Blogs from Kedah & Perlis, Malaysia, Asia - page 5

Having met 2 HK friends Nick and Afsha at KL airport, we flew up north to the island of Langkawi for a nice relaxing Christmas! We stayed at the Berjaya resort, and spent a couple of days relaxing. One of the highlights was a walk up to the 7 wells waterfalls - a ten minute climb (and past a few monkeys) took us up to a lovely clear spot, with an outlook over the hills to the coast. The water ran down the rocks, which were so smooth that they were like slides. We went down the waterfalls like they were slides at a water park. It was great! There was a lot of nature around on the island, I saw 2 toucans, 2 different types of monkey including one with a baby, and a large ... read more

Vi ankom igaar til Langkawi, som er en oe paa vest kysten af Malaysia. Det er super at komme vaek fra storbyens larm og staa med foedderne i hvidt sand og tyrkis blaat vand. Da vi ankom til Kuala Kudah faerge terminal blev vi hurtigt overfaldet og fik booket et vaerelse. Da vi ankom til hvad der skulle vaere paradis oeen var der moerkt og vi havde haft 1,5 time i aircondition helvedet(baaden derover). Hotelvaerelset var meget lille, der var myg overalt!!! vores toilet var et hul i jorden med naturlig udluftning (huller i vaeggen) og en vifte der ikke virkede. Men efter koeb af Mygge super gift og et par bajere paa stranden, saa det hele meget lysere ud. saa i dag flyttede vi til et andet hotel, hvor toilettet er fint, der er vifter ... read more

The Wombat said to the Kangaroo "Gooday my friend, and how are you?" "I'm glad you asked" said the Kangaroo "I'm sitting here wondering what to do". "I've lost me jump and got the hump, So I can't be a Kangaroo Boo Hoo". Mick Leigh Elephants are lovely guys, They're good and true and tell no lies. They don't take more than they can eat, And always watch where they put their feet. Wayne Hepburn Imagine catching a ferry to France; you leave England with the familiar call of robins and song-thrushes, and the rustling of rabbits in hedgerows echoing in your ears. On arrival in France you are met with strange birds and small mammals exhibiting foreign colours, patterns, shapes and sizes. None of these creatures are recognisable; none of them look like the ones ... read more

Arriving in Malaysia is a somewhat strange experience in that it seems like a weird combination of both Thailand/ Eastern culture and good ole Blighty! A little bit more developed than Thailand, it was bizarre to travel on roads with proper signs and traffic lights - for one minute, we closed our eyes and thought we were travelling up the A38! We stayed in the Pantai Cenang area (in line with our limited budget) and poor Geen had the pleasure of finding us somewhere to stay due to my still being out of action from the bout of food poisoning. Having worked her way along the beach checking out various dubious establishments, we checked in to the AB Motel - another Lonely Planet recommendation - for 60 ringgit a night (12 quid a room). The beach ... read more

Happy birthday to my gorgeous niece Maisy Bloom! Here I have uploaded a little surprise for you as I can't be there to share your 4th birthday celebrations with you. A little reminder of your anuty Geen so you don't forget me. Enjoy your special day i'm sure you will be spoiled rotten, Nanny has my present for you. I miss and love you so much sweetheart and can't wait to see you again. All my love and kisses Aunty Gina xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx... read more