Blogs from Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 6

Entry: Scott (some clover :) After leaving Singapore we headed towards the island of Tioman on the eastern side of Pennisular Malaysia. Tioman at first appeared to be a very nice little slice of heaven as we found cheap beer, a nice little beach, and some rather decent snorkling from the beach. In fact we liked it so much that we spent our first day just lounging about on the beach snorkling when the mood struck us. To top off the perfect end to a pleasant day we ordered up some fresh barracuda and polished it off with a round of tasty drinks. Afterwards we even found a small Shisha bar to smoke from while we digested. Ahh, the pleasures of a good life. But like those who have suckled to long from the fruits of ... read more

Ushered in the New Year with some of our best friends (Hi Iz, Hi Mayam!) at yet another overhyped overblown overpriced affair. Lobster Champagne SpectacularFireworks RooftopViews Streamers Hats Noisemakers AJollyGoodTime KissingStrangers TheConga!! Really - and I stress that again - REALLY gotta get out of KL next New Year's Eve!! So our (AlmostSpouse's and my) antidote to - whatever ALL THAT was - was another LastMinuteDotCom getaway... Destination - Tioman Island... Yes where that snippet of South Pacific was filmed... On this volcanic rock and sandy beach jewel in the - South China Sea? :) Anyway, more specifically our 3 night break was booked at Japamala. Touted as one of the top 10 boutique resorts in the world! Wow! Really? Sooo reasonably priced too. And availability at such short notice! How... read more

We left Melaka and took a trip over to the Tioman Island, famed for being in the Times Magazines top ten best beaches in the world.....although this was 1971. We arrived at ABC beach on Tioman, and i dont think ive been to a worst beach in England.........no sand.....but loads of sand flies (how does that work?) and rubbish everywhere. Lets just say we made a sharp exit to Salang, another beach further down. To be fair this was alot nicer, although very quiet a the time. The place we stayed at was quite nice, and the lady owner had a pet monkey who was 1 month old. Hands up who knows what Bex wants for Xmas........and we did joke about kidnapping the monkey with the owner! The beach was alot better but there were still ... read more

September trip 2007 to Malaysia Trip built on frequent flyers so the flights are a little long winded but still - cheap too. Left Adelaide Thursday 20th September at 8.30 am. Flight to Perth, then 2.5 hours till flight to Singapore. Arrived at 4.30 and got a taxi to city as with 2 people same as getting bus/train. Got dropped in Little India and wandered a bit to find accommodation, surprisingly many places full. Shower, drink in backpackers and off to eat - Indian. Singapore has changed dramatically since we were here last in 1992. There is less and less old stuff and more and more high rises. Found it very expensive too, many things not so different to Australia, although some electrical is cheaper. We were told to head to Lavender St bus station to ... read more

By 3pm the next day, after a taxi ride and ferry, Sharon had her wish, we were on the beach on Tioman Island. We were a little disappointed at first as the beach itself was not too good. However, after a little exploration we soon discovered sandy beaches within a ten-minute walk along the jungle path. Better still, once in the sea, armed with Mask and snorkels we discovered the coral was much better than the guidebook had led us to believe. We spent the next 8 days lazing around on beaches, snorkelling in the sea, or taking boat trips around the island. Each evening we could be found at ‘Hello Bar’ watching the setting sun sink below the horizon, whilst sipping Tiger Beer.We found several restaurants serving good food, in particular one that pulled out ... read more

So far I've been unsuccessful in uploading photos but in the spirit of Robert the Bruce I'll try again. Anyway, after Singapore we headed straight for Tioman Island off the east coast of Malaysia. The journey was about 3 hours to Mersing and then another two hours by boat to get to Tioman. The boat crossing was a little rough but we both just managed to keep our breakfast down. Our first stop was a little treat - I had booked three days at Berjaya resort. It was well out of our budget but well wort it. They had have a spa there and Jen took full advantage with several days of various treatments. I wasn't bored while she was been pampered as they also have a dive centre attached to the resort - I got ... read more