Blogs from Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 5

As my friend and dive buddy says it: "Underwater Flying Objects" various trip. ... read more

June 2 - June 4 Kuala Lumpur -- Mersing -- Pualu Tioman It didn't work between Tioman and us from the very beginning. We were getting there by bus, leaving from Kuala Lumpur terminal. I had few minutes left before departure so I quickly made it to the boys' room (not like I really needed to, I was going for the piece of mind). When I got back, to my amazement, the bus was already on the move. The doors where opened so I quickly hopped in. Beata told me the driver started the engine just after me leaving and went ballistic when he found out he can't go because one passenger (me) is missing. He started yelling we would be late (not true, the bus clock clearly stated we had 4 minutes left). I wish ... read more

Mandag morgen, altså 23. juni og sankthansaften (!), tok vi buss fra Melaka til Mersing på østkysten av Malaysia. Båtene til vår neste stopp, Tioman Island (for øvrig en taxfreeøy - med billig øl), går fra denne lille byen. Forventningen til øya var store, siden Time Magazine en gang på 1970-tallet kåret Tioman til en av verdens 10 vakreste øyer. Bussen stoppet ved et billettkontor i Mersing, og det var grei skuring å få plass på båten. Mannen som drev sjappa prøvde iherdig å selge oss hotellrom på Tioman, men vi takket høflig nei. Vi hadde bestemt oss for å sjekke ut ABC Bungalows på egenhånd, som får god kritikk i Lonely Planet. Båtturen til Tioman tok et par timer. ABC Bungalows ligger 500-600 meter fra piren, så vi var gjennomvåte av svette da vi kunne ... read more

G'day everyone For those of you that didn't know, i've left Australia again. Have arrived back over in Ireland for around a month or two of work. After that the plan is to head over to the U.S for a few months and then work my way home after that. Stopped in to Tioman island off the east coast of Malaysia to do some diving on the way. It was a beautiful island that has managed to avoid mass commercialisation. There are 6 or 7 villages around the shore of the island but nothing but jungle in the middle so the only way to get to the other side of the island is by boat or jungle trek. Plenty of wildlife including monkeys and fairly large (one metre plus) monitor lizards. Had a great time - ... read more

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