Blogs from Tanah Rata, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia - page 12

Hello... well after spending another night in Penang, we've travelled up to the Cameron Highlands to enjoy some cool, drizzly British weather! We visited a tea plantation and butterfly farm here- which featured a few nasties as well (namely snakes and scorpions). We're now in Kuala Lumpar- staying in China Town.... read more

Saturday 19th August Paul - Couldn't find where our bus was leaving from this morning (it's a tiny village with a bus stop...SURELY the bus stop!?) so had a mad scramble about to find it parked in a car park set back from the main road. Bizarre. Typical long bus journey (7 hours) involving hilarious westerners boasting about their travels and telling me how amazing the Playstation 3 will be "cuz it'll have the best graphics like....like...like.......ever!" Delightful and informed that's what I like! Also a random Irish guy proclaimed to the bus "this place is nothing like Ireland". Where do these people get such intelligent and witty comments from? Arrived in the highlands after a beautiful drive up a winding road past lots of tea plantations and rose gardens. The highlands is at an altitude ... read more

I've had such a great time during my two days in Tanah Rata! It is such a laid-back town with great weather. The funny thing is - 'great weather' is now defined as cool, clean mountain air with a lovely breeze. That's what happens after spending a month in 30+ sun! The first morning in the dorm I realised why Allison had been complaining about the amount of sleep to be had in the mornings....everyone was up and about by around 8, making you feel like a fool if you wanted to sleep more. So what could me do? We got up. Keith and I headed into town for breakfast - going to the same stalls to have some egg-roti which you dip into some brown, tasty sauce (or SOS as had been written on the ... read more

Selamat Detang again, this time from the lush green and refreshingly cool Cameron Highlands. Only four and half hours north of KL, up some very steep and windy roads, certainly not made with tourist buses in mind!! (I think it's best not to look!!) When we arrived it was raining, and we could watch the mizzle blowing across the valley, just like at home!! We are staying in a hostel in Tanah Rata, the largest town in the area, it is certainly a tourist trap, but the people are exceedingly friendly and helpful, except for the guy in the town's main tourist office!!!" No they don't have any maps of the walks in the area and there are no plans to print more, the largest flower in the world, the Rafflesia isn't in bloom at the ... read more

Ok well I guess this could be a long one. It's been a while. I left Kuala Lumpur I don't know how many days ago and headed for the magnificent Perhentian Islands. The weather was great and I think I got the best tan ever. But that was basically it....hanging out on the beach. The internet was outrageously expensive so I got some catching up to do now. The first day on the island I ran into Mark and Amber, two Canadians I met on the beaches of Cambodia. That was cool cuz they had a huge group all getting together for supper that night. And there was a 'Pirate Party' on the neighbouring island so we were going to dress up like pirates and head that way. I spent about half an hour throwing together ... read more