Blogs from Melaka, Malaysia, Asia - page 13

“You go wait downstairs” said the customs official, offering nothing in the way of an explanation as to why Mehraneh had been led away to some inaccessible place elsewhere in the building. I was livid. I was worried. But, we’ll get to that later… The sun was low in the sky by the time we reached Melaka. We had breakfasted in Mersing after getting off the boat and later paused for a coconut and some other fresh fruit at the JB bus terminal. Three short jumps and some waiting around had made it another fairly long day of travel. Ravenous again by the time we reached the city’s main bus terminal, we resisted the urge to grab the first meal we could find and wisely waited until we actually got into town. A dirt cheap ride ... read more

I actually went to Malacca twice this year. Both times with different bunch of friends. Anyway, I visited Malacca town's square, Jonker street, Baba and Nyonya Heritage Museum, A Famosa Fortress, Butterfly park, Crocodile Farm and the shopping mall over there. Malacca's famous for its food, I know I definitely had a great time walking along Jonker street trying out their specialties food. I ate Malacca's famous chicken rice balls, Satay celup(it's something similar to a steamboat, but you dip it in some slightly spicy sauce instead of plain hot boiling water) and Nyonya food(it's friggin good). Ohh yeahh, I also went for Go-Karting and took a boat ride along Malacca River. Both trips to Malacca were awesome and I definitely recommend you to check these places :D PS: I wasn't allowed to take pics in ... read more

30th November 2010 After a couple of lazy mornings getting up early to make our bus was not pleasant. The alarm sounded at 6:30am and although I got up swiftly and got in the shower, I can’t say that I was particularly fond of that alarm! Lou did pretty well considering how bad she is in the morning, and as we had done the packing bar the minimum washing essential items the night before things moved swiftly. We had planned a schedule to leave the hut by 7:00 and checking the watch as we walked away we were bang on target, a minor miracle it has to be said. The short walk in the early morning light to the bus stop was uneventful, and very peaceful - I for one was slightly sorry to be ... read more

Wauuuu - nach 6 Tagen in Singapur wurde ich an der Grenze von Malaysia mit einem herzlichen Lächeln begrüsst. Ich wusste schon gar nicht mehr, wie ein ehrliches Lächeln von Herzen aussieht, aber es war genau dieses. Die Busfahrt war extrem komfortabel - solche Busfahrten bin ich nach Afrika gar nicht mehr gewohnt. Richtiger Luxus. Jedenfalls kam ich in Melaka an, fand auch ein Zimmer, wenn auch in einem anderen Guesthouse als geplant. Es ist angenehm günstig und halbwegs sauber. Nach der 1. Nacht konnte ich in ein Zimmer mit eigenem Bad umziehen - perfekt, was will ich mehr. Die Leute im Guesthouse sind unglaublich nett. Jedesmal werde ich freudig begrüsst, ein älterer Mitarbeiter von 70 Jahren unterhielt sich 2 Stunden mit mir über den Sinn des Lebens, die Liebe und die Ehe. Es war richtig ... read more

Welcome to part 11/12 of the blog. continued from cracker in melaka ... The morning after the hindu procession i awoke to find Reuben and Livia had backed their bags and left for Cherating. After moving into a single room across the hall I went for some breakfast at the Voyage cafe before head to Sama Sama to plan my day. Realising i didn't actually have anything to do i decided to hang out with john for a while, read my book and meet some of the other people staying in the guesthouse. The owner of Sama Sama also owns Voyage cafe and Voyage guesthouse on the same road, theres a feeling it's all one big family and guests from all 3 places are always moving between them to hang out, chat or play pool. Sometime ... read more