http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Malaysia , Terengganu , Perhentian Kecil en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:22:52 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:22:52 UTC On our first morning in Malaysia we woke up as illegal immigrants in a brothel. It wasn't the best start.It all started going wrong the evening before when our bus in Thailand was late getting to the border with Malaysia. It dropped us off at the border crossing at 850pm giving us just 10 minutes before the border closed. We were hurried along by Thai officials who said we had enough time to get http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-341931.html The Perinthian Islands are perfection. The beach the level of tourism and development the marine life the people the water the nightlife or lack of it the scenery everything perfect unfortunately as thailand is slowly or not so slowly and surely being turned inch by inch into the English's asian version of magalufayia napafalaraki etc its prob not goin to take long before these http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-337497.html The Perhentian Islands became our final destination on this trip. The name 'Perhentian' means 'a stopping point' which originated between traders who travelled between Malaysia and Bangkok Thailand during the British Colonial period now a days its more of 'a static point' for modern day travellers and keen or fearful scuba divers because no one ever wants to leave. We caught the boat from Kual http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-336456.html And so to Malaysiahelliphelliphellip.We arrived in Malaysia on Wednesday evening and after a night sleeping over in Kuala Lumpur we took a short flight east to Kota Bharu and then a ldquospeedrdquo boat out to the Perinthian Islands.Our plan was to stay 2 or 3 days and then head south to some other islands down the coasthellip..hmmmhellip..well its 8 days later and we are still here http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-332765.html Today we had another lazy day on Longbeach topping up our tans. We also just had to sample a Mars and MM milkshake There was also a storm in the evening which was very strange. The wind got very strong like something big was about to happen and the guesthouse owners ran around shutting everything up. It just seemed to blow over though and before we knew it we were sat in Amelias enjoying the am http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-328860.html After a quick breakfast we met Matt the brother of our guesthouse owner for our snorkelling trip. He was going to take us to the best snorkelling sites on both islands for the whole day for only six pounds. We climbed into his fast boat and we were off speeding through the clear waters to Shark Point. There were also two Americans and one Spanish lady joining us on this trip. We were to drop in http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-328858.html Our first full day on the island and time to start living in swim wear the electricity shuts off at 7.30am meaning our room fan turns off and by 8am we are awake because of the heatWe were going to walk to longbeach today so we packed up our beach essentials and headed into the jungle. Longbeach is on the opposite side of the island to coral bay so we had to walk up and through the jungle. The p http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-328853.html At 7.55am sharp we were at our pickup point ready to be transferred to Jeranut. The bus was already waiting for us but we had to wait until 8am for other guests. The trip to Jeranut took only 1.5 hours and was very uneventful and bumpyAt Jeranut we ate breakfast and then transferred to another bus that would take us halfway to Kuala Besut Jetty our entry point to the Perhentians. This journey wa http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-328850.html After taking a night bus from Kuala Lumpur and a fast boat from Kuala Besut we arrived in the Perhentian Islands on September 15. We spent 3 nights on the Perhentian island of Kecil. The Perhentian islands are a national park off the eastern coast of Malaysia the beaches were beautiful the sun was relentless and the water was crystal clear. Dan and I went snorkelling and saw amazing sea tu http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-325827.html I think I may find this blog entry one of my most difficult because no matter what I write I doubt I'll be able to do the Perhentian Islands justice. From the moment we arrived we fell into a state of relaxation that became incredibly addictive I can fully apreciate why people on the Islands never leave. As tempting as it was for us to stay we managed to take ourselves away after a week but not b http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-325802.html Yes we are still alive and well. We have been lazy cyclists and even lazier bloggers for most of our time in South East Asia especially since leaving Vietnam our last blog post. That was 3 and a half months ago and since then we have visited 4 new countries and pedalled our way very slowly from Ho Chi Minh City to Kuala Lumpur here in Malaysia.Thanks to the many people who have contacted us rec http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-321480.html Hi again More from me again Irsquom sitting in the office right now with my northface fleece zipped up and I put on socks and sitting cross legged on my chair trying to stay warm And in 10 minutes wersquore gonna go get lunch in the 90 degree weather outside this can not be healthy.Okay finishing up on my beach noteshelliphellip http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-319537.html OK so I said we were heading for Teman Negara but when we got to the train station at midday the train south wasn't leaving until 9.50pm. A train pulled up going north so we quickly changed plans and got on that one instead heading for the Perhentian Islands.The train was pretty hot and rattly but it was worth doing once...arriving at Wakaf Bharu we got public bus to Kota Bharu where we fou http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-319331.html Jack Jake Rob Adam and I spent pretty much most of the day on a couple of minivans to get to Kuala Bhesu and then a speedboat that took us to the Perhentian Islands to Kecil the little one. We check in into probably one of the worst places I've been on this trip but it was the cheapest option and at the end we end up sharing a double bed Adam Rob and me. The toilets and showers were abs http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-318573.html