to Perhentian Island at 7 a.m on 10th June. Then we take a speed boat to Long Beach which cost us rm35wayperson. After reaching there it was very difficult to find the chaletroom to s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-412202.html We left the Cameron Highlands on Friday morning and caught a bus with 4 other backpackers heading to the Northeast coast to the Perhentian Islands. There are two islands Perhentian Besar big island and Perhentian Kecil small island. Most backpackers opt for the smaller island because the accommodation is cheaper and the island is less developed. The journey took around 6 hours stopping abou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-411815.html Island Life Saturday morning it was crazy raining. Our goal was to head to the ATM to test that our Capital One card worked but it did not and to arrange a taxi to Kuala Besut. These two errands had us run only a few blocks from our hotel but we ended up soaking wet. By the time we entered the taxi our pants were soaked. Luckily we were wearing our quick dry pants and they dried before http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-407729.html pics http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-407466.html From Borneo we flew back through KL and worked our way up to the Perhentian Islands. There are 2 of them and we stayed at Kecil the smaller of the two. The beach here is the best I have seen so far in SE Asia. The sand is amazing white and soft. The water is amazing azule blue and clear. No garbage in the water. So needless to say we did very little here but take a vacation from our va http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-407464.html Wowwe arrive at Coral beach on one side of the island to drop off some guests peer over the side of the boat and look down at the crystal clear waters to the white sands 6 meters belowhellip. I think wersquore really going to like it hereWersquove just had a nice 50 minute flight from KL up to Kota Bharu on Malaysiarsquos east coast followed by a 1 hour taxi ride to Kuala Besut where t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-403227.html Back to the dirty streets of Medan and after a huge breakfast by the lakeside and a long wait for a boat pick up we started our journey across to the Perinthian Islands on the west coast of Malaysia. First of all we crossed the lake back to Parapat and with a better view of the ldquoislandrdquo of Samosir. We spent much of the time figuring out where we had driven to on our epic moped trip 2 d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-398376.html Uh buddy That doesn't sound very good....I think you're leaking. You might want to have a look at your O ring. How nice of someone to have pointed this out to me with only having known him for 5 minutes. Oh and while you're at it don't forget to spit on your mask. You may have caught on to the fact that we were once again immersed in all senses of the word in SCUBA diving. This ti http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-394837.html