Blogs from Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 3

August 25 2009 - August 30 2009 Mersing to Pulau Tioman (Tekek pier) (35RM one-way)--2 hours We thankfully got on a proper boat (as supposed to what they called boats to the Perhentian Islands) for the 2 hour trip to Pulau Tioman. The journey was pretty uneventful this time (thankfully) and passing the islands of the Seribuat Archipelago was quite impressive, especially the monstrous mountain of Pulau Tinggi (Tall Island) in the distance. We arrived at Tekek pier on the western coast of the huge and mountainous-looking island of Tioman and had chosen to stay at Juara Bay on the eastern coast. One of the hardest things to choose when trying to find a place to stay on an island (especially a big island) is which beach to pick. If you want any degree of life ... read more

The flight to Kuala Lumpur was only 5 hours, but they didn't stop feeding us!! Seriously, every 5 minutes they were walking round passing out nuts, drinks, beer, sandwiches! We even got a huge meal, veggies with rice, a croissant, cake, fruit! Ace :) Kuala Lumpur's a very energetic city, at first it's a bit overwhelming, but it's loads of fun once you get used to it. It was really hot though and we hadn't been to a beach in ages so we got on a bus then a boat to a gorgeous little tropical island down at the south end of the peninsular, called Pulau Tioman. There's not a lot to do here except swim, sunbathe and snorkel or trekking. It's quite a big island but there's only a couple of little villages spread out ... read more

Tioman Island! Not too many pics to show from here, cause I was busy most of the time in scuba diving class! I'm so excited to have finally gotten my certificate, Ive wanted to do it for so long! I love it too, the sea life here is amazing. And the corals too! Scuba diving enables you to see so much more than snorkeling, it is soooo fun! This island is very simple, and under developed which is nice. There isnt even a main road where we stayed, just a walking path! Food was kindof hit and miss. Lots of big monitor lizards, and Bliss said he saw a family of 7 monkeys hanging out! So thats pretty much all I did here, Bliss hung out on the beach since he is already scuba certified. Things ... read more

I am Jack's broken heart, we have now left Tioman... Apparently you go to Tioman for what is under the water, but as much as that is true the island itself is an untrodden, untrampled paradise - there is no urgency to develop here, everything and everyone is mellow. Nothing else matters, there is a healthy disregard for time with no need to run around at such a speed - you may think its lazy, i don't mind i think you've crazy, when you can watch the sunset every night who cares. So, admittedly there is not much to write here because nothing much out of the ordinary happens on Tioman apart from the daily rubbish dump which is duly rifled through by the horde of Makac monkeys facing off against monitor lizards, ferrel cats, as ... read more

Pulau Tioman Saturday March 28th at 3:00AM a group of NUS exchange students and I took off in a bus for Mersing, Malaysia. We were destined for a relaxing weekend of 2 of Malaysia's most exotic islands ("pulau" means island in Malay) It was an early start but it was the best was to reduce the cost of an extra night's accommodation without wasting the whole day getting there. We arrived in Mersing without and Malaysian ringgit to pay for the ferry. We went to go get some and the ferry left without us. Hmph. We had a few hours to kill so we decided to go out for some food. After some much needed coffee and breakfast, we got back on the ferry and took off for Pulau Tioman! We arrived in the pouring tropical ... read more