Stephen had a scary ride as front passanger in the minibus from Cameron Highlands to Kuala Besut jetty. The bus journey took 6 hours and then we caught a fast boat for around 30 minutes to the smaller island Pulau Kecil. We stayed in Lemongrass chalets on Longbeach which cost 6 euros each for a basic but clean chalet with hammock and then shared toilets. Food and drink cost much the same as the http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-314557.html Our first day in Langkawi we relaxed on the beach and generally recovered from our long journey the day before. Rounded out the evening with a lovely lobster dinner a walk on the beach and relaxation at the local reggae bar with our new friends Sarah and Rosie. The four of us headed for the Oriental Shopping Village not for shopping to catch the cable car to the top of the mountain for a stunni http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-314188.html Masser af billeder med lir og lagkage...Vi var ikke naer saa rutinerede undervandsfotografer som den flok Kinesiske turister der boede paa vores Hotel. Noejsere er jo helt tossede med gadgets. Anyway... De Foelgende billederne i her skal se kan virke frastoedende dette grundet at de er speakket med halvnoegne fyrer som dyrker vandakrobatik men hvis man er til den slags lir ja saa kig endelig http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-312420.html Det her sted er fantastisk Det er lige foer at man har lyst til at droppe studierne og karriaeerdroemmene til fordel for et liv her. Alt er smukt her baade over og under vandet.Som billederne viser tog Jesper og mig dykkercertifikat paa Perhentian. Det var en sindsygt fed oplevelse og der bliver lagt billeder ind af verdenen under vandet lidt senere da de er i gang med at blive fremkaldt. Vi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-312009.html Saa er Jesper Heitmann kommet til og efter en haard men behagelig flyvetur paa 16 timer og en taxa tur som grandgiveligt skulle vaere 15 min varede 45 moedtes jeg med de andre i Kuala Lumpur. Indtrykkende paa turen dertil var enorme og efter lidt afslapning paa hotellets pool gik vi en tur til Petronas Towers hvor vi shoppede og spiste noget naer det klammeste maaltid jeg i mands minde har faae http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-308196.html We're now in Malaysia country number 5 not that we're counting and we've been to the extremes over the last week or so. From Singapore we got a very early taxi to Johor Bahru just across the border and from there flew to Kota Kinabalu on Malaysian Borneo the northern part of which is called Sabah. From there it was a short bus ride to the park offices for the Kinabalu National Park. Wh http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-306603.html We took a speedboat out to Perhentian Kecil from the mainlandanother bronco bucking ride A girl I was travelling with and myself were the last 2 off the boat and the driver started yelling that we'd have to hurry and get off as he was easing close to a cement staircast out of the water up to the walkway. I had my backpacks on and managed to get my left leg up onto the staircase when he started d http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-306215.html These are some of my darkest and deepest secrets.1. I am a real geek I spend hours each day on computers.2. I am a Nudibranch geek and keep detailed logs on which I have found and seen.3. I have very few other secrets and they wouldn't be interesting either. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-304936.html It's been a crazy past week in Malaysia but we've now crossed the boarder back in to the land of ThaiOur flight into Kuala Lumpur was slightly early..horrah We found our gueshouse deep within the buzz of the city and chilled out before setting off to the KL tower to look at the views of the surrounding area. We had a venture to some beautiful lake gardens and wandered through some markets.An ov http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-299536.html Perhentian Islands http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-296449.html Sjoe ons tyd is amper verby hier in Malaysia. Ek stuur so paar fotos van ons great views wat ons het van die strand en ook vrek mooi sonsondergange. Dit is lekker warm hier en gelukkig was hier so dag wat dit gereen het en darem so effe bewolk was. Ons is nou al 'n week hier op die Perhentians en beplan om more terug na die vasteland toe te skuif. Ons moet so stadigaan begin terug Kuala Lumpur http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-295542.html Hi daar almal ons het nou weer tyd gekry om by die blog uittekom. Ons is op die oomblik in die noorde van Malaysia op 'n pragtig eieland met die naam Perhentians. Baie baie lekker en ongelooflik ontspannend. Laas toe ek geblog het was ons nog oppad na die jungle toe. Dit was ook nogal ongelooflik gewees. Die jungle se naam is Taman Negara en omtrent erens in die middel van Malaysia. Dit is 'n 1 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-293131.html After a good nights sleep at Anands family home we were up and showered and ready to leave at 6am as planned. We quietly called Ananad who stumbled out of his room fag in mouth looking distinctly like he just woke up although he claimed to have been awake for ages yeah right. We finally left the house at around 6.20 which was going to mean we would be lucky to make the 7am ferry as plann http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-288356.html Missing Malaysia photos as promised. Check out how gorgeous The Perhentian Islands are http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-287227.html You know what I'm talking about those adverts of a beautiful golden beach with the clearest aqua blue water when a top heavy girl walks along the beach eating the bounty. Well that is where I am but im just heavy full stop must stop eating banana pancakes must stop but seriously this beach is amazing the whole island is amazing it will take a lot to beat it as im not sure it is really impos http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-286397.html Early start for us at 5am on Thursday. We flew Air Asia to Kota Bharu in the north east of Malaysia. I slept most of the way. At the airport we met 2 girls from Devon Jess and Yulanda whom we shared a taxi with to get us to Kuala Besut. This is where you get the speed boats out to the marine reserve islands of the perhentians the two main ones being Besar and Kecil. The beauty of them is there http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Terengganu/Perhentian-Kecil/blog-284033.html